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Special to the Progress Incumbent Precinct 4 Commissioner Byron Underwood announced he will seek re-election in the March 2010 Democratic primary election.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com The Cherokee County Commissioners Court voted Monday morning during its regularly scheduled meeting to approve a bid for four new police package vehicles for the sheriff's department.

The following jail activity reports were compiled by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department between Oct.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com ALTO - Preparations are nearly ready for Alto's Annual Pecan Festival, and there is still time to reserve vendor space.

Paul R. Cisneros, 57, of Lorenzo, passed away on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Fort Worth.

Gerald Salzarulo, right, represented Cherokee County Farm Bureau on Sept. 26 at the District 9 Farm Bureau Talent Find held in Livingston.

A female student at Alto High School told police she had sexual intercourse with a coach on two separate occasions on school grounds.

A female student at Alto High School told police she had sexual intercourse with a coach on two separate occasions on school grounds.

A female student at Alto High School told police she had sexual intercourse with a coach on two separate occasions on school grounds.

The incident happened Sunday morning at approximately 1:30 am. Department Chief Investigator Chris White said the shooting is part of an ongoing dispute between the residents of the home on FM 241, where the shooting occured, and residents of the Alto and Wells area.

Caddo Mounds, a state historic site, will host a Family Fun Day and Night Sky Viewing Saturday.

A Cherokee County Grand Jury returned 14 indictments June 22, including a charge against a Jacksonville man for allegedly sexually assaulting a child in March.

Park manager David D Turner will return with his Native American storytelling program on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. in the park headquarters/museum. Although not Native American himself, Turner started using native stories while stationed in East Texas to help school children develop an understanding of native lifeways, history, and ...

Originally published July 8, 2009 at 10:52 a.m., updated July 8, 2009 at 11:55 a.m. MONTE ALTO, Texas a ' Authorities say they believe a South Texas man drowned after a swarm of bees forced him into a canal.

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.