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Quilt Show at the Heritage Museum during Fair on the Square, May 24

Cherokee County Quilt Guild will have a quilt show during Fair on the Square. Quilts of various designs and techniques will be on display at the Heritage Museum, 208 S....

Area man gets 50 years for multiple shooting of wife

On Friday, May 9, 2025, in the Second Judicial District Court of Cherokee County, Texas, Paul Daniel Cooper was sentenced to 50 years in prison.On July 11, 2016, Cooper...

My five cents …

Today is the first of many deadlines the legislature will reach over the next two and a half weeks. It’s the last day for the House to pass House Bills on second reading....

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Quilt Show at the Heritage Museum during Fair on the Square, May 24

Cherokee County Quilt Guild will have a quilt show during Fair on the Square. Quilts of various designs and techniques will be on display at the Heritage Museum, 208 S....

Local May 3 election results

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

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Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend

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

Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces “Alamo Defenders Heritage...

AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced her new Commissioner's Map: Alamo Defenders Heritage Map of Texas is available for pre-order....

Sales Tax Holidays set May 24-26 for Water-Efficient, ENERGY STAR®...

AUSTIN – Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding families and businesses that they can save on the purchase of certain products during the state’s Water-Efficient...

Rusk Mayor Ben Middlebrooks with retiring business owner Joann Jackson

Celebrating Joann Jackson

A well-known New Year’s song says, “May old acquaintances be forgot and never brought to mind,” but that is certainly not going to be the case with...

Cherokeean Herald/Jo Anne Embleton

Celebratory stroll

Members of Rusk High School Class of 2025, garbed in graduation gear, spent Monday morning visiting the various campuses, where students greeted...

Photos courtesy of Merry Lamar

Alto graduating class of 2025 Salutatorian, Raul Garcia-Silva speaks at the graduation ceremony on Friday night. The seniors were joined by family...

Cherokeean Herald photos/John Hawkins

A new path ahead

Jacksonville High School seniors file onto the field at the Historic Tomato Bowl one final time as a group, gathering May 16 for the 2025 JISD’s...

Cherokeean Herald/Jo Anne Embleton

Celebratory stroll

Members of Rusk High School Class of 2025, garbed in graduation gear, spent Monday morning visiting the various campuses, where students greeted...

Cherokeean Herald photos/John Hawkins

A new path ahead

Jacksonville High School seniors file onto the field at the Historic Tomato Bowl one final time as a group, gathering May 16 for the 2025 JISD’s...

Photos courtesy of Merry Lamar

Alto graduating class of 2025 Salutatorian, Raul Garcia-Silva speaks at the graduation ceremony on Friday night. The seniors were joined by family...

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Quilt Show at the Heritage Museum during Fair on the Square, May 24

Cherokee County Quilt Guild will have a quilt show during Fair on the Square. Quilts of various designs and techniques will be on display at the Heritage Museum, 208 S....

Quilt Show at the Heritage Museum during Fair on the Square, May 24

Cherokee County Quilt Guild will have a quilt show during Fair on the Square. Quilts of various designs and techniques will be on display at the Heritage Museum, 208 S....

Cherokeean Herald/Jo Anne Embleton

Celebratory stroll

Members of Rusk High School Class of 2025, garbed in graduation gear, spent Monday morning visiting the various campuses, where students greeted...

Photos courtesy of Merry Lamar

Alto graduating class of 2025 Salutatorian, Raul Garcia-Silva speaks at the graduation ceremony on Friday night. The seniors were joined by family...

Cherokeean Herald photos/John Hawkins

A new path ahead

Jacksonville High School seniors file onto the field at the Historic Tomato Bowl one final time as a group, gathering May 16 for the 2025 JISD’s...

John M. "Bubba" Blackmon

A memorial visitation for John M. "Bubba Blackmon", 52, of Alto will be Thursday, May 22, 2025 at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home from 6-8 PM. There is no formal...

A Celebration of Sam David Burt’s Life, age 58, of Alto, Texas, will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 23, 2025 at the First Methodist Church of Jasper,...

Jeanne Sandra Tarno

Jeanne Sandra Tarno

Jeanne Sandra Tarno, 83, of Rusk, TX passed away on May 14, 2025 in Rusk. She was born May 24, 1941 in Shreveport, LA to J.T. Tarno and Mildred...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

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...

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Memorial Day a time for reflection, honoring fallen US military

Staff reportsMemorial Day is time to reflect and to honor the men and women of the U.S. military who gave their lives while serving their country, a national holiday...

On Memorial Day, honor those who gave all, thank the families who...

On this Memorial Day, the Texas Veterans Commission pays solemn tribute to the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Their courage, selflessness...

A word of thanks

May I express my gratitude to all who had a part in my surprise Retirement Party and reception on Thursday, May 14th.I received proclamations from the Rusk Chamber...

On Memorial Day, honor those who gave all, thank the families who...

On this Memorial Day, the Texas Veterans Commission pays solemn tribute to the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Their courage, selflessness...

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