Chad McCuin, a recent Rusk graduate known for his accomplishments on both the gridiron and track field, has died. "I am saddened to report the loss...

Just in case you are not aware, there is a state law in Texas that prohibits the discharge of your cut grass into the roadway. (Texas Health and...

Area(S) Affected: Customers on: FM 23, FM 1857 (Not all customers on FM 23 & FM 1857- will receive a call if correct number is on account-customers are advised to call...

AUG. 14This month, Alto Health for All will focus on “National Wellness Month” for its monthly webinar, which can be accessed noon Thursday via Facebook and Zoom. Follow...

Since many of our readers use Toll 49 in Tyler, we wanted to make you aware of upcoming road maintenance. (Tyler, TX) –North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET...

With the beginning of a new school year here in Cherokee County, I can’t help but to think how much education has changed since I and probably you...

RUSK – Just two months after becoming the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office new K9, Zable – an 18-month-old Dutch Shepard, died July 21, 2025, in...

ATHENS – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) has temporarily closed to visitors while Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) completes emergency repairs to a...

RUSK – Thomas Jefferson Rusk Rotary Club of Rusk and the Rusk State Hospital Volunteer Council are joining forces to host Rusk’s inaugural Top Clay Shoot Fundraiser, with...

At 10 a.m. on July 22, 2025, the Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary celebrated 60 years of its Gerald D. Kellar Memorial...

NEW SUMMERFIELD – A year in the making, on July 31, New Summerfield ISD launched its new ISD police department with a familiar face at the helm:...

AUG. 7Jacksonville ISD schools will host schedule pick-up and meet the teacher events Thursday at the following times: Jacksonville Middle School – Seventh-grade, 9 a.m. to...

Judge Forrest Phifer of the Rusk Municipal Court is delighted to announce a significant new addition to the court’s family. We warmly welcome Christy Myers as our new Court...

 On August 5, 2025, at approximately 7:47 a.m., Jacksonville Police Department officers were dispatched to a reported burglary in which an...

As Texas children head back to school, TxDOT is calling on everyone to be extra cautious in school zones and around school buses to help keep kids...