CHEROKEE COUNTY – Two county residents challenged by nature during a daytrip along the Neches River were found safe Sunday afternoon, said Cherokee County Game Warden Mark...

RUSK – A letter recently published in The Cherokeean Herald praising a lost animal program operated by the City of Rusk has resulted in confusion among residents seeking to...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – A suspect arrested Thursday for an aggravated robbery incident in Alto remains in Cherokee County Jail on a $250,000 bond,...

Kilgore, TX - East Texas Financial Corporation, the bank holding company for Citizens Bank headquartered in Kilgore, Texas, has entered into a definitive agreement to...

In the 2nd Judicial District Court of Cherokee County, Texas, Dexter Lynn Davis pleaded guilty to the murders of Coray McCuin and Tony McCuin. He...

The Rusk FFA sent five of its members to the National FFA Washington Leadership Conference, held July 8-12, 2025, in Washington D.C. Members who...

JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville College, founded in 1899 as a senior college, is going back to its roots this fall: On July 14, school officials...

AUSTIN, July 15, 2025 — A controversial proposal by Conservation Equity Management LLC, founded by hedge fund investor J. Kyle Bass, came under fire Tuesday before the...

A Rusk man has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.Justin Jones, 37,...

A minor problem today when a locomotive for the Texas State Railroad derailed slightly at a crossing behind Fields Chapel Methodist Church in...

What an unforgettable morning in Downtown Rusk! The Thomas Jefferson Rusk Rotary Club’s 1st Annual Tricycle/Big Wheel Race was bursting with...

Last Friday, the United States of America celebrated her 249th year of independence. The people of Cherokee County came together to celebrate this...

Jacksonville ISD Police Department Chief Bill Avera recently was appointed executive director and CFO of Texas School District Police Chiefs...

Best decorated boat by TNT “Tinsel & Tonic” Kristen Work & Britian McKinneyThank you to Bralys Ace Hardware for the gift basket!  Thank you...

Brave New World ?By John Hawkins and Alfonso Indigo (AI)john@thecherokeean.comLike a lot of us, trying to talk to a real person when we have a...