Cuney News

It's an effort to bring alcohol to the Tomato Capitol. They're passing out petitions, looking for signatures from Jacksonville residents.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com City officials from Cuney have stated alcohol elections in the city have had no negative impact on its economy.

A pro-alcohol sales citizens committee in Jacksonville has announced its members.

An ad hoc citizens committee has been formed to explore the possibility of legalizing the sale of beer and wine in Jacksonville.

Skeeter's convenience store in Rusk is getting a make-over to make room for a major moneymaker.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Fat Dog Beverages is coming to Rusk - the first full beer and wine store to set up shop in the city in recent memory.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonville progress.com Convenience stores in Rusk are fired up about the recent proposition passed allowing restaurants and stores to sell alcohol.

Looks like things in the Trae Day shootings are about where they were last night.

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com Last year's Hurricane Ike revealed a dangerous shortage of emergency power generators in Cherokee County, and when the county was awarded more than $3.3 million in federal disaster relief funds the commissioners set acquisition of new generators as the No.

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com Local sales tax numbers, which have been moderately but consistently strong during the past few months, exploded in June as Jacksonville started to fully reap the benefits of Energy Transfer's new natural gas pipeline and enjoyed the largest sales tax gain in several years.