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National Day of Prayer

On May 7, Cherokee County will join the National Day of Prayer on the Cherokee County Courthouse lawn. This is an annual observance held on the...

Lawmakers warn of ‘catastrophic’ water cuts, controversial model...

Publisher’s note: Cherokee County residents are following this story closely as we are part of the Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District and...

May 2 election results

Unofficial results of May 2 area municipal elections were provided by election officials, with results to be canvassed during upcoming city council meetings.Election esults...

My five cents ...

On April 21, 1836, the Battle of San Jacinto marked a turning point in Texas history. Led by General Sam Houston, Texas forces secured a swift victory over the Mexican...

High Points from El Camino Real #1463

Folks along El Camino Real were blessed with some much-needed rain last week that turned everything bright green. It wasn’t a flooding rain, it was a good slow soaking...

Days of Future Past

The recent launch of the Artemis II got me to thinking. I was born in 1949 and as I reflected on all that has happened in the last 76 years, I...

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National Day of Prayer

On May 7, Cherokee County will join the National Day of Prayer on the Cherokee County Courthouse lawn. This is an annual observance held on the...

Update on Rusk ISD Lockdown

On April 15, 2026, Cherokee County Dispatch received a call from an individual reporting that a threat had been made by another person believed to...

Cherokee County Constable passes away

A longtime East Texas constable passed away Tuesday evening. Cherokee County Pct. 3 Constable Eddie Lee passed away after serving the community in...

The annual meeting of the El Camino Real de Los Tejas National Historic Trail Association (ElCaT) was held in Alto May 2, hosted by the Cherokee County Historical Commission. The ElCaT is made up of 12 board members each representing a different region of Texas through which the El Camino Real traverses. A special gratitude gift was presented to District 3 State Senator Robert Nichols for his assistance with legislative funding for preservation of the trail. Photo by Becky Whisenant

We are Remembered by What We Leave Behind, a Trip Down the El...

There is a passage which transects Texas east to west and has been traveled for hundreds of years, long before automobiles or wagons. This route –...

Cherokeean Herald/John Hawkins

JPD’s McCullough retires from force

JACKSONVILLE – Reece McCullough’s 34-year career with Jacksonville Police Department came to a close April 30, 2026, with the community turning out...

Wells baseball advances to Round 2 playoffs

The Wells High School baseball team has advanced to Round 2 in playoffs, securing their berth with back-to-back wins games against the Oakwood Panthers. Game 1 of the...

Finance Administrator - City of Rusk

Finance Administrator – City of RuskThe City of Rusk is seeking a qualified Finance Administrator to serve as its chief financial administrator. Reporting to the City...

The annual meeting of the El Camino Real de Los Tejas National Historic Trail Association (ElCaT) was held in Alto May 2, hosted by the Cherokee County Historical Commission. The ElCaT is made up of 12 board members each representing a different region of Texas through which the El Camino Real traverses. A special gratitude gift was presented to District 3 State Senator Robert Nichols for his assistance with legislative funding for preservation of the trail. Photo by Becky Whisenant

We are Remembered by What We Leave Behind, a Trip Down the El...

There is a passage which transects Texas east to west and has been traveled for hundreds of years, long before automobiles or wagons. This route –...

National Day of Prayer

On May 7, Cherokee County will join the National Day of Prayer on the Cherokee County Courthouse lawn. This is an annual observance held on the...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

MAY 6Cherokee Animal Clinic will host an 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. drive through rabies clinic on Wednesday at 665 Johnson Dr; the clinic will not be open this day for appointments,...

Derrick Conley

Alto ISD photo

AISD trustees accept superintendent’s resignation, set plans in...

ALTO – Local schools superintendent Derrick Conley has announced his resignation, noting that he will remain at Alto ISD through the end of the...

AISD trustees to meet April 27, discuss superintendent resignation

CORRECTION: AISD trustees met in special session Monday morning; we have posted the correct meeting time below.We regret the error.-------------ALTO – Members of the local...

Derrick Conley Alto ISD photo

Alto ISD superintendent accepts position in North Texas

ALTO, Texas (CBS19) – Alto ISD Superintendent Derrick Conley is leaving the district to take a position at a North Texas school district.According...

Lufkin Auto Auction

LETTER: Citizens deserve transparency, accountability, leadership

The special council meeting scheduled for April 30, 2026, is illegal as per the City of Rusk Charter, Article XI, Section 2.Mayor Middlebrooks,...

County leaders approve April 28 agenda items

RUSK – Local county leaders approved a number of agenda items during an April 28, 2026, Cherokee County Commissioners’ Court meeting, only passing on one item – an...

The annual meeting of the El Camino Real de Los Tejas National Historic Trail Association (ElCaT) was held in Alto May 2, hosted by the Cherokee County Historical Commission. The ElCaT is made up of 12 board members each representing a different region of Texas through which the El Camino Real traverses. A special gratitude gift was presented to District 3 State Senator Robert Nichols for his assistance with legislative funding for preservation of the trail. Photo by Becky Whisenant

We are Remembered by What We Leave Behind, a Trip Down the El...

There is a passage which transects Texas east to west and has been traveled for hundreds of years, long before automobiles or wagons. This route –...

Cherokeean Herald/John Hawkins

JPD’s McCullough retires from force

JACKSONVILLE – Reece McCullough’s 34-year career with Jacksonville Police Department came to a close April 30, 2026, with the community turning out...

Lawana Baker Carman

A graveside service for Lawana Baker Carman, age 86, of Rusk, is scheduled for 12 noon, Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Echols Cemetery on Jennings Mountain, in Brownsboro with...

Velda June Jones

Velda June Jones

A graveside funeral service for Velda June Jones will be Friday, May 8, 2026, at 1:30 PM in the Arnold Cemetery near Alto. June passed away...

Jennifer Kristi Cabello

A memorial service for Jennifer Kristi Cabello, 54, of Alto will be Saturday, May 16, 2026, 2 pm at the Hilltop Baptist Church in Alto with Bro....

Wells baseball advances to Round 2 playoffs

The Wells High School baseball team has advanced to Round 2 in playoffs, securing their berth with back-to-back wins games against the Oakwood Panthers. Game 1 of the...

Photo courtesy of Wells ISD

Wells baseball advances to Round 1

The Wells Pirates advances to Round 1 in the 2026 baseball playoffs, going up against the Oakwood Panthers in a best-of-three-games series that...

Images courtesy of Alto ISD

Bi-district champs

Having secured the bi-district title on Saturday, the Alto Lady Jackets will advance to area competition in Round 2 of softball playoffs in East...

Harry's Veteran Discount

Revised Katie Struhall

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