Anna resident Preston Green Jr. has been selected as the lone finalist in the City of Rusk’s police chief search.The announcement was made during a...

RUSK – A financial report presented to local city leaders by CPA Anita Woodlee-Roach helped shed light on the city’s financial woes, as she offered explanations of what led...

Quagmire: A quagmire is a soft, wet area of muddy or boggy ground that sinks underfoot. Figuratively, it refers to a complex, hazardous, or inextricable situation – such as...

Recent Rusk High School graduate and Eagle Baseball pitcher Ross Davis was selected to play for the Baltimore Orioles during a July 12 Major League...

 (JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS) On or about July 3, 2026, the City of Jacksonville detected suspicious network activity that we have since determined is related to a cybersecurity...

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America The following is an excerpt: When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to...

As America celebrates our country’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, I started asking just what is patriotism?Independence Day is more...

 A 15-year-old boy from Rusk died Saturday afternoon after trying to rescue a 5-year-old child at Lake Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Police Department.Police...

UPDATE! EBANEZ HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND NOW IN THE CHEROKEE COUNTY JAIL. On June 24, 2026, at approximately 5:41 p.m., Emiliano Lorenzo Alonzo Ebanez...

RUSK – In a special nod to the country’s 250th anniversary of founding, the Heritage Center of Cherokee County, Texas is inviting residents and...

On June 21, 2026, at approximately 09:35 p.m., the Jacksonville Police Department received multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting in the area of Lincoln Park near MB Davis...

RUSK – The Rusk Police Department along with the assistance of DPS, is investigating a fatal crash involving an 18-wheeler and a bicyclist that occurred in the 1200 block...

RUSK, Texas — The City of Rusk has appointed an interim city manager following the resignation of former city manager Bob Goldsberry.Victoria Minton will assume the...

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas — A 24-year-old black male from Tyler died Thursday night following a drowning incident in Cherokee County, according to Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace...

RUSK – Jesse Pawlowski, one of three Jacksonville men arrested in 2021 for the shooting deaths of four New Summerfield residents, was sentenced...