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February 25, 2026

RPD officer under investigation following allegations of 2022...

February 27, 2026

RUSK – A Rusk police officer is under investigation following allegations of misconduct during a June 2022 arrest for a charge of driving while...

Cherokeean Herald photos/John & Penny Hawkins

Jim Hogg Park closed as city workers clean up from January ice storm

February 26, 2026

RUSK – A local city park named for the state’s first native-born governor has been closed temporarily as Rusk city workers remove debris remaining...

March primaries: Early voting ends Feb. 27; Election Day set March 3

February 24, 2026

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local registered voters have through 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, to participate in early voting for the 2026 general primary...

Scam alert for Texas workers

February 25, 2026

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is alerting the public to a growing scam where individuals impersonate DWC officials or court...

Cherokee County initiates Feb. 23 burn ban

February 23, 2026

RUSK – A seven-day outdoor burn ban was issued Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, by Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis to help mitigate hazards posed by threat...

Sheriff's Department Office Executes Narcotics Search Warrant

January 29, 2026

On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office executed a narcotics search warrant at a residence located in the 200 block of...

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Cherokeean Herald photos/John & Penny Hawkins

Jim Hogg Park closed as city workers clean up from January ice storm

February 26, 2026

RUSK – A local city park named for the state’s first native-born governor has been closed temporarily as Rusk city workers remove debris remaining...

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Turney resident turns farm into food source for local agencies

February 26, 2026

I am developing my six-acre farm to grow food that will be donated to the Hope Kitchen in Jacksonville and to surrounding church food pantries that...

Helping Preserve Rusk’s Story Through the Eyes of the Oldest Weekly...

February 25, 2026

Have you ever wondered what Rusk looked like in 1850? At that time, the town was only four years old, having been named the county seat on April 11, 1846. Just a few years...

Cherokeean Herald photos/John & Penny Hawkins

Jim Hogg Park closed as city workers clean up from January ice storm

February 26, 2026

RUSK – A local city park named for the state’s first native-born governor has been closed temporarily as Rusk city workers remove debris remaining...

Courtesy photos

Turney resident turns farm into food source for local agencies

February 26, 2026

I am developing my six-acre farm to grow food that will be donated to the Hope Kitchen in Jacksonville and to surrounding church food pantries that...

Scam alert for Texas workers

February 25, 2026

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is alerting the public to a growing scam where individuals impersonate DWC officials or court...

Courtesy photos

Turney resident turns farm into food source for local agencies

February 26, 2026

I am developing my six-acre farm to grow food that will be donated to the Hope Kitchen in Jacksonville and to surrounding church food pantries that...

RPD officer under investigation following allegations of 2022...

February 27, 2026

RUSK – A Rusk police officer is under investigation following allegations of misconduct during a June 2022 arrest for a charge of driving while...

Cherokeean Herald photos/John & Penny Hawkins

Jim Hogg Park closed as city workers clean up from January ice storm

February 26, 2026

RUSK – A local city park named for the state’s first native-born governor has been closed temporarily as Rusk city workers remove debris remaining...

Courtesy photos

Turney resident turns farm into food source for local agencies

February 26, 2026

I am developing my six-acre farm to grow food that will be donated to the Hope Kitchen in Jacksonville and to surrounding church food pantries that...

Lewis Earl Hicks

Lewis Earl Hicks

February 27, 2026

Graveside funeral services for Lewis Earl Hicks, 96, of Alto will be held Saturday at 3 PM at the Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto. Mr. Hicks passed...

Patsy Jo Sherrill

Patsy Jo Sherrill

February 25, 2026

A funeral service for Patsy Jo Sherrill, 77, of Rusk, is scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Autry Funeral Home in Jacksonville...

Bonnie Louise Hightower McBroom

Bonnie Louise Hightower McBroom

February 24, 2026

Bonnie Louise Hightower McBroom of Rusk was born on June 24, 1929, in St. Augustine, Texas to Claude Amon Hightower and Laura Murel Emmons...

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Texas Launches $13M spay/neuter, vaccination program to protect...

February 25, 2026

AUSTIN – Texas nonprofits, animal shelters and local governments can now apply for funding through the state’s newly launched $13 million Texas Spay and Neuter Pilot...

Volunteer help needed
Four 8- x12-foot buildings, along with 3 12x32 buildings, are being set up at County Roads Rescue’s new site outside Jacksonville city limits but are lacking electricity. The organization hopes to find an electrician to volunteer his or her help in getting these buildings wired and ready to go, allow them to be finished out and dogs moved out to the property. Interested individuals can text or message the 501(c)3 entity at 903-920-8958 to donate assistance. Photos courtesy of County Roads Rescue

Area rescue seeks funding to expedite opening day at new facility

February 25, 2026

Leave a lasting legacy here at our new facility! We’re still caring for 100-plus animals at any given time, split between a rented space that...

Jacksonville veterinarian launches initiative to establish free...

February 24, 2026

JACKSONVILLE – Sponsors of a free chip-reader fundraiser are hoping to collect enough money to not only establish a site for locals to use when...

Alto Soccer Club

February 25, 2026

AHS Soccer Club played their very first scrimmage Thursday evening! As a recreational team (not a UIL sport), our students had the opportunity to...

Wells ISD photos/Rhett Black

Area hoops champs

February 24, 2026

Wells’ Lady Pirates varsity basketball squad brought home the area championship Feb. 20 following a 45-35 defeat of the Cherokee Indians girls’...

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