RUSK, Texas — The City of Rusk has appointed an interim city manager following the resignation of former city manager Bob Goldsberry.Victoria Minton will assume the...

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas — A 24-year-old black male from Tyler died Thursday night following a drowning incident in Cherokee County, according to Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace...

This Saturday marks the kickoff of Jacksonville’s renowned 42nd annual Tomato Fest, where citizens from all over come to celebrate the town’s...

RUSK – Jesse Pawlowski, one of three Jacksonville men arrested in 2021 for the shooting deaths of four New Summerfield residents, was sentenced...

The Rusk Police Department is warning local businesses and residents to be aware of fictitious currency that has recently been discovered in...

As I sat at last Thursday’s Rusk City council special session, I kept becoming more and more frustrated at the total lack of structure and leadership that I saw during the...

CorrectionThe article in this week's Cherokeean Herald, inadvertently wrote the council's vote to accept the city manager's resignation was...

Members of this year’s graduating class at New Summerfield High School prepare to enter the district coliseum, bearing flowers to present to their...

The Annual Rusk Fair on the Square was held Saturday in downtown Rusk and even with the early morning storms, the weather cleared up just in time...

(JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS) Jacksonville firefighters spent much of the night battling a residential structure fire on Lake Jacksonville. During the operation, firefighters were...

Rusk Boy Scout troop 405 and Cub Scout 227 honored the veterans that were buried in Resthaven Cemetery in Jacksonville by placing American flags on...

JACKSONVILLE – A local man involved in an hours-long standoff at a Jacksonville apartment complex over the weekend has turned himself in to Cherokee County Jail.According...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that a former corrections officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in Rusk,...

RUSK – Two new council members – along with incumbent Martha Neely – were sworn into office during a May 14 Rusk City Council meeting that drew...

JACKSONVILLE – Recent concerns over lake regulations were briefly addressed at a May 12, 2026, Jacksonville City Council meeting, with two members...