Starting tomorrow at 10 am the Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library will hold a used book sale at the library, 526 E. Commerce Street. The...

JACKSONVILLE – As a nearly three-week investigation concludes, Chief Joe Williams has returned to command of the Jacksonville Police Department. His SepT. 20 return follows...

TROUP – Time is drawing nearer for Troup’s city-wide celebration of its Sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary of founding, and excitement is starting to tinge the...

Editor’s note: In reference to the Sept. 18-24 Banned Books Week, Jacksonville Library Director Trina Stidham answers several questions about the local library and the...

JACKSONVILLE – As a nearly three-week investigation concludes, Chief Joe Williams has returned to command of the Jacksonville Police Department. His SepT. 20 return follows...

Update!! This subject has been identified and is currently incarcerated. More information will be released on August 24, 2022. On August 22, 2022 Cherokee County...

On March 29, 2022, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Justin Odell Ray for Manufacture and Delivery of a Controlled Substance. At the time of Justin Ray’s arrest,...

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting applications for grants to help eligible Texas property owners with the cost of prescribed burning on their...

Starting tomorrow at 10 am the Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library will hold a used book sale at the library, 526 E. Commerce Street. The...

Devin McCuin and Andrea Escareño were crowned the 2022 Jacksonville High School Homecoming King and Queen Friday night in pregame ceremonies at the Historic Tomato Bowl in...

Starting tomorrow at 10 am the Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library will hold a used book sale at the library, 526 E. Commerce Street. The...

Jacksonville’s Historic Tomato Bowl will come alive with pageantry this Friday as Jacksonville High School crowns its 2022 Homecoming King and...

Devin McCuin and Andrea Escareño were crowned the 2022 Jacksonville High School Homecoming King and Queen Friday night in pregame ceremonies at the Historic Tomato Bowl in...

The Cherokee County Jail reported the following activity Sept. 6-12 Martin Reyes Aros, 40, Jacksonville, assault causes bodily injury to family member, failure to appear...

Due to a water main break on County Road 3104, an interruption in water utility service is expected. Craft-Turney Water Supply Corporation Operators are working to make...

Mrs. Dovie Jean Dover Whitaker, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, September 20th in Austin, Texas. Visitation will be held on Friday Night, September...

A graveside service for Bertie B. Haley, 89, is scheduled 1 p.m., Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Still Waters Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville...

Funeral service for Melva Jean (Bell) Hall, 83, is at 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at Autry Funeral Home in Jacksonville. She will be laid to rest at Brushy...

ATHENS – Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center of Athens will host a Sept. 24 “Sunfish Showdown” tournament in conjunction with National Hunting and Fishing Day. The event,...

Results of Sept. 23, 2022, matches include: Alto Yellowjackets 32 Groveton Indians 20 Bullard Panthers 7 Carthage Bulldogs 56 Jacksonville Indians 34 Athens...

Devin McCuin and Andrea Escareño were crowned the 2022 Jacksonville High School Homecoming King and Queen Friday night in pregame ceremonies at the Historic Tomato Bowl in...

Three Lady Maiden cross country team members took top honors during the recent Pine Tree Mike Darby Invitational in Longview. In the varsity...

Many of you may not realize that we have something of a celebrity in town … the Mayor of Brookshires. Yes, and it’s none other than Ronny McElroy, Rusk’s own version of...

Law enforcement is an honorable profession and a good career for those inclined to serve in that capacity. Many applicants are attracted by the media’s interpretation of...

As a public figure, I’m out in the community, talking with hundreds of people throughout Cherokee County and the one constant question I’m asked is, “what’s going on with...