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Breaking News: Former Cherokee County employee guilty of embezzling over $400k from Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office

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August 12, 2026

Former Cherokee County employee guilty of embezzling over $400k...

August 11, 2026

TYLER, Texas – A former Cherokee County employee has pleaded guilty to a federal violation related to embezzling over $400,000 in funds in the...

Rusk man arrested in online solicitation investigation

August 10, 2026

RUSK, TEXAS — The Rusk Police Department has arrested a local man following an investigation into the online solicitation of a minor.The investigation originated after the...

Burn Ban Issued for Cherokee County

Due to the extreme drought condition and the high temperatures, County Judge Chris Davis issued a county wide burn ban. Any burning has the...

Data Centers in East Texas: Economic Opportunity at What Cost?

August 13, 2026

Publisher’s note: Like it or not, artificial intelligence is growing daily and it’s already invaluable to the public in research, medicine and our everyday life. With this...

High Points from El Camino Real #1476 – August 12, 2026

August 11, 2026

Folks along El Camino Real are busy trying to get back into the schedule of another school year. It seems like school starts earlier and earlier every year. I can...

High Points from El Camino Real #1475 August 5, 2026

Folks along El Camino Real got really excited about the cold front that came in early Sunday morning. The weathermen had been promising it and sure enough it happened. The...

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A motorcyclist has found dead in Cherokee County.

August 12, 2026

Justice of the Peace Phillip Grimes confirmed the man was found dead. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers found him in a ditch on County...

Former Cherokee County employee guilty of embezzling over $400k...

August 11, 2026

TYLER, Texas – A former Cherokee County employee has pleaded guilty to a federal violation related to embezzling over $400,000 in funds in the...

Rusk man arrested in online solicitation investigation

August 10, 2026

RUSK, TEXAS — The Rusk Police Department has arrested a local man following an investigation into the online solicitation of a minor.The investigation originated after the...

J.D. Thompson

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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...

The prettiest new wall in town! Artist Odessa Helm believes that murals are able to "transform spaces and uplift the human spirit" – and it shows in her artwork. Jenny's Mercantile has successfully drawn together some of the key elements of Rusk: agriculture, community, history and the blessing of country life.

Photos by Becky Whisenant

Hometown Proud: Rediscovering Rusk’s Downtown Square

August 13, 2026

There is something to the phrase Hometown Proud. A person should feel pleased with the town where they live. Perhaps we can rediscover reasons to...

Gina Upshaw

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GUILTY! Saga of missing tax office funds coming to a close as case...

August 12, 2026

In a story we’ve been following for several years, finally some very dramatic changes are taking place.Missing Cherokee County Tax Office funds,...

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...

The prettiest new wall in town! Artist Odessa Helm believes that murals are able to "transform spaces and uplift the human spirit" – and it shows in her artwork. Jenny's Mercantile has successfully drawn together some of the key elements of Rusk: agriculture, community, history and the blessing of country life.

Photos by Becky Whisenant

Hometown Proud: Rediscovering Rusk’s Downtown Square

August 13, 2026

There is something to the phrase Hometown Proud. A person should feel pleased with the town where they live. Perhaps we can rediscover reasons to...

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...

JISD trustees call special Aub. 17 meeting

August 11, 2026

Photos courtesy of Altman Specialty Plants

Altman Plants Scholarships 2026

Several scholarship awards were bestowed on the children of Altman Specialty Plants employees during a July 31 scholarship presentation in Troup....

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...

Texas Water Development Board Hosting Financial Assistance Workshop

August 13, 2026

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is hosting an in-person workshop on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Rose...

More Than Tickets: What Your Local Municipal Court Handles Every Day

August 13, 2026

Most people who come into municipal court expect to deal with a ticket, a payment window or a short hearing over a violation that may seem routine. Those matters are...

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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,...

Chelsea Breanne Dillard

Chelsea Breanne Dillard

Chelsea Breanne Dillard, 34, of Rusk/Cushing, Texas, was taken away from us to be with God on July 23, on her way to work in a tragic car...

Barbara Diane Hamilton Bennett

Barbara Diane Hamilton Bennett

With heavy hearts, we announce the unexpected passing of Barbara Diane Hamilton Bennett, who entered the presence of her Lord and Savior on July...

J.D. Thompson

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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

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...

Editorial: Disturbing the sounds of silence

The rock group The Who wrote “Tommy, can you hear me,” a lyric from a track on their album “Tommy,” and that phrase comes to mind whenever I attend a Rusk City Council...

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