This week the Texas Senate welcomed DJ Daniel to the chamber. DJ is a 13-year old from the Houston area who is battling terminal brain and spine cancer. His dream is to...

This week we welcomed the Texas Forestry Association (TFA) to the Texas Capitol. TFA, which has been active since 1914, has members in a variety of fields including...

In 1969, our nation made history by putting a man on the moon. A lesser known fact the astronauts who joined us on the floor this week shared is that Texas is the only...

To anyone who says, “Newspapers are dead,” I say, “Sit at my desk the Monday after the post office sends a bundle of newspapers to Fort Worth by mistake.”I say, “Answer my...

The Cherokeean Herald has always looked forward to the Cherokee County Jr. Livestock Show. Every year it’s a real treat for us to meet, talk with and watch these young...

The pace of session continues to pick up and important deadlines are around the corner. Committee hearings, voting, and debating on the Senate Floor take up most of my...

On March 6, 1836, the Alamo fell to the Mexican army after thirteen days under siege. General Santa Anna launched an early morning assault on the mission; the battle lasted...

On March 2, 1836, The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the Brazos. This Sunday will mark 189 years since the Republic of Texas declared itself...

The latest project of the thespians at the Cherokee Civic Theatre is Pride & Prejudice, by Jane Austen as adapted by Rebecca Gellott.  With a cast of 22 and 7 extras...

It has been a long time since I have had a child or even a grandchild in a Texas school, but I am a tax payer and this whole school funding thing...

Receiving a package you didn’t order might seem harmless, or even exciting, but it could be a setup for fraud. Scammers are sending out mystery packages, sometimes with QR...

FEB. 28Jacksonville Education Foundation will host a Designer Purse Bingo event, 5 p.m. Friday at The Jackson at Cherokee Ranch, 14881 US Highway 79 in Jacksonville.FEB....

This weekend we celebrate President’s Day, honoring all US presidents. The holiday originally celebrated George Washington’s birthday on February 22. It became a federal...

One hundred and forty-three years ago this week, building commissioners for the Texas Capitol broke ground for the present-day building. Nimrod Norton and Joseph Lee turned...

This week’s issue of The Cherokeean Herald is the beginning of our 176th year of continuously publishing this newspaper. This milestone is certainly not lost on all of that...