A special Flag Day Celebration is this Saturday, June 14, at Hazel Tilton Park, 7:00 a.m. in downtown Jacksonville, located next to the Vanishing Texana Museum.The Program...

JUNE 12Troup High School baseball will host a youth baseball camp Tuesday and Thursday at the high school baseball field for third through eighth grade students. Cost is...

JUNE 7The City of Gallatin will host an evening of bingo, beginning 7 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at the Gallatin Community Center. Proceeds from the event help with the upkeep...

MAY 31Mission Tejas State Park will offer a 2 p.m. session, “Tejas Watercolors” in the visitor center at 19343 State Highway E. in Grapeland. Basic watercolor supplies will...

MAY 22The Major Thaddeus Beall Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will gather 2 p.m. Thursday at a private Jacksonville-area residence. This...

This year’s Jacksonville Taco Cook-off drew several contestants and a slew of hungry visitors eager to sample tacos made using chicken, beef and...

The Texas Treasure Business Award (TTBA) program is a proud initiative of the Community Heritage Division of the Texas Historical Commission. Established in 2005 by Senate...

MAY 8-10This year’s Tops in Texas Rodeo PRCA is scheduled May 8-10 at the Jacksonville Rodeo Arena. Events include concerts, Junior Rodeo for Exceptional Kids, a Queen...

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...