MAY 1National Day of Prayer will be observed at noon in the Cherokee County Courthouse. Everyone is invited to come and join with members of the community as they offer...

Jacksonville High School students Lexis Baker (left) and Jaden Lavender (right) focused their National Honor Society community service project on...

The Cherokee Civic Theatre's production of "Harvey," by Mary Chase, is currently being rehearsed!  Directed by Bill Sherman, Harvey tells the tale...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County APRIL 23Republic Waste Services will host Customer Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Royal Oaks Landfill at 440...

GRAPELAND – One of the jewels along El Camino Real, Mission Tejas State Park will shine April 26, the date of this year’s folk festival at the 19343 State Highway 21 East...

APRIL 17American Legion Post #0293 in Rusk will begin offering a 9 a.m. Bible study on the first and third Thursday of each month, held at 1001 E. 4th St. in Rusk.  THROUGH...

APRIL 7-12Rusk Public Library is offering Amnesty Week for borrowers with past-due books, with book return set April 7-12 at the 207 E. 6th S. facility in Rusk. Only past...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County APRIL 3 American Legion Post #0293 in Rusk will begin offering a 9 a.m. Bible study on the first and third Thursday of each month. Dates...

JACKSONVILLE – Now in its fourth year, the Flamin’ J BBQ Fest, from 4-9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, in downtown Jacksonville, helps benefit local scholarships and the...

TROUP – “1,2,3 Come Play with Me!” – a two-hour weekly program designed for tots ages 4 and younger – will be hosted by Cameron-J. Jarvis Troup Municipal Library, 102 S....

ALTO – For a few hours on March 20, downtown Alto was invaded by Bugs. Volkswagen Beetles, to be exact, along with a caravan of VW campers and vans...

MARCH 25-29Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show and Sale at the Cherokee Exposition Center on Loop 456 in Jacksonville. For a full schedule of events see the front page of...

RUSK – Dedication of a steel sculpture honoring Governor Jim Hogg is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at Rusk’s Heritage Center of Cherokee County,...

MARCH 20Jacksonville Police Chief Steven Markasky will be sworn into office during a March 20 ceremony, followed by a meet and greet from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at the city’s...

MARCH 12Jacksonville’s Chick-fil-A will host “Coffee with a Cop” from 8-9 a.m. Wednesday at 502 S. Jackson St. For more information, contact JPD Cpl. Amanda Bragg at...