The Cherokee County Jail reported the following activity between June 29 and July 5: Quincey Allen, 36, Rusk, public intoxication Julie Diane Baker, 51, Flint, possession...

JACKSONVILLE – On July 15, Dr. Joe Lightner officially begins his duties as the newest president of Jacksonville College, a private, Christian...

OVERTON – The East Texas Horticultural Field Day will feature more than 500 ornamental plant trial varieties for public viewing on Thursday, July 22, at the Texas A&M...

RUSK – Construction on the first phase of “a hundred-year” project that upgrades facilities for Rusk State Hospital is nearly complete, with a...

JACKSONVILLE – Local native Kenya Etim, MD, is joining UT Health East Texas Physicians in Jacksonville. Etim, who specializes in family medicine,...

UPDATED 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 13 Additional areas have been added to Rusk Rural WSC boil water notice, effective until further notice: FM 1248 CR 2109 CR 2110 CR...

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Flash Flood Warning that is in effect until 12:15 a.m. Monday for the northern part of Cherokee County, central Rusk...

RUSK – Cherokee County Commissioners’ Court members will consider partnering with a local electric cooperative in pursuing grant funding that ultimately expand broadband...

NORMAN, Oklahoma – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Nacogdoches, Texas, July 30-31, at the...

RUSK – Trustees of Rusk ISD will consider approval to add a campus nursing position at the local junior high, then look into naming a Construction Manager at Risk for the...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Father Jorge Dinguis returns to minister in Cherokee County, appointed July 1 as priest-in-charge of Sacred Heart Catholic Mission in Rusk and Venerable...

LUFKIN – Recently released statistics show the number of fatalities from people choosing not to wear a seat belt have risen in the Lufkin District, as well as...

BEAUMONT – Three individuals connected to the Aryan Circle (AC) prison gang have pleaded guilty to federal violations, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei and...

A public hearing regarding a former nursing home site at 817 W. 6th St. will be held during a 5:30 p.m. special meeting Thursday, July 8, at the Rusk Civic Center, 555...