A Mexican National, working with a welder on a ladder on County Road 2406 was electrocuted Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred around around 2:00 and he and was taken...

RUSK – Local police are one step closer in realizing a dream for a new station, courtesy of an Aug. 13, 2026, Rusk City Council unanimous vote to begin the process of...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – On August 17, 2026, at approximately 1:43 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a single vehicle...

Texas is a big state with a big reputation: Big skies, big cattle, big personalities and, sometimes, big surprises. Tucked away in the legal books of the Lone Star State...

  Folks along El Camino Real continue to be slow roasted as the hundred degrees plus temperatures stay with us for the near future.  By two or three in the afternoon, Alto...

Summer brings back to mind summers of long ago. Kids’ summers back then were innocence, freedom and skinned knees and toes. Our neighborhood was our playground; our father...

A Mexican National, working with a welder on a ladder on County Road 2406 was electrocuted Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred around around 2:00 and he and was taken...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – On August 17, 2026, at approximately 1:43 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a single vehicle...

UPDATECHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas — Officials have identified the motorcyclist who was found dead in Cherokee County. Texas Department of Public Safety...

LUFKIN – The Texas Forest Landowners Association, a program of the Texas Forestry Association, will host its annual Branching Out Seminar 10 a.m....

RUSK – The American Legion Coleman-Isgate Post #293 is proud to announce the addition of a new monthly Veterans Luncheon that will be held at noon on the fourth Friday of...

JACKSONVILLE –  Back when Jeffie Brewer was born at Nan Travis Hospital (now UT Hospital Jacksonville), nobody would have imagined the contact he’d...

RUSK – Since his first day on the job July 27 as the newest Rusk police chief, life has moved at a pretty quick clip for Preston Green Jr. as he...

RUSK – The American Legion Coleman-Isgate Post #293 is proud to announce the addition of a new monthly Veterans Luncheon that will be held at noon on the fourth Friday of...

JACKSONVILLE –  Back when Jeffie Brewer was born at Nan Travis Hospital (now UT Hospital Jacksonville), nobody would have imagined the contact he’d...

RUSK – Since his first day on the job July 27 as the newest Rusk police chief, life has moved at a pretty quick clip for Preston Green Jr. as he...

The Tale of the Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson is a tale I’m reminded of by what is going on at the City of Rusk, particularly the city council.The...

TYLER – Registration is open for the UT Health East Texas Breast Cancer Survivor Summit, planned 8:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Green Acres Baptist Church...

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...

RUSK – The American Legion Coleman-Isgate Post #293 is proud to announce the addition of a new monthly Veterans Luncheon that will be held at noon on the fourth Friday of...

RUSK – A proposal to rewire two generators serving facilities that comprise the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office – including the county jail – was approved by county...

If you're in the Cherokee County TX area, you are invited to hear an expert speaker.Extra special speaker Rita Beving from Public Citizen Texas will join us this month at...

Ryan Carl Padgett “Pops”, 52, of Rusk, Texas, passed away surrounded by the love of his family on August 14, 2026. He was born on November 30,...

Alton John Hicks, 94, of Alto, Texas, passed away peacefully in his home on August 13, 2026. He was born on November 26, 1931, to Archie and Ora Reece Hicks. A lifelong...

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,...

Native plants continue to gain attention across East Texas, and for good reason. They provide food and habitat for pollinators, birds, and other...

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 Tale of the Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson is a tale I’m reminded of by what is going on at the City of Rusk, particularly the city council.The...

The Rusk Police Department is housed in an old, inadequate facility with serious black mold concerns. It lacks sufficient office space, secure operational areas and...

If we lived in 1926, I would be shocked about the Upshaw verdict.  Since we are in 2026, the real truth is that the longer I am a resident on this planet the more I realize...