Unofficial results from May 3 general elections held in Cherokee County shared by those hosting elections:Special elections• City of JacksonvilleCreation of a Municipal...

Hazel Tilton Park is Jacksonville’s oldest piece of surveyed land. After the International and Great Northern Railroad had laid out the city on...

The Jacksonville Police Department responded to the 1000 block of South Jackson Streetwhere a male subject reportedly went into the store, then...

By John Hawkinsjohn@thecherokeean.comThe capital murder trial for Christopher Peoples, charged with the April 2022 murder of Valentine Sanchez,...

On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, around 1215 PM, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and Jacksonville Police Department executed a Search Warrant,...

Rusk, TX March 18, 2025 – The Rusk Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce a transformative shift in its operations, moving from a traditional, staff-run organization to a...

 (JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS) The City is pleased to announce Steven Markasky as Chief of the Jacksonville Police Department (JPD). Markasky, a 12-year...

 DALLAS – On Jan.17, Christopher Trent Oneal, 39 of Rusk, Texas, was sentenced to 120 months in Federal prison for violation of federal statutes...

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office jail was found in noncompliance with Texas Jail Standards in February 2025. As Sheriff, I take full responsibility for these infractions...

In a surprise inspection, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards held Cherokee County in non-compliance and detailed specific issues that resulted in the issuance of this...

The Lufkin Daily News reports that the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Lufkin man and woman Saturday on child pornography charges....

RUSK – Three local businesses at the center of an illegal gambling investigation were raided Friday morning in Rusk by the Cherokee County...

AUSTIN  – ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from January 20-23 due to forecasted extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential...

JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS) Joe Williams was relieved of his duty as Chief of the Jacksonville Police Department on the afternoon of Thursday, January 9....

 (Austin, TX) ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from January 6-10 due to forecasted cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand,...