Cherokee County News

Richard Cobb, 28, who's on death row for an East Texas robbery a decade ago in which three people were shot, one fatally, has lost a federal court appeal.

All eyes right now are on a small gated community in Cherokee County. With roughly six hundred residents, one home being built stands alone.

Cherokee County voters will have choices in this year's primary election, and it could mean changes in county government.

I have never publicly endorsed any candidate for any political race due to my law enforcement career with the Texas Department of Public Safety spanning 36 years.

Tomato Fest organizers are searching for the "best salsa south of the border" to be entered in the 28th annual Tomato Fest Salsa Contest in Jacksonville, they announced this week.

The man, identified through Jacksonville police records as 65-year-old Antonio Hernandez Melendez, was found about 10:40 a.m. Tuesday in a storage shed in the 600 block of North Bolton Street.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer RUSK - The possibility of tax collection consolidation in Cherokee County is drawing mixed opinions from area leaders as early voting gets under way in the May 29 primary election.

Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to continue approximately two weeks of pavement repairs on Westbound Interstate 20 between SH 110 south of Van and Willow Branch Road near the Van Zandt County Line.

A Reklaw man convicted of sexually assaulting a girl in 2009 was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday by Judge Dwight Phifer.

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The man who is from Whitehouse was traveling in a pickup truck back to his home in the northbound lane of Highway 69 when he fell asleep at the wheel.

What: Tops In Texas Rodeo When: 7 p.m. May 16-19 Where: Rodeo arena off College Avenue behind Lon Morris College in Jacksonville Tickets are $9. Active military and veterans get in free May 16.

Welcome to the Food Handler Classes service for Cherokee County, Texas. This food handlers certification course is for any food service employee who needs to obtain a permit in order to work in a retail food establishment, or any individual who desir More .

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By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer JACKSONVILLE - Candidates for state office discussed sunjects ranging from conservative values to voting records during a forum Tuesday night, giving residents a glimpse of how they would govern.

By DAYNA WORCHEL Staff Writer U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith Guthrie sentenced a Cherokee County man to two years probation Monday after he pleaded guilty in December to illegally importing white-tailed deer from out of state, Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen Hurst said.