RUSK – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office of Cherokee County will offer a month long “Back to the Basics: Homesteading Series” at the Rusk Civic Center every...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – As the number of measles outbreak cases increase in Texas, learn more about the disease to better help prevent against...

Families can help protect members against measles by getting vaccinated against the disease.The Texas Vaccines for Children Program (TVFC) program is a federally and state...

RUSK – LivingWorks ASIST, designed as a suicide “first-aid intervention” course will be presented from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, Wednesday and Thursday, April 30-May 1,...

County officials gathered on the courthouse steps Wednesday for a surprise announcement by the Texas Association of Counties representatives, Tasha...

RUSK – Seven years after opening its doors to provide local quality healthcare for families, Rusk Children’s Clinic will close Feb. 28.“People are upset about it,” said...

Americans should be cautious about unsolicited packages that contain unknown seeds or liquidsAUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced new reports of...

Publisher’s note: Cheryl Ivie Harper is a member of the 4-person staff at the Cherokeean Herald. We asked her to write about what she went through after going home from our...

RUSK – Looking to buddy up with someone to help you be more mindful of holiday eating habits in a fun way? The local county AgriLife Extension Office has you covered!A...

For seven years a person, who wishes to remain anonymous, has put out boxes in the dollar stores in Rusk to gather donations to make sure folks in the local care facilities...

RUSK – A free summer water aerobics program has gained a large following from participants who say it’s made a real difference in their quality of...

This year has been an exceptionally rough year for our program, being notified once a month of a Veteran losing his life to suicide. This is just...

A recent blood drive hosted at Wells High School by students from the Health Science program broke last year’s number of donors, with 25 staff...

The Loan Closet of Cherokee and Houston Counties held an equipment drive Sunday to collect donations of medical equipment no longer needed by the...

Texas House Bill 114, which took effect Sept. 1, 2023, introduces stricter measures against the possession, use, or delivery of marijuana and e-cigarettes on or near public...