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Mission Tejas Folk Fest expands to 3-day event

GRAPELAND – An annual folk festival held at Mission Tejas State Park on the El Camino Real outside Grapeland has expanded to a three-day event to...

UPDATE: JISD Lockdown

April 17, 2026 On the morning of April 17, 2026, at Jacksonville High School, a JISD staff member secured a backpack containing a firearm from a student. The backpack was...

Jacksonville ISD Lockdown

At JHS this morning, a gun was confiscated on JHS campus . The weapon was quickly located and secured, and the campus was placed on immediate...

High Points from El Camino Real #1461

The April showers have folks along El Camino Real smiling as doom and gloom forecasts of a summer drought filled the air in cafes and around feed stores. We always worry...

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Mysteries at Your Museum: Doll Exhibit – April 9 through May 16

Doll collecting, or Plangonology, is one of the world's most fun and enduring hobbies, something people can enjoy for a lifetime. Far from being...

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Jacksonville ISD Lockdown

At JHS this morning, a gun was confiscated on JHS campus . The weapon was quickly located and secured, and the campus was placed on immediate...

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...

Mission Tejas Folk Fest expands to 3-day event

GRAPELAND – An annual folk festival held at Mission Tejas State Park on the El Camino Real outside Grapeland has expanded to a three-day event to...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

APRIL 22The Trinity will provide breakfast-to-go for local first responders, medical professionals and teachers, 7-8 a.m. Wednesday at 131 Zimmerman in Jacksonville, in...

The Alto Lady Jackets remain undefeated in district play, securing the DISTRICT 22-2A championship April 15 with a 5-3 win over Douglass. Their season record – as of April 15 – is 22-7-1 (10-0 district). During Wednesday’s game, senior standout Lacey Stephenson pitched her 600th career strikeout. Wednesday’s win gives the Lady Jackets a back-to-back district championship. Photo courtesy Alto ISD

Local softball teams advance to bi-district playoffs

Rusk Lady Eagles bi-district softball playoffs this week:Class 4A-II, Region III Bi-district (best-of-three series) for the Rusk Lady Eagles v....

Mission Tejas Folk Fest expands to 3-day event

GRAPELAND – An annual folk festival held at Mission Tejas State Park on the El Camino Real outside Grapeland has expanded to a three-day event to...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

APRIL 22The Trinity will provide breakfast-to-go for local first responders, medical professionals and teachers, 7-8 a.m. Wednesday at 131 Zimmerman in Jacksonville, in...

EARLY VOTING for municipal, ISD elections

Early voting will be held weekdays April 20-24 and April 27-28 for upcoming ISD and municipal elections set for May 2. This year, four area entities will host...

Alto, Troup schools threatened by ‘swatting calls’

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Two area school districts were the focus of potential threats earlier this week, with campuses locked down for safety reasons.On Tuesday, Alto Police...

Mission Tejas Folk Fest expands to 3-day event

GRAPELAND – An annual folk festival held at Mission Tejas State Park on the El Camino Real outside Grapeland has expanded to a three-day event to...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

APRIL 22The Trinity will provide breakfast-to-go for local first responders, medical professionals and teachers, 7-8 a.m. Wednesday at 131 Zimmerman in Jacksonville, in...

The Alto Lady Jackets remain undefeated in district play, securing the DISTRICT 22-2A championship April 15 with a 5-3 win over Douglass. Their season record – as of April 15 – is 22-7-1 (10-0 district). During Wednesday’s game, senior standout Lacey Stephenson pitched her 600th career strikeout. Wednesday’s win gives the Lady Jackets a back-to-back district championship. Photo courtesy Alto ISD

Local softball teams advance to bi-district playoffs

Rusk Lady Eagles bi-district softball playoffs this week:Class 4A-II, Region III Bi-district (best-of-three series) for the Rusk Lady Eagles v....

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William (Bill) Haskell Cromer

William (Bill) Haskell Cromer

A funeral service for William (Bill) Haskell Cromer, age 84, of Rusk is scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Autry Funeral Home in...

Edward “Eddie” Wesley Lee

Edward “Eddie” Wesley Lee

Edward “Eddie” Wesley Lee, 79, of Jacksonville, Texas, passed away on April 15, 2026.Eddie Lee, born on July 3, 1946, lived a life that was...

Tennie (Virginia) Sessions

Tennie (Virginia) Sessions

In Loving Memory of My Aunt, Tennie (Virginia) Sessions, born in Alto, Texas, January 22, 1937, and met her Lord and Savior, Jesus, April 13, 2026....

Mission Tejas Folk Fest expands to 3-day event

GRAPELAND – An annual folk festival held at Mission Tejas State Park on the El Camino Real outside Grapeland has expanded to a three-day event to...

The Alto Lady Jackets remain undefeated in district play, securing the DISTRICT 22-2A championship April 15 with a 5-3 win over Douglass. Their season record – as of April 15 – is 22-7-1 (10-0 district). During Wednesday’s game, senior standout Lacey Stephenson pitched her 600th career strikeout. Wednesday’s win gives the Lady Jackets a back-to-back district championship. Photo courtesy Alto ISD

Local softball teams advance to bi-district playoffs

Rusk Lady Eagles bi-district softball playoffs this week:Class 4A-II, Region III Bi-district (best-of-three series) for the Rusk Lady Eagles v....

DOUG JORDAN RELAYS

DOUG JORDAN RELAYSHOSTED BY RUSK HIGH SCHOOLWEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026DIVISION 1 – GIRLS VARSITY1st – Bullard 2432nd – Palestine 1503rd – Arp 554th – Bullard B 445th – Rusk...

Letter to the Editor

I love the town of RuskRusk is my hometownThe roots run deep!I was born Feb. 9, 1958, at Rusk Memorial Hospital. Dr. Gabbert delivered me and we can surmise was the first...

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