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November 27, 2024

A Hometown Christmas

November 28, 2024

Rusk’s downtown square is the place to be this Saturday, Nov. 30, as the local Chamber of Commerce plans its fifth annual Hometown Christmas celebration. From noon to 7...

Jacksonville City Clerk Greg Lowe

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A benefit for Mr. Lowe: Dec. 6 fundraiser set for Jacksonville City...

November 28, 2024

JACKSONVILLE – It could happen to anyone. The nightmare that has been the last three months for Jacksonville City Clerk Greg Lowe is something that...

At the Museum
Honoring the state’s first native governor, a special exhibit focusing on Governor Jim Hogg (1891-94) will include a special metal sculpture of Hogg displayed outside the Heritage Center of Cherokee County, Texas. The display includes two markers: One with a brief biography of Hogg, the other, a copy of an essay Hogg penned, “On the Future of Texas.”

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Museum offers cultural history of Cherokee County

November 27, 2024

RUSK – A local museum dedicated to telling the story of Cherokee County – from her inhabitants and their lives – through varied displays, the...

The Editor: Thanks + Giving

November 28, 2024

Tomorrow, our nation celebrates a unique annual tradition that allows us to focus on the things for which we are truly grateful. For me, it’s being able to foster my girls...

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Rusk Hometown Christmas

November 22, 2024

We've got extra bundles of old newspapers we'd love to share with our community, free of cost!Be it for a gardening or art project, prepping for paint jobs or packing items...

Grenades Found in Downtown Rusk

November 21, 2024

UPDATE:A Tyler Bomb squad inspected the devices and determined that they were inert, meaning there was no longer technology within the device that...

James Warnell Phillips

Jury Gives James Warnell Phillips Life Sentence After Pleading...

November 15, 2024

On November 13, 2024, James Warnell Phillips of Jacksonville, TX, pleaded guilty to two counts of “Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child.”After a...

CCT: ‘Christmas for a Little Princess’

November 29, 2024

RUSK – “Christmas for a Little Princess,” this year’s holiday performance by the Cherokee Civic Theatre, will be offered Dec. 6-8 at the 157 W. 5th St. theatre in Rusk.The...

Delivering joy at Christmas

November 29, 2024

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Various groups are partnering with area residents to help make Christmas a whole lot brighter for economically stressed families by ensuring their...

Jacksonville City Clerk Greg Lowe

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A benefit for Mr. Lowe: Dec. 6 fundraiser set for Jacksonville City...

November 28, 2024

JACKSONVILLE – It could happen to anyone. The nightmare that has been the last three months for Jacksonville City Clerk Greg Lowe is something that...

Mingle & Jingle 2024

November 28, 2024

Downtown Jacksonville was a lively area Thursday night as shoppers visited the two dozen shops, vendors, restaurants and other businesses open from...

CCT: ‘Christmas for a Little Princess’

November 29, 2024

RUSK – “Christmas for a Little Princess,” this year’s holiday performance by the Cherokee Civic Theatre, will be offered Dec. 6-8 at the 157 W. 5th St. theatre in Rusk.The...

Delivering joy at Christmas

November 29, 2024

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Various groups are partnering with area residents to help make Christmas a whole lot brighter for economically stressed families by ensuring their...

Jacksonville City Clerk Greg Lowe

Courtesy photo

A benefit for Mr. Lowe: Dec. 6 fundraiser set for Jacksonville City...

November 28, 2024

JACKSONVILLE – It could happen to anyone. The nightmare that has been the last three months for Jacksonville City Clerk Greg Lowe is something that...

Expelled RISD student loses appeal

November 19, 2024

RUSK – A high school student was unsuccessful in reversing a Rusk ISD decision to expel that person, based on a campus incident that left one person injured.The decision...

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Area entities plan for Thanksgiving holiday

November 21, 2024

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Schools, government bodies and financial institutions are planning Thanksgiving closures next week, while other organizations and churches will celebrate...

Boil Water Notice Rescinded Rusk Rural Water Supply November 26, 2024

November 26, 2024

Area(S) Affected: Customers on: FM 768 (NOT ALL OF FM 768, CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE A CALL IF CORRECTPHONE NUMBER IS ON THE ACCOUNT) PINEY GROVE RD AND COUNTY...

Delivering joy at Christmas

November 29, 2024

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Various groups are partnering with area residents to help make Christmas a whole lot brighter for economically stressed families by ensuring their...

CCT: ‘Christmas for a Little Princess’

November 29, 2024

RUSK – “Christmas for a Little Princess,” this year’s holiday performance by the Cherokee Civic Theatre, will be offered Dec. 6-8 at the 157 W. 5th St. theatre in Rusk.The...

Jacksonville City Clerk Greg Lowe

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A benefit for Mr. Lowe: Dec. 6 fundraiser set for Jacksonville City...

November 28, 2024

JACKSONVILLE – It could happen to anyone. The nightmare that has been the last three months for Jacksonville City Clerk Greg Lowe is something that...

Karen Dorothy Markasky

Karen Dorothy Markasky

November 29, 2024

A memorial service for Karen Dorothy Markasky, 63, of Jacksonville, is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Autry Funeral Home in...

William "Will" Morse

William “Will” Thomas Morse

November 25, 2024

William “Will” Thomas Morse, age 47, was called home to be with the Lord on November 19, 2024. Born on February 22, 1977, in Palestine, Texas....

Emily Bess Singletary Quinn

Emily Bess Singletary Quinn

November 19, 2024

Emily Bess Singletary Quinn, 89, of Rusk passed into the loving arms of Jesus November 18, 2024. She was born July 6, 1935 in Rusk to Watters and...

Lake Jacksonville project

November 26, 2024

Commencement of construction on improvements to the lakeside park located at 2605 Aqua Vista Drive have begun. Project highlights include a new...

Katie Struhall

What's Happening in Cherokee County

November 27, 2024

NOV. 27 Hilltop Baptist Church (325 Mill St. Church) will distribute a feast-to-go beginning 5 p.m. Wednesday. Plates are available in the church fellowship hall and will...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

November 19, 2024

NOV. 20The Greater Rusk Garden Club will meet one week earlier in November since Thanksgiving is the 4th week when they normally meet. Meetings are held in the Rusk...

Tigers end football season

November 23, 2024

The Tigers' pursuit for an area play-off win was denied in an 34-40 overtime loss to the DeKalb Bears Friday night.

Local ISDs to host area play-off games

November 20, 2024

CHEROKEE COUNTY – School districts in Jacksonville and Rusk will play host to visiting football teams in town for UIL area playoffs.Rusk ISD welcomes the Grand Saline...

Tigers advance in football play-offs

November 19, 2024

CROCKETT – The Troup Tigers secured their ticket to the next round of football play-offs after winning a Nov. 15 bi-district match against the Anderson-Shiro Fighting Owls,...

At the Museum
Honoring the state’s first native governor, a special exhibit focusing on Governor Jim Hogg (1891-94) will include a special metal sculpture of Hogg displayed outside the Heritage Center of Cherokee County, Texas. The display includes two markers: One with a brief biography of Hogg, the other, a copy of an essay Hogg penned, “On the Future of Texas.”

Courtesy photo

Museum offers cultural history of Cherokee County

November 27, 2024

RUSK – A local museum dedicated to telling the story of Cherokee County – from her inhabitants and their lives – through varied displays, the...

Rusk readies for Nov. 30 Hometown Christmas

November 21, 2024

RUSK – Now entering its fifth year, preparations for the Nov. 30, 2024, Hometown Christmas event in downtown Rusk are underway.Offering a number of...

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