In recent months – as evidenced by mentions in this paper and plastered all over social media accounts run by schools, groups and proud parents –...

Tonight, State Representative Trent Ashby (R–Lufkin) was elected as the Republican nominee to serve as the next State Senator for Senate District 3. Rep. Ashby issued the...

Complete but unofficial results, with 16 of 16 Cherokee County precincts reporting, were posted by the Cherokee County Election Department as of 9:33 p.m. Tuesday. Top...

Texas Independence Day was observed on Saturday this year as an enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Cherokee County Courthouse to hear Ken McClure...

Southern Pines Locomotive Company (SPLCo) has successfully completed the second major move as the AT&SF Pineland Depot safely arrived in Rusk...

On February 27, 2026, at approximately 4:24 p.m., officers with the Jacksonville Police Department responded to a major crash in the 600 block of...

RUSK – A Rusk police officer is under investigation following allegations of misconduct during a June 2022 arrest for a charge of driving while...

RUSK – A local city park named for the state’s first native-born governor has been closed temporarily as Rusk city workers remove debris remaining...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local registered voters have through 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, to participate in early voting for the 2026 general primary...

RUSK – A seven-day outdoor burn ban was issued Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, by Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis to help mitigate hazards posed by threat...

RUSK – A Feb. 16 Republican candidate forum drew more than 100 residents to the Rusk Civic Center, there to learn their respective qualifications...

A month-long filing period for candidacy in the May 2026 school board and municipal elections across Texas concluded Feb. 13, with a number of incumbents filing for area...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Early voting for the 2026 general primary elections – which kicked off Tuesday – continues through Feb. 27, with registered...

In 1950, Frank Main and his wife, Marie, sold the Rusk Cherokeean to Emmett Whitehead and his wife, Marie, of Livingston. The purchase of the...

We should all take a moment to consider the first responders that came out and helped their neighbors during the severe cold and ice last week. The linemen who worked in...