A lesson in HumilityBy John Hawkinsjohn@thecherokeean.comIn my sermons, I often say that God talks to us, we just need to stop and listen. Such was...

On December 2, 2024, while incarcerated in the Cherokee County Jail inmate Mason Johnston, 29, of Jacksonville, was found deceased from an apparent suicide. Life saving...

We've got extra bundles of old newspapers we'd love to share with our community, free of cost!Be it for a gardening or art project, prepping for paint jobs or packing items...

UPDATE:A Tyler Bomb squad inspected the devices and determined that they were inert, meaning there was no longer technology within the device that...

On November 13, 2024, James Warnell Phillips of Jacksonville, TX, pleaded guilty to two counts of “Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child.”After a...

Beginning at  8 am on 11/13/2024, Craft-Turney Water Supply will have contractors performing routine line maintenance in the area of FM 22 & CR 1519, on FM 22 all the...

Due to the possibility of bad weather, games that had been scheduled for Friday were moved to Thursday.Rusk 20Center 37Alto 32Mt. Enterprise 46We will have a complete recap...

Most of the local offices up for election were unopposed and unofficial complete results are available at the Cherokee County Elections Office on 5th Street. The contested...

Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis today announced that the burn ban has now been lifted.

As Texans go to the polls for early voting ahead of the November 5 election, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson encourages voters to double-check...

RUSK, Texas — One student was arrested and two others were issued citations after an incident at Rusk High School  last week injured another student. According to a...

Cherokee County, Texas: At approximately 9:00am on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office received a report of a stolen...

UPDATE:    Craft-Turney WSC Water Operators have taken the proper procedures to make this Emergency  repair to the water distribution system main line on Highway 84 W...

On September 12, 2024, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) required the City of Rusk, PWS # 0370003 to issue a Boil Water Notice (BWN) to inform our...

Alto continues their march  toward a winning season with a score of  55 to Hull-Daisetta 0 victory in Thursday night's game.  Alto is now 3 and 0