By Cristin Parker cristin@thecherokeean.com This year’s Junior Livestock Show and Sale was canceled, but that isn’t keeping the event’s organizers from giving credit...

DALLAS — Two reproductive rights groups last week dropped their lawsuit against seven small East Texas towns that had declared abortion-rights organizations “criminal...

A New Summerfield woman pleaded guilty to a charge of cruelty to animals in Second District Court, Monday, June 1. According to a release from the...

Longtime law enforcement officer Stephen Hughes is now the leader in the department to which he’s dedicated his bulk of his career. Rusk City...

Voters in and around Jacksonville will need to remember to go to a new venue to vote early in the county’s upcoming Republican primary runoff elections. Cherokee County...

(June 3, 2020) AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the third phase of the State of Texas’ plan to safely open the economy while containing the spread of COVID-19....

(June 2, 2020) – Four more cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Cherokee County, bringing the current local total to 47. Out of the 47 cases, three cases have been...

The application process for a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) opens Monday, June 1. This one-time food benefit is for families who...

(May 28, 2020) -- The city of Jacksonville is re-opening city facilities with safe practices in place, with an aim to continue to provide the highest level of customer...

Commissioners met in an open court on Tuesday, May 26, for the first time since shutting down in March in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). County staff at the north...

In an effort to help themselves and others cope with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, one East Texas family is doing what they can to support...

On Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at approximately 10:09 a.m., Jacksonville police and fire units were dispatched to the 1000 block of North Jackson Street in response to a single...

Wednesday, May 27 -- According to Jacksonville city officials, as of noon today, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, the city of Jacksonville has had a total of six confirmed cases of...

The city of Jacksonville announced Tuesday, May 19, the city parks facilities, as well as Lake Jacksonville, will reopen this week. According to Jacksonville officials...

Just as officials announced the start of the second phase of reopening the state from its Coronavirus (COVID-19) shutdown, Cherokee County officials reported the second...