GRAPELAND – An annual folk festival held at Mission Tejas State Park on the El Camino Real outside Grapeland has expanded to a three-day event to...

 APRIL 22The Trinity will provide breakfast-to-go for local first responders, medical professionals and teachers, 7-8 a.m. Wednesday at 131 Zimmerman in Jacksonville, in...

Rusk Lady Eagles bi-district softball playoffs this week:Class 4A-II, Region III Bi-district (best-of-three series) for the Rusk Lady Eagles v....

RUSK – In inking a contract with Local Government Solutions and EFORCE during an April 14 meeting, Cherokee County leaders will gather all Justice of the Peace offices...

April 17, 2026  On the morning of April 17, 2026, at Jacksonville High School, a JISD staff member secured a backpack containing a firearm from a student. The backpack was...

In Cherokee County, the rules that affect our day to day lives often hit closer to home than many folks realize. While state laws passed in Austin tend to grab the...

Early voting will be held weekdays April 20-24 and April 27-28 for upcoming ISD and municipal elections set for May 2. This year, four area entities will host...

El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association (ElCaT) will host its annual membership meeting in Alto on May 1-2! This year’s meeting will be the first...

RUSK – Last month’s temporary hire of a former city employee to help wrap up prep work on city audits has paid off for the Rusk City Council, with...

RUSK – A suspect involved in a July 2021 quadruple homicide case in Cherokee County appeared in court on Wednesday, April 8, as proceedings...

 APRIL 16The Arbors will host comuity bingo, from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday at the 1884 Loop 343 senior residential center in Rusk. Prizes will be awarded. Jacksonville Public...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Two area school districts were the focus of potential threats earlier this week, with campuses locked down for safety reasons.On Tuesday, Alto Police...

The City of Rusk will host a citywide clean up from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 18, an event restricted to only residents who reside within the city limits or any...

The City of Alto will host its semi-annual clean on Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19, with waste dumpsters located at the city water tower on Rusk Street for local...