Local school board members, having completed its first round of candidate interviews, spent the beginning of this week meeting with ...

On August 5, 2025, at approximately 7:47 a.m., Jacksonville Police Department officers were dispatched to a reported burglary in which ...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Area public school students return to campus this month as they launch a new school year, with some beginning as early as ...

With deep sorrow and hearts full of gratitude, we announce the passing of Robert Barlow Clayton, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, ...

A 20-year-old man was found dead Sunday evening after his truck was discovered upside down and submerged in a creek west of Jacksonville, ...

New Summerfield ISD officials announced the creation of the local school district police department July 31, 2025, with all ...

When my husband, Terry, and I read the Cherokeean earlier this month we learned that the City of Rusk has its very own canine rescue. We were ...

A celebration of life service for Douglas “Dewayne” Womack, 77, of Jacksonville, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, ...

If you're driving down 6th Street or Highway 84 in Rusk, be prepared for possible traffic slow downs as highway crews lay down fresh tar ...

Rewards for information leading to the arrest in the theft of two tractors from Rusk County July 25, 2025, are being offered by the owners, ...

On July 23, 2025, Hallene Allen Thomson, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away peacefully at ...

Two county residents challenged by nature during a daytrip along the Neches River were found safe Sunday afternoon, said ...