RUSK – The local firefighting community lost a cherished brother, John Zac Bryant, whose career spanned 24 years. According to Rusk Fire Chief Donald Lankford, Bryant...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – This year’s county livestock show promises to be bigger, better and packed with more things, and participants and organizers are...

RUSK – The March 17 departure of its two newest police officers has local officials stepping up efforts to fill positions on the Rusk police...

During last week’s Public Education Committee meeting, we heard testimony and received over 2,000 public comments regarding House Bill 900, also known as the Restricting...

One of my goals every year as a money manager is to find ways to reduce the “noise” around me. Not the road traffic or the phone ringing, but rather, the meaningless noise...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – This year’s county livestock show promises to be bigger, better and packed with more things, and participants and organizers are...

During the month of March, the 29th to be exact, is a date to remember men and women who served in Vietnam. It was on that date in 1973 that the...

Position open for part time cashier/ delivery person, hours are 1pm to 6 pm. Apply in person at Prescription Pharmacy, 156 W 5th street , Rusk

CHEROKEE COUNTY – April is national Child Abuse Awareness Month, noted by Cherokee County leaders with signed a proclamation on March 14, 2023, in...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – In the days leading up to Easter, various churches throughout the area will offer services that celebrate Holy Week and...

Local homeschool students dolled up for a formal “school” dance Saturday at Postmaster’s Coffee in Jacksonville. According to Mikah Bowden, one of...

The Affordable Connectivity Program is a Federal Communications Commission benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work,...

RUSK – Local high school freshmen in Coach Corinna Ford’s World Geography class recently took part in a class project, competing to find the best...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – April is national Child Abuse Awareness Month, noted by Cherokee County leaders with signed a proclamation on March 14, 2023, in...

Position open for part time cashier/ delivery person, hours are 1pm to 6 pm. Apply in person at Prescription Pharmacy, 156 W 5th street , Rusk

The Cherokee County Jail reported the following activity March 14-20: Michael Glenn Alexander, 35, Jacksonville, possession of a controlled substance, failure to main...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – April is national Child Abuse Awareness Month, noted by Cherokee County leaders with signed a proclamation on March 14, 2023, in...

John Zachariah (Zac) Bryant, 51, of Rusk, Texas passed away on March 23, 2023 in Tyler, Texas. Zac was born February 26, 1972 in Fort Worth, Texas...

Funeral services for Judy Marie Tucker are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk with Bro. Calvin Gould and Bro....

Funeral services for Harrison Holcomb Black Jr., 80, of Alto will be Thursday, March 30th, at 11 AM in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel with...

ATHENS – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is welcoming in the month of April with its annual “Fishing Fools Day” on Saturday, April 1. The event is designed to...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – An April 8 field day held at the Neches River National Wildlife Refuge at U.S. Highway 79 West, at the Anderson-Cherokee county...

MARCH 30 Every Thursday at 5 p.m., the Sacul Community Center (on Hwy. 204) hosts a music gathering for listers of old-time music: Bluegrass, old hymns, country....

RUSK – Shake, Rattle & Roll, an internationally known award-winning, all-female group who performs a ’50s and ’60s tribute show, will appear in...

RUSK – As You Were, an organization for Cherokee County veterans, will observe the 50th anniversary of the last of U.S. troops withdrawing from...

More than 30 teams lined the outfield, winding their way toward the front as their names were called out and they were recognized by crowds filled...

RUSK – Registration is now open for Rusk Youth Sports Association’s football and cheer programs for youths age 4-12 (football) and 5-12 (cheer). Football deadline...

Dorothy Long Marks was recognized during a March 23 reception at the Heritage Center of Cherokee County Museum for her role in helping launch the...