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Derrick Conley

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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...

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...

Brian Damon Black

Child Safely Recovered; Suspect Arrested After Burglary, Kidnapping

On April 22, 2026, at approximately 1:01 p.m., the Jacksonville Police Department responded to a welfare concern in the 800 block of Myrtle...

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...

Harry's Building Materials

Lufkin Auto Auction

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...

Children’s car seat check offered at Troup library

TROUP – “Boot the Booster,” a children’s car seat check offered through Texas A7M AgriLife Extension Service, begins 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Cameron-J. Jarvis Troup...

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...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

APRIL 30Rusk FFA will host its annual plant sale, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Rusk Ag shop, located behind the local junior high campus. The event traditionally...

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...

Children’s car seat check offered at Troup library

TROUP – “Boot the Booster,” a children’s car seat check offered through Texas A7M AgriLife Extension Service, begins 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Cameron-J. Jarvis Troup...

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...

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,...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

APRIL 30Rusk FFA will host its annual plant sale, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Rusk Ag shop, located behind the local junior high campus. The event traditionally...

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

Charles Lewis Thomas

A private graveside service was held Saturday, April 25th, at the Alto City Cemetery for Charles Lewis Thomas, 86, of Alto. Mr. Thomas passed away Thursday, April 23, 2026,...

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...

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...

Lady Eagles softball season comes to end

The Rusk Lady Eagles have concluded their 2026 softball season this past weekend, posting back-to-back losses against the Silsbee Lady Tigers during a battle for the...

Letter to the Editor

Your decision to publish a letter from Von Spence is troubling. In my experience, Letters to the Editor are expected to be factual and measured. However, that letter...

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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