On February 27, 2026, at approximately 4:24 p.m., officers with the Jacksonville Police Department responded to a major crash in the 600 block of...

RUSK – A Rusk police officer is under investigation following allegations of misconduct during a June 2022 arrest for a charge of driving while...

RUSK – A local city park named for the state’s first native-born governor has been closed temporarily as Rusk city workers remove debris remaining...

On February 27, 2026, at approximately 4:24 p.m., officers with the Jacksonville Police Department responded to a major crash in the 600 block of...

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is alerting the public to a growing scam where individuals impersonate DWC officials or court...

RUSK – A seven-day outdoor burn ban was issued Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, by Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis to help mitigate hazards posed by threat...

RUSK – A local city park named for the state’s first native-born governor has been closed temporarily as Rusk city workers remove debris remaining...

I am developing my six-acre farm to grow food that will be donated to the Hope Kitchen in Jacksonville and to surrounding church food pantries that...

Have you ever wondered what Rusk looked like in 1850? At that time, the town was only four years old, having been named the county seat on April 11, 1846. Just a few years...

RUSK – A local city park named for the state’s first native-born governor has been closed temporarily as Rusk city workers remove debris remaining...

I am developing my six-acre farm to grow food that will be donated to the Hope Kitchen in Jacksonville and to surrounding church food pantries that...

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is alerting the public to a growing scam where individuals impersonate DWC officials or court...

I am developing my six-acre farm to grow food that will be donated to the Hope Kitchen in Jacksonville and to surrounding church food pantries that...

On February 27, 2026, at approximately 4:24 p.m., officers with the Jacksonville Police Department responded to a major crash in the 600 block of...

RUSK – A Rusk police officer is under investigation following allegations of misconduct during a June 2022 arrest for a charge of driving while...

RUSK – A local city park named for the state’s first native-born governor has been closed temporarily as Rusk city workers remove debris remaining...

Graveside funeral services for Lewis Earl Hicks, 96, of Alto will be held Saturday at 3 PM at the Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto. Mr. Hicks passed...

A funeral service for Patsy Jo Sherrill, 77, of Rusk, is scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Autry Funeral Home in Jacksonville...

Bonnie Louise Hightower McBroom of Rusk was born on June 24, 1929, in St. Augustine, Texas to Claude Amon Hightower and Laura Murel Emmons...

 AUSTIN – Texas nonprofits, animal shelters and local governments can now apply for funding through the state’s newly launched $13 million Texas Spay and Neuter Pilot...

Leave a lasting legacy here at our new facility! We’re still caring for 100-plus animals at any given time, split between a rented space that...

JACKSONVILLE – Sponsors of a free chip-reader fundraiser are hoping to collect enough money to not only establish a site for locals to use when...

AHS Soccer Club played their very first scrimmage Thursday evening! As a recreational team (not a UIL sport), our students had the opportunity to...

Wells’ Lady Pirates varsity basketball squad brought home the area championship Feb. 20 following a 45-35 defeat of the Cherokee Indians girls’...