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    Highway fatality 2 miles North of Rusk

    CHEROKEE COUNTY – On August 17, 2026, at approximately 1:43 a.m., Texas Department of Public...

    Highway fatality 2 miles North of Rusk
    CHEROKEE COUNTY – On August 17, 2026, at approximately 1:43 a.m., Texas Department of Public...

    Update-A motorcyclist has found dead in Cheroke...

    UPDATECHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas — Officials have identified the motorcyclist who was found dead in...

    Update-A motorcyclist has found dead in Cheroke...
    UPDATECHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas — Officials have identified the motorcyclist who was found dead in...
    Several of Artist Jeffie Brewer’s works were featured during the JCAA Arte De Mayo event. 

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    Jacksonville Community Arts to unveil new art i...

    JACKSONVILLE –  Back when Jeffie Brewer was born at Nan Travis Hospital (now UT Hospital...

    Jacksonville Community Arts to unveil new art i...
    JACKSONVILLE –  Back when Jeffie Brewer was born at Nan Travis Hospital (now UT Hospital...
    Rusk Police Chief Preston Green Jr. 

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    Green discusses new role as Rusk police chief

    RUSK – Since his first day on the job July 27 as the newest Rusk police chief, life has moved at...

    Green discusses new role as Rusk police chief
    RUSK – Since his first day on the job July 27 as the newest Rusk police chief, life has moved at...
    The bedroom furniture from the home of Texas’ first native-born governor, Gov. Jim (James Stephen) Hogg, one of our most famous native sons born here in Rusk, occupies one corner of the Heritage Center along with the intricately detailed wooden table made at the Rusk State Penitentiary in 1890 for John S. Regan, who was the post master general during the Civil War and our U.S. Senator in the cabinet with Jefferson Davis (first president of the Confederate States of America).

Photos by Becky Whisenant

    Rusk: Hometown Proud – Part 2

    Heads up!  There is a time machine just off the southeast corner of the square.  If you spend any...

    Rusk: Hometown Proud – Part 2
    Heads up!  There is a time machine just off the southeast corner of the square.  If you spend any...
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    Rusk to advertise for building inspector, creat...

    RUSK – City leaders acted on separate items following closed session discussions held during an...

    Rusk to advertise for building inspector, creat...
    RUSK – City leaders acted on separate items following closed session discussions held during an...

    Preparation, planning underway for 2026 Nationa...

    While local National Night Out celebrations vary from city to city, one thing remains constant:...

    Preparation, planning underway for 2026 Nationa...
    While local National Night Out celebrations vary from city to city, one thing remains constant:...

    Texas Forestry Association to host Aug. 21 Bran...

    LUFKIN – The Texas Forest Landowners Association, a program of the Texas Forestry Association,...

    Texas Forestry Association to host Aug. 21 Bran...
    LUFKIN – The Texas Forest Landowners Association, a program of the Texas Forestry Association,...
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    August 19, 2026

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    Another Cherokee County Inmate Dies
    August 19, 2026
    On August 18, 2026, Cherokee County Sheriffs Office jail staff located MichaelKyzer, 65 of Deer Park unresponsive from a self-inflicted injury in a holding cell.Jail staff...
    Worker Electrocuted in Alto
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    Council approves process for purchase of Etech building for RPD
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    Columns
    And Now for Something Completely Different
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    High Points from El Camino Real #1477
    August 18, 2026
      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...
    Folks, I am not making this up
    August 15, 2026
    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...
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    Another Cherokee County Inmate Dies
    August 19, 2026
    On August 18, 2026, Cherokee County Sheriffs Office jail staff located MichaelKyzer, 65 of Deer Park unresponsive from a self-inflicted injury in a holding cell.Jail staff...
    Worker Electrocuted in Alto
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    Highway fatality 2 miles North of Rusk
    August 18, 2026
    CHEROKEE COUNTY – On August 17, 2026, at approximately 1:43 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a single vehicle...
    Agriculture
    Texas Forestry Association to host Aug. 21 Branching Out Seminar
    August 14, 2026
    LUFKIN – The Texas Forest Landowners Association, a program of the Texas Forestry Association, will host its annual Branching Out Seminar 10 a.m....
    Area Interest
    American Legion launches Fourth Friday Veterans Luncheon in Rusk
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    Several of Artist Jeffie Brewer’s works were featured during the JCAA Arte De Mayo event. 

Courtesy photo Jacksonville Community Arts to unveil new art in Buckner Park
    August 18, 2026
    JACKSONVILLE –  Back when Jeffie Brewer was born at Nan Travis Hospital (now UT Hospital Jacksonville), nobody would have imagined the contact he’d...
    Rusk Police Chief Preston Green Jr. 

Cherokeean Herald photo Green discusses new role as Rusk police chief
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    Community
    American Legion launches Fourth Friday Veterans Luncheon in Rusk
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    Several of Artist Jeffie Brewer’s works were featured during the JCAA Arte De Mayo event. 

Courtesy photo Jacksonville Community Arts to unveil new art in Buckner Park
    August 18, 2026
    JACKSONVILLE –  Back when Jeffie Brewer was born at Nan Travis Hospital (now UT Hospital Jacksonville), nobody would have imagined the contact he’d...
    Rusk Police Chief Preston Green Jr. 

Cherokeean Herald photo Green discusses new role as Rusk police chief
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    Education
    The Emperor’s New Clothes?
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    JISD trustees call special Aub. 17 meeting
    August 11, 2026
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    Registration Open for UT Health East Texas Breast Cancer Survivor...
    August 17, 2026
    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...
    Open house planned for expanded Bullard clinic
    August 13, 2026
    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...
    News
    Another Cherokee County Inmate Dies
    August 19, 2026
    On August 18, 2026, Cherokee County Sheriffs Office jail staff located MichaelKyzer, 65 of Deer Park unresponsive from a self-inflicted injury in a holding cell.Jail staff...
    American Legion launches Fourth Friday Veterans Luncheon in Rusk
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    Rewire solution an efficient fix for CCSO generator issues
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    Obituaries
    Ryan Carl Padgett Ryan Carl Padgett
    August 18, 2026
    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
    August 13, 2026
    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
    August 12, 2026
    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,...
    Outdoors
    Courtesy photo: Native plants in the landscape can be both beautiful and ecological functional. Aug. 19 Earth-Kind Lecture to feature use of native plants
    August 14, 2026
    Native plants continue to gain attention across East Texas, and for good reason. They provide food and habitat for pollinators, birds, and other...
    Sports
    J.D. Thompson

Photo courtesy of milb.com Rusk’s J.D. Thompson earns first win as a professional
    August 13, 2026
    BELOIT, Wisconsin – J.D. Thompson of Rusk notched his first win as a professional baseball player Wednesday. Thompson (1-1), who plays for...
    Photo courtesy of Alto Booster Club Meet the Jackets
    August 12, 2026
    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...
    Falls sports athletes meet & greet
    August 7, 2026
    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...
    Revised Katie Struhall
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    Viewpoints
    The Emperor’s New Clothes?
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    LETTER: Our officers deserve a safe, permanent facility
    August 18, 2026
    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...
    Letter: Plea results in more questions
    August 18, 2026
    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...

     

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