RUSK – Tickets the the Cherokee Civic Theatre’s October production of “Little Women” go on sale online Monday, Sept. 20. The play – adapted by...

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ALTO – A Sept. 21 town hall meeting – one of two planned – will be held by Alto ISD officials to discuss a voter approved tax ratification election this November. A second...

Sept. 11, 2001, is one of those dates where we can all remember where we were and what we were doing when the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda...

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RUSK – Barely two weeks after announcing that the former office of Whitehead Enterprises had been gifted to the City of Rusk, local leaders confirmed that the city would be...

Harbor Freight opened for business this morning (Tuesday) at the location that once was the Stage Store, next to Beverly's Cafe. Harbor Freight...

Aspen Deann Adams, 25, no residence given, failure to yield right of way, violate promise to ap-pear Bobby Addrian Askew, 34, Jacksonville, assault causes bodily injury to...

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Due to conditions which have occurred recently in the water system, TCEQ has required the system to notify all customers to boil their water prior...

RUSK – Local school board members will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, in regular session. People may attend in person, at the district Training...

Rusk ISD school board members recently adopted a $20,914,605 budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. A $1.0188 tax rate, assessed per $100 valuation, also...

JACKSONVILLE – Local school board trustees recently adopted a $57.2 million budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which will be funded by a $1.3184 tax rate, which will be...

Alto-Funeral services for George “Rusty” Grindle Sr., 77, of Alto will be Monday, September 20, at 11 a.m. in the Calvary Tabernacle UPC in Alto with Rev. Jordan Grindle...

Alto - Graveside funeral services for Bobby Gene Jackson, 83, of the Barsola Community near Alto will be Friday, September 17, at 11 AM at the...

Betty Cathryn Tidrow Johnson went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 13, 2021. It is most certainly a beautiful reunion with her beloved...

ATHENS – The Texas Freshwaters Fisheries Center will be the site of “The Sunfish Showdown” tournament slated for Sept. 25. The event, held in conjunction with National...

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting grant applications through Sept. 30 to help offset the cost of prescribed burning on...

The following reports are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Trial by Fire A Polk County Game Warden responded to a...

Final scores Rusk 58, Bullard 22 Alto 42, Winona 7 Jacksonville – bye week

LUFKIN – Jacksonville High School junior varsity tennis traveled Sept. 9 to Lufkin, defeating their opponents 11-9 in play, according to the Jacksonville Tennis...

ALTO – The local school district has revised its fall football schedule, said Alto ISD Athletic Director Lance Gamble. “During our (Sept. 13) district football meeting,...

Bringing the news and community events every week is a huge challenge, but as you’ve probably noticed in the Cherokeean Herald during the last several weeks, much is...