TYLER, Texas – A former Cherokee County employee has pleaded guilty to a federal violation related to embezzling over $400,000 in funds in the...

RUSK, TEXAS — The Rusk Police Department has arrested a local man following an investigation into the online solicitation of a minor.The investigation originated after the...

Due to the extreme drought condition and the high temperatures, County Judge Chris Davis issued a county wide burn ban. Any burning has the...

Publisher’s note: Like it or not, artificial intelligence is growing daily and it’s already invaluable to the public in research, medicine and our everyday life. With this...

  Folks along El Camino Real are busy trying to get back into the schedule of another school year.  It seems like school starts earlier and earlier every year. I can...

Folks along El Camino Real got really excited about the cold front that came in early Sunday morning. The weathermen had been promising it and sure enough it happened. The...

Justice of the Peace Phillip Grimes confirmed the man was found dead. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers found him in a ditch on County...

TYLER, Texas – A former Cherokee County employee has pleaded guilty to a federal violation related to embezzling over $400,000 in funds in the...

RUSK, TEXAS — The Rusk Police Department has arrested a local man following an investigation into the online solicitation of a minor.The investigation originated after the...

BELOIT, Wisconsin – J.D. Thompson of Rusk notched his first win as a professional baseball player Wednesday. Thompson (1-1), who plays for...

There is something to the phrase Hometown Proud. A person should feel pleased with the town where they live.  Perhaps we can rediscover reasons to...

In a story we’ve been following for several years, finally some very dramatic changes are taking place.Missing Cherokee County Tax Office funds,...

BULLARD – UT Health East Texas will celebrate the grand re-opening of its Bullard clinic with an open house from 4-6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, at 435 N. Doctor M. Roper Pkwy.A...

There is something to the phrase Hometown Proud. A person should feel pleased with the town where they live.  Perhaps we can rediscover reasons to...

Alto Yellowjacket supporters got the chance to meet members of the fall varsity sports team during Monday night’s Meet the Jackets event held at...

Several scholarship awards were bestowed on the children of Altman Specialty Plants employees during a July 31 scholarship presentation in Troup....

BULLARD – UT Health East Texas will celebrate the grand re-opening of its Bullard clinic with an open house from 4-6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, at 435 N. Doctor M. Roper Pkwy.A...

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is hosting an in-person workshop on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Rose...

Most people who come into municipal court expect to deal with a ticket, a payment window or a short hearing over a violation that may seem routine. Those matters are...

Sharicia Hinson, 32, of Rusk, reunited with her beloved husband, Anthony, on August 7, 2026.A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday,...

Chelsea Breanne Dillard, 34, of Rusk/Cushing, Texas, was taken away from us to be with God on July 23, on her way to work in a tragic car...

With heavy hearts, we announce the unexpected passing of Barbara Diane Hamilton Bennett, who entered the presence of her Lord and Savior on July...

BELOIT, Wisconsin – J.D. Thompson of Rusk notched his first win as a professional baseball player Wednesday. Thompson (1-1), who plays for...

Alto Yellowjacket supporters got the chance to meet members of the fall varsity sports team during Monday night’s Meet the Jackets event held at...

ALTO ISDAug. 10 – Meet the Jackets – 6:30 p.m. RUSK ISDAug. 17 – Meet the Eagles, 6-8 p.m., Eagle Stadium TROUP ISD Aug. 19 – Meet the Tigers, 7:30 p.m., Tiger...

The rock group The Who wrote “Tommy, can you hear me,” a lyric from a track on their album “Tommy,” and that phrase comes to mind whenever I attend a Rusk City Council...