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In-depth report offers insight, solutions to Rusk’s financial woes

RUSK – A financial report presented to local city leaders by CPA Anita Woodlee-Roach helped shed light on the city’s financial woes, as she offered explanations of what led...

Muddling the Waters

Quagmire: A quagmire is a soft, wet area of muddy or boggy ground that sinks underfoot. Figuratively, it refers to a complex, hazardous, or inextricable situation – such as...

Former Eagle pitcher Ross Davis selected by Baltimore Orioles

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Former Eagle pitcher Davis selected by Baltimore Orioles

Recent Rusk High School graduate and Eagle Baseball pitcher Ross Davis was selected to play for the Baltimore Orioles during a July 12 Major League...

Muddling the Waters

Quagmire: A quagmire is a soft, wet area of muddy or boggy ground that sinks underfoot. Figuratively, it refers to a complex, hazardous, or inextricable situation – such as...

High Points from El Camino Real #1472 – July 15, 2026

Folks along El Camino Real continue to bake in the July heat. We’ve seen it a lot hotter and we’ve seen it a lot cooler, but we always seem to survive. They promised us...

Several events conspired to make this 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence extra special this year. Of course, the buildup to July 4th was in...

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Jacksonville Investigating Cybersecurity Incident

(JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS) On or about July 3, 2026, the City of Jacksonville detected suspicious network activity that we have since determined is related to a cybersecurity...

East Texas teen dies after trying to rescue child at Lake Jacksonville

A 15-year-old boy from Rusk died Saturday afternoon after trying to rescue a 5-year-old child at Lake Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Police Department.Police...

Emiliano Lorenzo Alonzo Ebanez

SUSPECT ARRESTED!

UPDATE! EBANEZ HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND NOW IN THE CHEROKEE COUNTY JAIL. On June 24, 2026, at approximately 5:41 p.m., Emiliano Lorenzo Alonzo Ebanez...

Local groundwater conservation district to host July 16 public...

JACKSONVILLE – The Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District board will host a 1 p.m. public hearing Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Jacksonville to hear...

Local groundwater conservation district to host July 16 public...

JACKSONVILLE – The Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District board will host a 1 p.m. public hearing Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Jacksonville to hear...

PBS ‘Caddo Voices’ focuses on revival of traditional native pottery

A PBS video titled “Caddo Voices: A Pottery Revival,” filmed at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, centers on the Caddo returning to their ancestral...

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A fabulous Fourth

Residents celebrated an extra-special Independence Day on Saturday, as the country celebrated the 250th anniversary of founding, and in Rusk,...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

JULY 17Join us for a Crack of Dawn Steep Ravine Hike, 8:30 a.m. Friday. Park staff will lead the guided hike on Steep Ravine Trail before the heat settles in! Meet at...

Local groundwater conservation district to host July 16 public...

JACKSONVILLE – The Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District board will host a 1 p.m. public hearing Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Jacksonville to hear...

Jacksonville council to gather July 14 in regular session

Programs focus on area schools

Students in area school districts are benefitting from programs coordinated through local organizations who want to ensure no student goes without during the upcoming...

NSHS grad killed in one-vehicle July 4 crash

CHEROKEE COUNTY – A 2026 New Summerfield High School graduate died late Saturday in a one-vehicle crash outside Troup.Guadalupe “Lupita” Moreira, 18, of Troup, was...

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What’s Happening in Cherokee County

JULY 17Join us for a Crack of Dawn Steep Ravine Hike, 8:30 a.m. Friday. Park staff will lead the guided hike on Steep Ravine Trail before the heat settles in! Meet at...

In-depth report offers insight, solutions to Rusk’s financial woes

RUSK – A financial report presented to local city leaders by CPA Anita Woodlee-Roach helped shed light on the city’s financial woes, as she offered explanations of what led...

Editorial: Another perspective of Rusk

Many of you have probably seen videos of all these international soccer fans here for FIFA, “discovering” how great America is. Whether it’s visiting a Buc-ees, a WalMart,...

Gwendolyn Dudley Gion

Gwendolyn Dudley Gion

The world became a little more beautiful the day Gwendolyn Dudley was born on July 21, 1936 to LeeRoy and Vivian Dudley in Atkin, Texas. Gwen was...

Notice of Service: Alfred “Sam” Austin Sumrall

Alfred “Sam” Austin Sumrall passed away July 24, 2025, and will be laid to rest July 17, 2026, at 2:15 pm at the Veterans Cemetery in Houston, Texas on Veterans Drive.

Curtis Dale McIntosh

Curtis Dale McIntosh

A private family memorial is pending for Curtis Dale McIntosh, 72, of Alto. Mr. McIntosh passed away Friday, July 3, 2026 in Rusk. He was born...

Former Eagle pitcher Ross Davis selected by Baltimore Orioles

Courtesy photo

Former Eagle pitcher Davis selected by Baltimore Orioles

Recent Rusk High School graduate and Eagle Baseball pitcher Ross Davis was selected to play for the Baltimore Orioles during a July 12 Major League...

PBS ‘Caddo Voices’ focuses on revival of traditional native pottery

A PBS video titled “Caddo Voices: A Pottery Revival,” filmed at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, centers on the Caddo returning to their ancestral...

PBS ‘Caddo Voices’ focuses on revival of traditional native pottery

A PBS video titled “Caddo Voices: A Pottery Revival,” filmed at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, centers on the Caddo returning to their ancestral...

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Editorial: Another perspective of Rusk

Many of you have probably seen videos of all these international soccer fans here for FIFA, “discovering” how great America is. Whether it’s visiting a Buc-ees, a WalMart,...

Muddling the Waters

Quagmire: A quagmire is a soft, wet area of muddy or boggy ground that sinks underfoot. Figuratively, it refers to a complex, hazardous, or inextricable situation – such as...

High Points from El Camino Real #1472 – July 15, 2026

Folks along El Camino Real continue to bake in the July heat. We’ve seen it a lot hotter and we’ve seen it a lot cooler, but we always seem to survive. They promised us...

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