A minor problem today when a locomotive for the Texas State Railroad derailed slightly at a crossing behind Fields Chapel Methodist Church in...

Recent requests for permits to drill high-capacity area groundwater wells in two East Texas counties have drawn the attention of area lawmakers...

What an unforgettable morning in Downtown Rusk! The Thomas Jefferson Rusk Rotary Club’s 1st Annual Tricycle/Big Wheel Race was bursting with...

Last Friday, the United States of America celebrated her 249th year of independence. The people of Cherokee County came together to celebrate this...

Jacksonville ISD Police Department Chief Bill Avera recently was appointed executive director and CFO of Texas School District Police Chiefs...

One person is dead following a crash involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle in Cherokee County.According to Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt Patrick Dark, the...

Following the announcement that State Senator Robert Nichols will not seek re-election, State Representative Trent Ashby (R–Lufkin) announced today...

AUSTIN – Today, I am announcing that I will not be running again for the Texas Senate. I do intend to continue serving the people and communities...

TYLER, Texas – A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to life in federal prison for sex trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S....

We have updates to the article on the well permits requested by Redtown Ranch Holdings, LLC and Pine Bliss, LLC.  According to Terry Morrow, President of the Neches &...

WELLS, Texas — http://cbs19.tvA former East Texas teacher who was previously arrested on bestiality and child pornography charges has been...

Cherokee County Quilt Guild will have a quilt show during Fair on the Square. Quilts of various designs and techniques will be on display at the Heritage Museum, 208 S....

Unofficial results from May 3 general elections held in Cherokee County shared by those hosting elections:Special elections• City of JacksonvilleCreation of a Municipal...

Hazel Tilton Park is Jacksonville’s oldest piece of surveyed land. After the International and Great Northern Railroad had laid out the city on...

The Jacksonville Police Department responded to the 1000 block of South Jackson Streetwhere a male subject reportedly went into the store, then...