Tommy "Tom" Forrest Ball, 82, of Rusk, Texas, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2025, in Houston, surrounded by family.

District play• Alto Yellowjackets v. Cushing Bearkats, 7 p.m. Friday – HOME• Jacksonville Indians v. Nacogdoches Golden Dragons, 7:30 p.m. Friday ...

A local high school student injured during Friday’s football match between Rusk and Troup is reported to be doing all right, ...

A theatrical favorite about murder, mayhem and family returns to the Cherokee Civic Theatre in October: “Arsenic & Old Lace.”In ...

The Good Samaritan in Rusk will be open Saturday (13th) for your shopping pleasure. All sales benefit the community and the ...

President Franklin Roosevelt said “December 7, a day that will live in infamy” in response to the Japanese surprise attack on ...

Dixie May Acker was born in Rusk on November 27, 1944 to Edwin and Margaret Dickey. She went to be with the Lord on September ...

Earl Ross was born March 3, 1954, in Rusk, Texas to beloved parents Earl C. and Mona Ruth Ross.  He died September 16, 2025, ...

Alto Yellowjackets showed Hull Daisetta just what the "MEAN STING" can do. Final Alto 49.   Hull Daisetta  0Next week is Alto ...

Neill Holcomb, Public Works Director for the City of Rusk, has announced that the Fall clean-up day will be October 4th, Saturday, from 7:30 ...

CHEROKEE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE AN ANIMAL SHELTERCHEROKEE COUNTY – As needs increase for area organizations working with stray and abandoned ...

The Texas Ramp Project, a nonprofit organization founded in 1985 to help residents facing mobility challenges, has built approximately 30,000 ...