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    Courtesy photo

    Celebrating AHS Class of ’73

    Several members of the Alto High School’s graduating Class of 1973 gathered for a 50-year reunion...

    Celebrating AHS Class of ’73
    Several members of the Alto High School’s graduating Class of 1973 gathered for a 50-year reunion...
    Alto High School Class of 1973 gathers for 50-year reunion

Courtesy photo

    Celebrating AHS Class of ’73

    Several members of the Alto High School’s graduating Class of 1973 gathered for a 50-year reunion...

    Celebrating AHS Class of ’73
    Several members of the Alto High School’s graduating Class of 1973 gathered for a 50-year reunion...
    2023 Rusk High School valedictorian John Kwak Callihan

Cherokeean Herald photo

    New horizons

    2023 Rusk High School valedictorian John Kwak Callihan accepts his diploma from Rusk ISD...

    New horizons
    2023 Rusk High School valedictorian John Kwak Callihan accepts his diploma from Rusk ISD Superint...
    Rusk Police Chief Scott Heagney

Photo courtesy of Rusk Citizens Police Academy Alumni

    Kicking back with RPD

    A May 20, 2023, picnic hosted by the Rusk Citizens Police Academy Alumni concluded a week-long...

    Kicking back with RPD
    A May 20, 2023, picnic hosted by the Rusk Citizens Police Academy Alumni concluded a week-long ob...
    Shelby Gray (left), Nehmemiah Aaron Fox and Lilyana Canty share a smile following their graduation from Piney Woods Co-op on May 20, 2023

Cherokeean Herald photo.

    Homeschool graduation – Piney Woods Co-op

    Rusk's First United Methodist Church was the setting for the Piney Woods Co-op graduation...

    Homeschool graduation – Piney Woods Co-op
    Rusk's First United Methodist Church was the setting for the Piney Woods Co-op graduation ceremon...

    Launching a new adventure

    A trio of Alto High School seniors visit before the May 19, 2023, commencement ceremony begins at...

    Launching a new adventure
    A trio of Alto High School seniors visit before the May 19, 2023, commencement ceremony begins at...
    Josiah Taylor McBroom

Photo courtesy of the McBroom family

    2023 LEAD Academy graduate

    Josiah Taylor McBroom, the son of Matthew and Jackie McBroom of Forest, graduated from the LEAD...

    2023 LEAD Academy graduate
    Josiah Taylor McBroom, the son of Matthew and Jackie McBroom of Forest, graduated from the LEAD A...
    New JHS graduates toss their mortarboards into the air

Jo Anne Embleton/Cherokeean Herald

    O happy day

    Mortarboards fly high in the air May 20, as members of the Jacksonville High School Class of 2023...

    O happy day
    Mortarboards fly high in the air May 20, as members of the Jacksonville High School Class of 2023...
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    Printed Paper Online
    May 24, 2023

    Front Page
    Fighting Windmills
    May 24, 2023
    "Fighting windmills" means fighting imaginary enemies. The term is taken from the novel, “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes. Of course, the windmills were not the enemies...
    Jo Anne Embleton/Cherokeean Herald Remembering the fallen
    May 24, 2023
    Chaplain Karl Hansen, a retired California Highway Patrol sergeant leads an invocation for a crowd gathered for a May 17 police officers’ memorial...
    Cherokee County Brent Dickson with firearms, methamphetamine recovered during May 23, 2023, search warrant

Jo Anne Embleton/Cherokeean Herald 4 arrested in Cherokee County meth lab bust
    May 23, 2023
    CHEROKEE COUNTY – Four individuals were arrested May 23, 2023, on anticipated federal drug con-spiracy charges following an early morning meth lab...
    Columns
    Tips for New Grads
    May 25, 2023
    As this year’s class of high school and college graduates are preparing to have new experiences - moving to a new city and a new place to live, finding a new job, it also...
    Fighting Windmills
    May 24, 2023
    "Fighting windmills" means fighting imaginary enemies. The term is taken from the novel, “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes. Of course, the windmills were not the enemies...
    My Five Cents – Around your state, May 17, 2023
    May 21, 2023
    The first few bills have made it to the Governor’s desk for his signature, which signals the end of session is fast approaching. Of the over 8,000 bills filed this session,...
    Rusk Summer Lunch Program
    Daddy's Auto Detailing
    Area Interest
    Honoring veterans

Volunteers display flags purchased as part of a project to honor military veterans buried at the Cedar Hill and Rusk Memorial cemeteries. Cherokee County residents are invited to sponsor a $50 nylon flag that will be displayed three times a year at the local cemeteries. Shown from left are Robert Scott, Joann Hart, Marcia Morgan, Mary Walley and Ronny McLeroy. Hart, Walley and McLeroy are members of the city’s cemetery advisory board.  

Jo Anne Embleton/Cherokeean Herald Rusk flag project to honor veterans interred in city cemeteries
    May 24, 2023
    RUSK – A flag project to honor military veterans interred in two local city cemeteries has benefitted from a local business that donated the first...
    May 25 Grand Opening set for Jacksonville Chamber
    May 24, 2023
    Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the move to their new downtown home at 307 E. Commerce St. with a Grand Opening reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, May...
    37th annual Fair on the Square event to pack downtown Rusk with...
    May 23, 2023
    RUSK – The 2023 Fair on the Square promises to be jam-packed with food, fun and activities, with a record number of vendors set up for Saturday, May 27, at the downtown...
    Business
    May 25 Grand Opening set for Jacksonville Chamber
    May 24, 2023
    Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the move to their new downtown home at 307 E. Commerce St. with a Grand Opening reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, May...
    Community
    County Extension Office to offer free 4-H summer workshops
    May 27, 2023
    RUSK – Eight different 4-H workshops will be offered this summer by the Cherokee County Extension Office for current members entering third through 12th grade this...
    Courtesy photo Celebrating AHS Class of ’73
    May 26, 2023
    Several members of the Alto High School’s graduating Class of 1973 gathered for a 50-year reunion held May 20, 2023, at the 1st City Cafe in the...
    New JHS graduates toss their mortarboards into the air

Jo Anne Embleton/Cherokeean Herald O happy day
    May 25, 2023
    Mortarboards fly high in the air May 20, as members of the Jacksonville High School Class of 2023 signify the end of their high school careers...
    Education
    New JHS graduates toss their mortarboards into the air

Jo Anne Embleton/Cherokeean Herald O happy day
    May 25, 2023
    Mortarboards fly high in the air May 20, as members of the Jacksonville High School Class of 2023 signify the end of their high school careers...
    Launching a new adventure
    May 25, 2023
    A trio of Alto High School seniors visit before the May 19, 2023, commencement ceremony begins at the AHS Gymnasium, soon to join their classmates...
    2023 Rusk High School valedictorian John Kwak Callihan

Cherokeean Herald photo New horizons
    May 25, 2023
    2023 Rusk High School valedictorian John Kwak Callihan accepts his diploma from Rusk ISD Superintendent Grey Burton during a May 19 commencement...
    Food
    City of Jacksonville celebrates Meals on Wheels, supports museum...
    May 17, 2023
    The City of Jacksonville is proud to have hosted Palestine-based Tri-County Meals on Wheels for more than 30 years at no cost to the program. Tri-County MOW provides...
    Copies of our 2022 Graduation and Jr. Livestock Magazines On Sale and Available At Our Office.
    Texas
    News
    Cherokee County Jail report, May 9-15, 2023
    May 27, 2023
    The Cherokee County Jail reported the following activity May 9-15: Charles Benjamin Amazeen IV, 36, Rusk, assault of family/household member by impeding...
    County Extension Office to offer free 4-H summer workshops
    May 27, 2023
    RUSK – Eight different 4-H workshops will be offered this summer by the Cherokee County Extension Office for current members entering third through 12th grade this...
    Alto High School Class of 1973 gathers for 50-year reunion

Courtesy photo Celebrating AHS Class of ’73
    May 26, 2023
    Several members of the Alto High School’s graduating Class of 1973 gathered for a 50-year reunion held May 20, 2023, at the 1st City Cafe in the...
    Obituaries
    Karylyn "GG" Goodman Karylyn "GG" Goodman
    May 24, 2023
    Karylyn “GG” Goodman, age 85, passed peacefully to her rest on Friday, May 19, 2023, in Altamonte Springs, FL. She was born on May 12, 1938 in...
    Barbara Ruth Brock Barbara Ruth Brock
    May 22, 2023
    Barbara Ruth Brock, 88, of Rusk, TX entered her eternal rest on May 19, 2023. She was born on July 20, 1934 in Gallatin, TX to R.A. (Dick) and...
    Notice of Service: Anthony Maldonado
    May 18, 2023
    A memorial service for Anthony Maldonado, 42, is scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2023, at Autry Funeral Home in Jacksonville with Bro. Joe Ballard and Bro. Jonathon...
    Outdoors
    Jo Anne Embleton/Cherokeean Herald Sweet celebration
    May 18, 2023
    Sawyer Leal (foreground) gets a few pointers from Park Ranger Jared Shamburger on how to perfectly toast marshmallows to create s’mores at Mission...
    Social
    What's Happening in Cherokee County
    May 24, 2023
    What’s Happening in Cherokee County MAY 25 Sale Barn Sunday Cowboy Fellowship hosts a Veteran’s Luncheon on the last Thursday of the month at the church 23733 US Hwy 79...
    37th annual Fair on the Square event to pack downtown Rusk with...
    May 23, 2023
    RUSK – The 2023 Fair on the Square promises to be jam-packed with food, fun and activities, with a record number of vendors set up for Saturday, May 27, at the downtown...
    What’s Happening in Cherokee County
    May 16, 2023
    MAY 17 Jacksonville Police Department will host its annual Police Officers Memorial Ceremony, 10 a.m. Wednesday at the city’s public safety complex, 911 S. Bolton...
    Sports
    Alto summer sports camps schedules released
    May 19, 2023
    ALTO – Looking to develop athletic skills in your favorite sport? Look no further than Alto High School, where coaching staff will lead a variety of summer sports camps for...
    Photo courtesy of JISD/Jacksonville Track & Field Congratulations, Jazmyne!
    May 18, 2023
    Jacksonville High School senior Jazmyne White recently placed eighth in state in the 4A Girls Triple Jump. White also was honored during the JHS...
    JTA Tomato Gran Prix registration open
    May 17, 2023
    Online registration is open through June 5 for this year’s Jacksonville Tomato Fest USTPA Gran Prix juniors’ tennis tournament, scheduled June 10 at Jacksonville High...
    Spring Revival
    Katie Struhall
    Statewide
    Jo Anne Embleton/Cherokeean Herald Remembering the fallen
    May 24, 2023
    Chaplain Karl Hansen, a retired California Highway Patrol sergeant leads an invocation for a crowd gathered for a May 17 police officers’ memorial...
    May 27-29 set as state sales tax holidays for water- and...
    May 24, 2023
    AUSTIN – Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding families and businesses that they can save on the purchase of certain water- and energy-efficient products during the...
    37th annual Fair on the Square event to pack downtown Rusk with...
    May 23, 2023
    RUSK – The 2023 Fair on the Square promises to be jam-packed with food, fun and activities, with a record number of vendors set up for Saturday, May 27, at the downtown...
    Tourism
    37th annual Fair on the Square event to pack downtown Rusk with...
    May 23, 2023
    RUSK – The 2023 Fair on the Square promises to be jam-packed with food, fun and activities, with a record number of vendors set up for Saturday, May 27, at the downtown...
    Jo Anne Embleton/Cherokeean Herald Sweet celebration
    May 18, 2023
    Sawyer Leal (foreground) gets a few pointers from Park Ranger Jared Shamburger on how to perfectly toast marshmallows to create s’mores at Mission...
    Viewpoints
    Your Voice, Your Values: End of the 88th draws near
    May 27, 2023
    This is the final stretch. In some ways it seems impossible that we are now down to the last week of the 88th legislative session. But with Sine Die in sight, these last...
    Letter to the Editor: Horses
    May 25, 2023
    I love horses. Horses have sensitive eyes that see other horses miles away. Horses have a sensitive nose that smells water to drink miles away. I see horses with a dirty...
    Letter to the Editor: A heart-felt thanks for the prayers, support...
    May 25, 2023
    Hey everybody, I know it's been a while since you've heard from me, but I've had a lot going on the last month. I want everybody to know that I appreciate the prayers and...
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