Jacksonville News

Special to the Progress NACOGDOCHES - State Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, was recognized Monday in Nacogdoches at a dinner hosted by the Texas Farm Bureau to honor his legislative accomplishments.

Special to the Progress Judy Seamands, of Wallwork by Judy, has created this year's District 11 ornament to be placed on the Lone Star Celebration Tree at the Capitol in Austin.

Special to the Progress Vera Foreman announces her campaign for re-election as Cherokee County Precinct 4 justice of the peace.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com East Side Elementary School in Jacksonville will start a new school program called Watch D.O.G.S. with a "Dads and Kids" pizza night.

By Jay Neal news@jacksonvilleprogress.com NEW SUMMERFIELD - The tranquility of an autumn day in New Summerfield was interrupted Thursday afternoon for residents living on County Road 4304, as firefighting vehicles from six area fire companies, responding to a house fire in the 3000 block of the normally quiet street, filled the roadway.

By Lauren LaFleur assistanteditor@jacksonvilleprogress.com Henry Sanders was a hero.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Austin-based Texas Petition Strategies was hired to help the Progress Jacksonville committee try to get an item allowing sales of alcohol for off-premises consumption set for a city election.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Jacksonville Fire Department officials announced they located the man who was reportedly seen leaving the scene of the Nov.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Jacksonville and local officials and volunteers could not have asked for a better day to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Love's Lookout rest stop Tuesday.

The vacant Trinity Church Furniture manufacturing warehouse, across from Twin Oaks Nursing Home, was completely destroyed in a Wednesday morning fire.

By Lauren LaFleur assistanteditor@jacksonvilleprogress.com TYLER - "Noble Things," featuring Jacksonville's own Lee Ann Womack, makes its East Texas debut at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tyler's Hollywood Theaters - Tyler Rose.

A vacant church furniture manufacturing warehouse is completely destroyed after it catches on fire across from Twin Oaks Nursing Home on Highway 69 in Jacksonville Wednesday Morning.

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

A large structure fire across from Twin Oaks Nursing Home has crews from Jacksonville Fire Department, New Summerfield Volunteer Fire Department and Earle's Chapel Volunteer Fire Department on scene at 10:12 a.m. Oncor trucks were on their way to the scene at 10:24 a.m. to turn off gas lines around the building.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Jacksonville Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics team made its first official bust Friday afternoon.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com George Douglas is ready to see a change in Jacksonville - he now chairs a committee to try to get a wet election on the next Jacksonville ballot.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Three Jacksonville streets could be closed for the Dec.

Five Jacksonville ISD campuses were awarded Gold Performance Acknowledgments, the Texas Education Agency announced Thursday.

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

The group doesn't have a name yet, but they do have a goal: to get a proposition for alcohol sales on next May's election ballot.