On September 12, 2024, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) required the City of Rusk, PWS # 0370003 to issue a Boil Water Notice (BWN) to inform our...

Effective SEPTEMBER 19, 2024Due to a Valve Replacement that lowered the PSI on the line to 0 PSI, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has required our...

When the Rusk TJC Citizens Promise scholarship program was launched in 2014, it was one of the earliest Promise programs in the nation and the...

UPDATE:     The water distribution system main line repair construction on Highway 84 W  is completed and the water utility service has been reinstated for the surrounding...

JACKSONVILLE – Peoples Church will host the 2025 “Night to Shine,” an event sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation that centers on and celebrates...

JACKSONVILLE – A free 8-week online course, “How to Study the Bible,” will be offered by BMA Theological Seminary, beginning Sept. 30.Taught by Professor Dr. Greg Parsons,...

JACKSONVILLE – A new budget and tax rate for the City of Jacksonville goes into effect Oct. 1, 2025, following the recent adoption of both during a...

RUSK – A six-month contract outlining salary and leave time for Interim City Manager Bob Goldsberry was approved by the Rusk City Council during a...

• Alto Yellowjackets vs. Winona Wildcats – 7:30 p.m. Friday – AWAY• Jacksonville Indians vs. Athens Hornets – 7:30 p.m. Friday – HOME• Rusk Eagles vs. Troup Tigers – 7:30...

Visitors took advantage of a beautiful late summer day to visit the Texas Veterans Military Show set up in Bullard Sept. 14, learning about...

RUSK – Seniors Alyjia Katon, Ava Kozlovsky and Claire Tipton are this year’s Rusk High School Senior Duchesses vying for the 2024 Queen’s title who...

RUSK – A county emergency services dispatcher was recognized Sept. 10, 2024, by Cherokee County leaders for quick thinking that helped bring an endangered caller to...

NSDAR Chapters all over the United States annually observe September 17-25 as Constitution Week. At the request of the local NSDAR Chapter Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis...

SEPT. 19The feature flick at the Jacksonville Public Library Family Movie Night is “Ordinary Angels,” beginning 5:15 p.m. Thursday. A meal of meatballs with gravy and...