For some time now, the Rusk City Council has faced many problems. Most recently the lack of a police chief, struggling with a several years of...

Members of this year’s graduating class at New Summerfield High School prepare to enter the district coliseum, bearing flowers to present to their...

The Annual Rusk Fair on the Square was held Saturday in downtown Rusk and even with the early morning storms, the weather cleared up just in time...

(JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS) Jacksonville firefighters spent much of the night battling a residential structure fire on Lake Jacksonville. During the operation, firefighters were...

Rusk Boy Scout troop 405 and Cub Scout 227 honored the veterans that were buried in Resthaven Cemetery in Jacksonville by placing American flags on...

JACKSONVILLE – A local man involved in an hours-long standoff at a Jacksonville apartment complex over the weekend has turned himself in to Cherokee County Jail.According...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that a former corrections officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in Rusk,...

RUSK – Two new council members – along with incumbent Martha Neely – were sworn into office during a May 14 Rusk City Council meeting that drew...

JACKSONVILLE – Recent concerns over lake regulations were briefly addressed at a May 12, 2026, Jacksonville City Council meeting, with two members...

Members of the Class of 2026, surrounded by a stadium packed with friends, family and Jacksonville ISD staff, faculty and administrators, were the...

JACKSONVILLE, Texas — One of three people charged in connection with a 2024 Jacksonville shooting that killed a 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty....

The City of Rusk has received notice from the Texas Office of the Attorney General regarding the City’s compliance with Local Government Code Chapter 103 and related...

Attorney General Ken Paxton sent letters to over 130 different Texas cities to notify them that they are prohibited from raising ad valorem taxes...

On May 7, Cherokee County will join the National Day of Prayer on the Cherokee County Courthouse lawn. This is an annual observance held on the...

Unofficial results of May 2 area municipal elections were provided by election officials, with results to be canvassed during upcoming city council meetings.Election esults...