Many of you may not realize that we have something of a celebrity in town … the Mayor of Brookshires. Yes, and it’s none other than Ronny McElroy, Rusk’s own version of...

Law enforcement is an honorable profession and a good career for those inclined to serve in that capacity. Many applicants are attracted by the media’s interpretation of...

As a public figure, I’m out in the community, talking with hundreds of people throughout Cherokee County and the one constant question I’m asked is, “what’s going on with...

It is a great honor to serve Rusk as your new Postmaster. In my years with the United States Postal Ser-vice, I have seen firsthand the role the Postal Service plays...

In response to your editorial on the District Attorney’s case load, I felt it necessary to provide your readers some insights. I do agree there is a large case load. There...

The Clothes Closet & More, located at 314 S. Main St. in Jacksonville, provides clothing and accessories, as well as limited household items, free of charge to our...

Recently, the Jacksonville Sesquicentennial Committee announced that the “time capsule,” buried in the park next to the museum, will be opened on...

I'm calling our veterans group “As you were!” We meet for coffee & cookies the 1st & 3rd Thursday, 8 a.m. at Brookshire Brothers in Rusk. We've had ten vets so far,...

You have our gratitude, support every day of the year Veterans are an important part of all our lives because they protected the freedoms we enjoy. After their service in...

I want to encourage the voters of the Alto Independent School District to vote FOR the Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) on Tuesday, November 2nd to take advantage...

In a day when partisan warfare and Facebook taunts can define the day’s public discourse, local newspapers like this one provide something else: They bind people with the...

National Night Out ~ Rusk, TX Our granddaughters had never been to a National Night Out and had no idea what to expect. I tried to explain it to them as a “community party...

Bringing the news and community events every week is a huge challenge, but as you’ve probably noticed in the Cherokeean Herald during the last several weeks, much is...

When I started this organization in 2016, it was because I realized how desperately the county needed help with animals. And when the county...

After seeing my property taxes double in five years, I knew that I needed to attend an appraisal review board (ARB) hearing with the Cherokee County Appraisal office. ...