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September 16, 2026

Jacksonville adopts $42.3M budget, 69-cent property tax

September 16, 2026

JACKSONVILLE – A new $42,341,696 budget, to be funded by a 69-cent ad valorum tax, goes into effect Oct. 1, the beginning of the City of Jacksonville’s new fiscal year.Both...

County approves contract for purchase of CCSO Operations Center

September 16, 2026

RUSK – A three-man quorum of the Cherokee County Commissioners’ Court gave approval for a $278,850 contract to purchase the former Jacksonville Police Station on Larissa...

Football Night Lights – Sept. 18, 2026, games

September 15, 2026

• Alto Yellowjackets v. Corrigan-Camden Bulldogs, 7:30 p.m. Friday – HOME• Jacksonville Indians v. Longview Pine Tree Pirates, 7:30 p.m. Friday – HOME• Rusk Eagles v. Troup...

The Turn of a Phrase

September 16, 2026

Early in life, I learned that adults had their own language. They spoke English, but it was interspersed with phrases that had been handed down for...

HIGH POINTS FROM EL CAMINO REAL #1481 September 16, 2026

September 16, 2026

Folks along El Camino Real have been running wide open since the first of September. With school starting back, football games, fall gardens, and getting ready for deer...

High Points from El Camino Real #1480 – Sept. 9, 2026

September 9, 2026

This is the column I wrote 25 years ago, the week after 9/11 on September 20, 2001. People that were too young to remember that day can’t even imagine the hurt we felt...

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Post oaks are an iconic native tree in undisturbed areas of East Texas.

Post Oak Presentation

September 10, 2026

If there were an official tree for stubbornness, the post oak would certainly be in the running. Post oak, Quercus stellata, is one of the...

Rusk council to convene for workshop, separate budget hearing

September 15, 2026

RUSK – Members of the local city council will convene at noon Friday, Sept. 18, for a budget workshop, also discussing the city’s Hotel Occupancy Tax, during a meeting at...

Post oaks are an iconic native tree in undisturbed areas of East Texas.

Post Oak Presentation

September 10, 2026

If there were an official tree for stubbornness, the post oak would certainly be in the running. Post oak, Quercus stellata, is one of the...

Cherokeean Herald/Jo Anne Embleton

2026 RHS Homecoming Queen

September 9, 2026

Princess Alice Thoroughman (left) gazes in awe as Jahara Jones is crowned as Rusk High School’s 2026 Homecoming Queen in pre-game ceremonies held...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

September 16, 2026

SEPT. 17A free benefits and estate planning session for seniors and caregivers will be offered 10 a.m. to noon Thursday in the First Christian Church sanctuary, 1920...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

September 9, 2026

SEPT. 10Join the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce from 8-9 a.m. Thursday for Morning Brew with Ryan Vining of East Texas Preferred Properties, 404 Wynn Dr. in...

Cherokeean Herald/Jo Anne Embleton

2026 RHS Homecoming Queen

September 9, 2026

Princess Alice Thoroughman (left) gazes in awe as Jahara Jones is crowned as Rusk High School’s 2026 Homecoming Queen in pre-game ceremonies held...

Connor Castillo

Troup senior named 2027 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

September 16, 2026

TROUP – Local high school senior Connor Castillo has been identified as a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist in the Class of 2027!According to...

County approves contract for purchase of CCSO Operations Center

September 16, 2026

RUSK – A three-man quorum of the Cherokee County Commissioners’ Court gave approval for a $278,850 contract to purchase the former Jacksonville Police Station on Larissa...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

September 16, 2026

SEPT. 17A free benefits and estate planning session for seniors and caregivers will be offered 10 a.m. to noon Thursday in the First Christian Church sanctuary, 1920...

Bartley Steven Reddoch

Bartley Steven Reddoch

September 16, 2026

Bartley Steven Reddoch, 77, went to his heavenly home on September 10, 2026, in Huntsville, Texas. He was born in Bay City, Texas, on May 13, 1949,...

September 16, 2026

Memorial services for Kay Upshaw of Lufkin will be held Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother...

Janet Louise Jinkins

September 12, 2026

Janet Louise (McKahan) Jinkins was born on April 10, 1939, in Peoria, Illinois, to Paul and Maxine (Johnson) Ullrich, and passed away on September...

J'ville National night out

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Troup Tigers Roll Past Grace Community

September 16, 2026

The Troup Tigers continued their perfect start Friday night, overwhelming Grace Community 70-21 to improve to 3-0.Troup wasted little time taking...

Jacksonville Indians Build Momentum With 28-20 Win Over Rudder

September 16, 2026

The Jacksonville Indians are beginning to show that 2026 could be a much different football season.Jacksonville picked up its second consecutive...

Rusk Holds Off Palestine, 35-34

September 16, 2026

The Rusk Eagles proved Friday night they can win more than just blowouts.After rolling to a 76-point victory the previous week, Rusk survived a...

Ready for Occupancy

September 4, 2026

The phoenix is a mythological bird renowned for its extraordinary life cycle, characterized by a long lifespan that can extend for centuries or more. When the phoenix...

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