AUSTIN – Less than a month remains until a much-anticipated annular solar eclipse graces Texas skies. On Saturday, October 14, an annular eclipse will pass over the state...

Beginning July 1, 2023, Mission Tejas State Park will offer visitors limited day use of its facilities as contractors upgrade waterlines and...

Wow! The volunteers once again were amazing, not only on Saturday, but for many months prior, preparing for the BIG Day on Saturday! The support...

Summer is here and we can tell it by the staggering hot temperatures, the strong afternoon thunderstorms and the excitement most of us feel as we plan a summer vacation. I...

JACKSONVILLE – Organizers of this year’s Best Homegrown Tomato contest have announced winners from the event, held as part of the annual Jacksonville Tomato Festival. •...

LAKE JACKSONVILLE – Information is being sought in the vandalism of public restrooms at the Lake Jacksonville Concession area, with destruction believed to have taken place...

AUSTIN – State Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) and State Representative Cody Harris (R-Palestine) have secured $10 million through House Bill 1, the General...

JACKSONVILLE – Although the official date of the 39th annual Jacksonville Tomato Fest is June 10, local residents are looking forward to a week packed full of events to...

Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce celebrated its return to the city’s downtown area with a May 25 grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at its...

RUSK – The 2023 Fair on the Square promises to be jam-packed with food, fun and activities, with a record number of vendors set up for Saturday, May 27, at the downtown...

Sawyer Leal (foreground) gets a few pointers from Park Ranger Jared Shamburger on how to perfectly toast marshmallows to create s’mores at Mission...

RUSK – Fair on the Square, Rusk’s summer kick-off event set this year for May 27, still has a limited number of vendor spaces available, according...

Visitors at the 16th Annual Folk Festival at Mission Tejas State Park, held April 22, 2023, provided a step back into pioneer times as re-enactors...

The Neches River National Wildlife Refuge drew a group of visitors to the site off U.S. Highway 79, west of Jacksonville at the Cherokee-Anderson...

Dorothy Long Marks was recognized during a March 23 reception at the Heritage Center of Cherokee County Museum for her role in helping launch the...