Parvo affects all rescues and shelters in East Texas. I’ve never met someone in rescue in this area who hasn’t been affected by it. Parvo tends to be seen more in “seasons”...

A newly formed chess club meets from 6-8 p.m. every other Saturday at Postmasters coffee shop, 402 E. Rusk St., Jacksonville. Call 903-589-1829 for more information. A game...

JAN. 27 Teaching What Matters Jacksonville Texas Homeschool Group will host a bake sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, with locations at the downtown Jacksonville...

American Legion Post #152 Commander Ron Seeton (second left) presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Brookshire Brothers Store Manager Ben Luster...

Former Rusk resident Rosslyn Simmons Williams and several members of her family distributed approximately 100 bags of supplies to local children...

ALTO – A rabbit program overseen by Alto FFA recently took a major hit with the loss of 17 rabbits believed to have been killed by a stray dog that entered their kennel at...

Monday was a holiday to take time to acknowledge the works of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In Jacksonville, a group of enthusiastic...

RUSK – Orientation for Texas Master Gardener training begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, in Room 102 of the Cherokee County Courthouse Annex in Rusk, with registration open...

JAN. 18 Hoop4Coop, a free-throw marathon sponsored by Troup High School’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams, will be held Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the school to help raise...

RUSK – Folks wanting to brush up on their Spanish reading skills or who would like a chance to read books in Spanish now have a collection of items...

The steam plant once primarily used to provide heating and hot water at the Rusk State Hospital campus on U.S. Highway 69 is in the process of...

TROUP – Local high school hoopsters will host a Jan. 18 “Hoop4Coop Free-Throw-A-Thon” to help defray medical expenses incurred by classmate Cooper Reid, who was injured...

January 12, 2023 I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. The new year brings a new legislative session, so I'll be spending...

JACKSONVILLE – Several Jacksonville Police Department employees and a volunteer recently were recognized during an annual Christmas party hosted by...

Last Saturday evening, the Masonic Lodge No. 45 in Rusk celebrated its 175th anniversary with a dinner and awards ceremony held in the Rusk Civic...