JACKSONVILLE – The 2025 Scarecrow Trail is underway at the Ruth Nichols Arboretum in Jacksonville, going through Nov. 1.Sponsored by the Cherokee County Master Gardeners,...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 31 for the 2025 November General elections.This year’s election...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local livestock producer John Ellis was elected president of the Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show Oct. 9 during the...

Family photos from the Berryman family are on display at the Stella Hill Memorial Library in Alto as part of the celebration of the El Camino Real...

Local veterans often overlook or don’t realize that Jacksonville has an active American Legion Post #152. Kenneth Smalley, Post Commander, stopped...

Alto Police Department’s inaugural National Night Out Event – held Oct. 7 on the Alto ISD grounds – was deemed a large success, with Police Chief...

A new arrival came to town Monday, weighing in at 165,000 pounds, born in 1930 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone, Pennsylvania.   After...

 Celebrate Community, Art, Culture, and Autumn Charm in Downtown Jacksonville, TexasJacksonville, Texas — The Jacksonville Community Arts Alliance...

OCT. 15Caddo Mounds State Historic Site will host an hour-long Munch n’ Learn program beginning 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the 1649 Texas Highway 21 site in Alto. Assistant...

RUSK – Cherokee Civic Theatre will host auditions Oct. 20-21, 2025, for its upcoming Christmas production, “Christmas Shorts,” by Lucy Williams.“There’s something for...

This year voters across Texas will consider 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution on Election Day, Nov 4. If you aren’t sure about your voter information status...

The latest offering from the Cherokee Civic Theatre is the favorite about murder, mayhem and family, “Arsenic & Old Lace”. Opening night will...

Friends,What may be done to prevent Kyle Bass from obtaining permits to remove water from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer under East Texas and selling the water to other...

OCT. 8Redemption Rock Church in Rusk will hold a drawing for a men’s item and a ladies’ item basket to help raise funds for its program to help provide Christmas items for...