• Alto Yellowjackets v. Mount Enterprise Wildcats, 7 p.m. Friday – ALTO HOMECOMING• Jacksonville Indians – Bye week• Rusk Eagles v. Madisonville Mustangs, 7:30 p.m. Friday...

Due to the heavy rain in our area on Thursday and Friday, Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis has lifted the burn.  Outdoor burning  is allowed again.

• Alto Yellowjackets v. Grapeland Sandies, 7 p.m. Friday – AWAY• Jacksonville Indians v. Kilgore Bulldogs, 7:30 p.m. Friday – AWAY• Rusk Eagles – Bye week • Troup Tigers –...

The Texas Senate Economic Development Committee met Sept. 22 with “Preparing the Texas Workforce for AI” as an explicit agenda item. Lawmakers are asking how education and...

  Fall has finally arrived along El Camino Real, and the mood of folks is rapidly changing.  The cooler mornings have lifted spirits and put smiles on people’s faces.  The...

Due to the heavy rain in our area on Thursday and Friday, Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis has lifted the burn.  Outdoor burning  is allowed again.

On August 12, 2026, Sheriff Brent Dickson was notified by jail administration that a correctional officer at the Cherokee County Jail had allegedly...

On August 18, 2026, Cherokee County Sheriffs Office jail staff located MichaelKyzer, 65 of Deer Park unresponsive from a self-inflicted injury in a holding cell.Jail staff...

AUSTIN – Texas Secretary of State Robert S. Howden recently reminded eligible Texans that the deadline to register to vote in the November 3 General Election is Monday,...

Beginning his call to religious ministry in February 1962, Wayne Thompson marked his 92 birthday this June continuing as the pastor of Rusk’s...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – A Jacksonville man remains at large nearly a week after law enforcement attempted to serve arrest warrants on him Sept. 24, 2026,...

RUSK – An update focusing on Cherokee County’s Hazard Mitigation Action Plan will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Cherokee County Annex, 165 E.6th St. in Rusk.The...

Rusk city leaders, who will convene in a 6 p.m. joint meeting with the REDCO board of directors on Thursday, also will meet in regular session that...

JACKSONVILLE – An Oct. 27 “Business@Lunch” event hosted by the local Chamber of Commerce will focus on “2026 – The Road Ahead,” with Jacksonville Economic Development...

RUSK – An update focusing on Cherokee County’s Hazard Mitigation Action Plan will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Cherokee County Annex, 165 E.6th St. in Rusk.The...

A funeral service for Jo Ellen Currie, 78, of Rusk, is scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, October 5, 2026, at Autry Funeral Home, in Jacksonville with...

William “Bill” Willeford was born on December 12, 1949, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to William Jr. and Edith (Nelsen) Willeford. He passed away on...

Services for Doyle Edward Bruce, Jr. (Edward), age 78, of Tyler, TX will be held on Friday September 25, 2026, at 2:00 pm at the Wallace Thompson...

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department invites Texans to bring their friends and family into the outdoors for National Hunting and Fishing...

THANK YOU, TROUP! The Troup Police Department would like to express our sincere gratitude to our local business, Bobby’s & Hometown Market, for...

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department invites Texans to bring their friends and family into the outdoors for National Hunting and Fishing...

Alto came close to snapping its recent skid Friday night during an Oct. 2 away game against the Sandies, but Grapeland held off the Yellowjackets...

Jacksonville’s early-season turnaround has hit a rough stretch, but the Indians still enter their open week showing progress from a year...

The Rusk Eagles had no game on the schedule last week, but the Oct. 2 open date provided a good opportunity to look at just how far the program has come in one year.Rusk...

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department invites Texans to bring their friends and family into the outdoors for National Hunting and Fishing...