ALTO – It was just three years ago that a tornado ripped apart the facilities at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, six miles west of Alto....

OVERTON – The 29th East Texas Horticultural Field Day featuring more than 350 ornamental plant trial varieties for public viewing will be held...

RUSK – County leaders lead off a 9 a.m. Commissioners’ Court meeting on Tuesday, June 28, with discussion of approving an area-wide burn, after reviewing one issued this...

RUSK – A former assistant coach for a local youth organization is free on bond following a June 21 arrest by the Rusk Police Department for a charge of indecency with a...

RUSK – Jon “JP” Luna has been named the new assistant principal at Rusk High School, succeeding Brian Tarvin in the position. “Welcome to the Rusk...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Two entities have cancelled planned fireworks show in observance of the upcoming Independence Day holiday in July, while the show...

Washington (AP) In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. The...

COLLEGE STATION – The Texas fire environment will support increased wildfire activity through the weekend, as hot and dry conditions persist across the state. Above normal...

RUSK – A county-wide burn ban, effective immediately, was issued Wednesday morning, June 22, by Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis, citing dry...

Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis has issued an outdoor burn ban June 22 for Cherokee County, "due to the dry conditions we are currently...

RUSK – Bolstered by support shown for a county-wide early voting program, a local election official will seek approval June 28 from the Cherokee County Commissioners’ Court...