JACKSONVILLE – “Bigger and better” is a phrase often used when describing the annual Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show, but “bursting at the...

On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, around 1215 PM, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and Jacksonville Police Department executed a Search Warrant,...

RUSK – The Texas State Railroad, which recently reinstated runs from the Rusk Depot to the Maydelle Turntable, has posted excursion dates through mid-October.The inaugural...

JACKSONVILLE – Veteran policeman Steven Markasky, who’s been with the local department for slightly more than a decade, was named March 10, 2025,...

Rusk, TX March 18, 2025 – The Rusk Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce a transformative shift in its operations, moving from a traditional, staff-run organization to a...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Officials have posted a March 18, 2025, burn advisory urging Cherokee County residents to take extreme precaution when burning,...

JACKSONVILLE – The city’s newest police chief was named during the Jacksonville City Council March 11 meeting.“After 19 years, Steven Markasky has...

An anomalously warm and dry period with multiple fire weather triggers is forecast through this outlook and beyond. An active period of high...

 (JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS) The City is pleased to announce Steven Markasky as Chief of the Jacksonville Police Department (JPD). Markasky, a 12-year...

JACKSONVILLE – A March 6 “push-in ceremony” for the Jacksonville Fire Department’s new Sutphen custom engine wasn’t just an introduction to the...

 DALLAS – On Jan.17, Christopher Trent Oneal, 39 of Rusk, Texas, was sentenced to 120 months in Federal prison for violation of federal statutes...

Get ready, Rusk! The night sky is about to put on a spectacular show that you won’t want to miss. On the evening of March 13th and into the early hours of March 14th, 2025,...

Have you ever heard the saying “The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine”? That’s actually a paraphrase of an ancient proverb by the Greek biographer...

Storms and high winds caused damage across Texas on March 4, 2025 and did not leave Cherokee County unscathed.  Buildings at Alto ISD and the...