APRIL 7-12Rusk Public Library is offering Amnesty Week for borrowers with past-due books, with book return set April 7-12 at the 207 E. 6th S. facility in Rusk. Only past...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County APRIL 3 American Legion Post #0293 in Rusk will begin offering a 9 a.m. Bible study on the first and third Thursday of each month. Dates...

JACKSONVILLE – Now in its fourth year, the Flamin’ J BBQ Fest, from 4-9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, in downtown Jacksonville, helps benefit local scholarships and the...

TROUP – “1,2,3 Come Play with Me!” – a two-hour weekly program designed for tots ages 4 and younger – will be hosted by Cameron-J. Jarvis Troup Municipal Library, 102 S....

ALTO – For a few hours on March 20, downtown Alto was invaded by Bugs. Volkswagen Beetles, to be exact, along with a caravan of VW campers and vans...

MARCH 25-29Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show and Sale at the Cherokee Exposition Center on Loop 456 in Jacksonville. For a full schedule of events see the front page of...

RUSK – Dedication of a steel sculpture honoring Governor Jim Hogg is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at Rusk’s Heritage Center of Cherokee County,...

MARCH 20Jacksonville Police Chief Steven Markasky will be sworn into office during a March 20 ceremony, followed by a meet and greet from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at the city’s...

MARCH 12Jacksonville’s Chick-fil-A will host “Coffee with a Cop” from 8-9 a.m. Wednesday at 502 S. Jackson St. For more information, contact JPD Cpl. Amanda Bragg at...

MARCH 5Join Jacksonville firefighters at the local McDonald’s on Jackson Street from 8-9 a.m. Wednesday for “Fresh Brew with the Fire Crew.” Co-hosted by the Jacksonville...

Spud Nut,                                       Paddington In Peru (PG, 106 minutes) features the lovable little bear who migrated to London and was adopted by the Brown...

FEB. 28Jacksonville Education Foundation will host a Designer Purse Bingo event, 5 p.m. Friday at The Jackson at Cherokee Ranch, 14881 US Highway 79 in Jacksonville.FEB....

JACKSONVILLE – This year’s Jacksonville College Homecoming will include a “Jag Family Fun Fest” featuring an afternoon of games, inflatables and fun, Saturday, March 1, at...

ALTO – The final of a four-part Traditional Caddo Pottery workshop series will be offered 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, 1649...

WELLS – Planning committees are gearing up for a fun-filled day March 29, when the 61st Annual Wells Homecoming will be held, focusing on the theme...