TYLER, Texas – A former Cherokee County employee has pleaded guilty to a federal violation related to embezzling over $400,000 in funds in the...

Former Cherokee County employee Gina Upshaw, arrested in connection with missing county tax office funds, plead guilty to federal charges – including Federal Program Theft...

RUSK, TEXAS — The Rusk Police Department has arrested a local man following an investigation into the online solicitation of a minor.The investigation originated after the...

  Folks along El Camino Real are busy trying to get back into the schedule of another school year.  It seems like school starts earlier and earlier every year. I can...

Folks along El Camino Real got really excited about the cold front that came in early Sunday morning. The weathermen had been promising it and sure enough it happened. The...

The rock group The Who wrote “Tommy, can you hear me,” a lyric from a track on their album “Tommy,” and that phrase comes to mind whenever I attend a Rusk City Council...

TYLER, Texas – A former Cherokee County employee has pleaded guilty to a federal violation related to embezzling over $400,000 in funds in the...

RUSK, TEXAS — The Rusk Police Department has arrested a local man following an investigation into the online solicitation of a minor.The investigation originated after the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOn July 29, 2026, Cherokee County Sheriff's Office jail staff located Joseph Russell, 49, of Jacksonville, unresponsive in his cell. Jail staff...

AUG. 13 Splash a way to Alto Health for All's monthly webinar, which begins noon Thursday. August is National Wellness Month and Eye Exam Month, representatives from Gold...

Former Cherokee County employee Gina Upshaw, arrested in connection with missing county tax office funds, plead guilty to federal charges – including Federal Program Theft...

The Splash Pad is temporarily  closed for repairs.  Check the City of Jacksonville website for updates.

AUG. 13 Splash a way to Alto Health for All's monthly webinar, which begins noon Thursday. August is National Wellness Month and Eye Exam Month, representatives from Gold...

SMITH COUNTY – The victim of an Aug. 9, 2026, plane crash in rural Smith County has been identified as Jacksonville business owner Kaleb Kramer,...

Due to wildfire conditions locally, Cherokee County leaders on Aug. 6 initiated a burn ban, and was extended the ban another 90 days during their...

Several scholarship awards were bestowed on the children of Altman Specialty Plants employees during a July 31 scholarship presentation in Troup....

AUG. 13 Splash a way to Alto Health for All's monthly webinar, which begins noon Thursday. August is National Wellness Month and Eye Exam Month, representatives from Gold...

RUSK – Local leaders will consider the possibility of the City of Rusk resuming responsibility for the operation and management of Rusk RV Park and Lake during a 6 p.m....

SMITH COUNTY – The victim of an Aug. 9, 2026, plane crash in rural Smith County has been identified as Jacksonville business owner Kaleb Kramer,...

Chelsea Breanne Dillard, 34, of Rusk/Cushing, Texas, was taken away from us to be with God on July 23, on her way to work in a tragic car...

With heavy hearts, we announce the unexpected passing of Barbara Diane Hamilton Bennett, who entered the presence of her Lord and Savior on July...

Some people spend their lives chasing the horizon. For Lee Kilgore, the horizon was often seen through the windshield of a big truck.Lee Kilgore,...

ALTO ISDAug. 10 – Meet the Jackets – 6:30 p.m. RUSK ISDAug. 17 – Meet the Eagles, 6-8 p.m., Eagle Stadium TROUP ISD Aug. 19 – Meet the Tigers, 7:30 p.m., Tiger...

ALTO – High school football officially returned to Cherokee County Monday. All local and area teams opened their respective fall training camps as...

The calendar has flipped over to August, which means it’s time to start thinking about purchasing season tickets for one’s favorite prep football team.Season ticket holders...

The rock group The Who wrote “Tommy, can you hear me,” a lyric from a track on their album “Tommy,” and that phrase comes to mind whenever I attend a Rusk City Council...