On February 27, 2026, at approximately 4:24 p.m., officers with the Jacksonville Police Department responded to a major crash in the 600 block of...

RUSK – A Rusk police officer is under investigation following allegations of misconduct during a June 2022 arrest for a charge of driving while...

RUSK – A local city park named for the state’s first native-born governor has been closed temporarily as Rusk city workers remove debris remaining...

I am developing my six-acre farm to grow food that will be donated to the Hope Kitchen in Jacksonville and to surrounding church food pantries that...

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is alerting the public to a growing scam where individuals impersonate DWC officials or court...

Leave a lasting legacy here at our new facility! We’re still caring for 100-plus animals at any given time, split between a rented space that...

AHS Soccer Club played their very first scrimmage Thursday evening! As a recreational team (not a UIL sport), our students had the opportunity to...

 AUSTIN – Texas nonprofits, animal shelters and local governments can now apply for funding through the state’s newly launched $13 million Texas Spay and Neuter Pilot...

Have you ever wondered what Rusk looked like in 1850? At that time, the town was only four years old, having been named the county seat on April 11, 1846. Just a few years...

Wells’ Lady Pirates varsity basketball squad brought home the area championship Feb. 20 following a 45-35 defeat of the Cherokee Indians girls’...

FEB. 26Adopt-a-School 21st Annual Job Shadowing in Jacksonville at the First Methodist Church, 8 AM – 10:30 AM. FEB. 27Jacksonville Education Foundation will host a “Bingo...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local registered voters have through 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, to participate in early voting for the 2026 general primary...

JACKSONVILLE – Sponsors of a free chip-reader fundraiser are hoping to collect enough money to not only establish a site for locals to use when...

RUSK – A seven-day outdoor burn ban was issued Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, by Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis to help mitigate hazards posed by threat...