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Jacksonville Firefighters battle overnight structure fire

(JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS) Jacksonville firefighters spent much of the night battling a residential structure fire on Lake Jacksonville. During the operation, firefighters were...

Cherokeean Herald photos/John and Penny Hawkins

Rusk Scouts Honors our Veterans

Rusk Boy Scout troop 405 and Cub Scout 227 honored the veterans that were buried in Resthaven Cemetery in Jacksonville by placing American flags on...

Jacksonville man involved in weekend police stand-off turns self in

JACKSONVILLE – A local man involved in an hours-long standoff at a Jacksonville apartment complex over the weekend has turned himself in to Cherokee County Jail.According...

Your Rights in Municipal Court

Most people are not familiar with a Municipal Court, and appearing there can be stressful. If you have received a traffic citation, been charged with violating a city...

High Points from El Camino Real #1465 – May 20, 2026

Folks along El Camino Real are busy preparing for graduations this week. Somebody you know is graduating from something, so there is most likely going to be graduation...

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Jacksonville Firefighters battle overnight structure fire

(JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS) Jacksonville firefighters spent much of the night battling a residential structure fire on Lake Jacksonville. During the operation, firefighters were...

Rusk Council to consider resignation City Manager during May 28...

CITY OF RUSK CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA. 1. CALL TO ORDER2. EXECUTIVE SESSIONThe City Council will convene into Executive Session pursuant...

Former Rusk Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that a former corrections officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in Rusk,...

Cherokeean Herald/John Hawkins

Piney Woods Homeschool graduation

The room was packed Saturday as the Piney Woods Homeschool Community held its 2026 graduation ceremony at Central Baptist Church in Jacksonville on...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

MAY 30The Jacksonville Firefighters’ Association will host a fishing tournament Saturday on Lake Jacksonville. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top five places, with a...

Cherokeean Herald photos/John and Penny Hawkins

Rusk Scouts Honors our Veterans

Rusk Boy Scout troop 405 and Cub Scout 227 honored the veterans that were buried in Resthaven Cemetery in Jacksonville by placing American flags on...

Cherokeean Herald/John Hawkins

Piney Woods Homeschool graduation

The room was packed Saturday as the Piney Woods Homeschool Community held its 2026 graduation ceremony at Central Baptist Church in Jacksonville on...

Cherokeean Herald photos/Jo Anne Embleton

Members of the Class of 2026, surrounded by a stadium packed with friends, family and Jacksonville ISD staff, faculty and administrators, were the...

Cherokeean Herald/John Hawkins

Piney Woods Homeschool graduation

The room was packed Saturday as the Piney Woods Homeschool Community held its 2026 graduation ceremony at Central Baptist Church in Jacksonville on...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

MAY 30The Jacksonville Firefighters’ Association will host a fishing tournament Saturday on Lake Jacksonville. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top five places, with a...

Cherokeean Herald photos/John and Penny Hawkins

Rusk Scouts Honors our Veterans

Rusk Boy Scout troop 405 and Cub Scout 227 honored the veterans that were buried in Resthaven Cemetery in Jacksonville by placing American flags on...

Franklin Don Carver

A funeral service for Franklin Don Carver, 86, of Wells, Tx will be Thursday May 21st, 2026, at 3pm at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Wes Matchett...

Lease Blackshire

Lease Blackshire

Funeral services for Lease Blackshire, 73, of Jacksonville and formerly of Alto will be Saturday, May 16, at 1 PM at the Weeping Mary Baptist...

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