Alto News

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com The Cherokee County Appraisal District mailed out tax valuations to local property owners a few weeks ago, and while the increase is nowhere near as sharp as it was last year, values in most of the county's jurisdictions did again go up.

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.

Q: If I want to eradicate a stand of prickly pear cactus, can I just mow over it with a shredder, or do I need to burn it or dig it up or something? Peter J., Amarillo A: The Texanist, rather than advising that you go after it with a ferocious hunger for total annihilation, would have you stop for a minute, take a breath, tweeze out those remaining ...

The Harbuck family reunion is scheduled for June 14 at Kurth Lake Pavilion. All friends and family welcome to attend from 10 a.m. until the afternoon.

Today is Friday, May 8, the 128th day of 2009. There are 237 days left in the year.

Two of the three officers sent to the hospital after a high-speed chase ended in a crash have been treated and released.

The Associated Press= Today is Friday, May 8, the 128th day of 2009. There are 237 days left in the year.

Cherokee County XTO Energy will drill the Sessions Gas Unit Well No. 1 to 12,800 feet 3.4 miles southeast of Alto in the Alto Field.

The Texas average rig count as of April 17 was 380, representing about 41 percent of all active land rigs in the United States.

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com A motion by County Judge Chris Davis died for lack of a second, as the Commissioners' Court of Cherokee County decided Monday morning not to move the county's tax collection responsibiltiies from the tax department to the Cherokee County Appraisal District.

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com Now that all work has been completed, Cherokee County commissioners will meet with representatives from Garrett & Associates to hear the final report on construction projects in Rusk and Alto.

April is Confederate history and heritage month. In 1999 Texas Senate resolution No.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer JACKSONVILLE -- Jacksonville residents have the opportunity to dispose of unwanted items at no cost during a Spring Clean-Up Day event this Saturday.

Special to the Progress On Thursday the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department Narcotics Division secured a search warrant for a residence on FM 1911, south of Alto in the Barsola community.

A Cherokee County Sheriff's Department investigation has led to the arrest of three Alto residents.

MONTE ALTO, Texas-A South Texas man who saw a vulture caught in a coyote trap in a watermelon patch threw a blanket over the struggling bird and freed it.

Staff report Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Jimmy Dickson's investigation has led to the arrest of an Alto-area man for second-degree felony theft of more than $100,000. Michael Bradberry surrendered Feb.

Last year's Livestock Queen Valerie York, left, crowns 2009's Queen Lacy Findley, with Troup FFA, Saturday afternoon, during the final day of the 60th annual Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show.

By Cristin Ross cross@jacksonvilleprogress.com The animals are groomed, the plants pruned and the mechanic projects polished for the 60th annual Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show.