CITY OF RUSK CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA. 1. CALL TO ORDER2. EXECUTIVE SESSIONThe City Council will convene into Executive Session pursuant...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that a former corrections officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in Rusk,...

RUSK – Two new council members – along with incumbent Martha Neely – were sworn into office during a May 14 Rusk City Council meeting that drew...

Most people are not familiar with a Municipal Court, and appearing there can be stressful. If you have received a traffic citation, been charged with violating a city...

  Folks along El Camino Real are busy preparing for graduations this week.  Somebody you know is graduating from something, so there is most likely going to be graduation...

  Folks along El Camino Real had a beautiful weekend to celebrate Mother’s Day.  It was sure a busy one.  I had a wedding anniversary, my granddaughter’s birthday, a soccer...

CITY OF RUSK CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA. 1. CALL TO ORDER2. EXECUTIVE SESSIONThe City Council will convene into Executive Session pursuant...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that a former corrections officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in Rusk,...

JACKSONVILLE, Texas — One of three people charged in connection with a 2024 Jacksonville shooting that killed a 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty....

A recent Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers...

A little-known controversy is taking shape on Lake Jacksonville that is involving rules and regulations regarding “wake boats” and the effects...

Cherokee Civic Theatre’s production of “Who Do You Love?” continues this weekend, Saturday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 17, at 2 p.m....

Last Thursday, Cherokee County joined the rest of the nation to commemorate the National Day of Prayer, an annual event that is always celebrated...

For some time, those in Jacksonville who traveled on Loop 456 have been watching the huge new construction taking place on the corner of the Loop...

As we celebrate Fair on the Square in Rusk this weekend, and all the high school graduations, the church homecomings and fun at the lake – take a...

MAY 20Republic Services will host a customer appreciation day, serving hamburgers and hot dogs 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Royal Oaks Landfill, 440 Heath Lane in...

Members of the Class of 2026, surrounded by a stadium packed with friends, family and Jacksonville ISD staff, faculty and administrators, were the...

Members of the Class of 2026, surrounded by a stadium packed with friends, family and Jacksonville ISD staff, faculty and administrators, were the...

This year, New Summerfield ISD had seven high school seniors take part in the May 8, 2026, Tyler Junior College graduation ceremony, receiving...

On Tuesday, May 5, Rusk TJC Citizens Promise program held a special recognition ceremony at the TJC Campus in Tyler to honor the scholars and the...

According to the Northeast Texas Public Health District, a case of botulism, a disease that is not contagious, has been diagnosed in the Troup area. Due to HIPPA...

CITY OF RUSK CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA. 1. CALL TO ORDER2. EXECUTIVE SESSIONThe City Council will convene into Executive Session pursuant...

As we celebrate Fair on the Square in Rusk this weekend, and all the high school graduations, the church homecomings and fun at the lake – take a...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that a former corrections officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in Rusk,...

A funeral service for Franklin Don Carver, 86, of Wells, Tx will be Thursday May 21st, 2026, at 3pm at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Wes Matchett...

Funeral services for Lease Blackshire, 73, of Jacksonville and formerly of Alto will be Saturday, May 16, at 1 PM at the Weeping Mary Baptist...

Mavis (Washburn) Wallace was born on August 31, 1932, and she passed away at a Rusk nursing home after a brief illness on May 11, 2026. She was...

May is National Pet Month, so for the month of May the Jacksonville Leadership Alumni Association is holding our Cutest Pet Contest!For just $10 per photo, you can enter...