New Summerfield News

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.

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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.

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.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Smoke and flames still linger in Jacksonville the day after the Grimes Waterworks Inc.-owned building burned to the ground.

JACKSONVILLE, TX Suspicious - that's how Jacksonville Fire investigators are describing a large warehouse fire that broke out this morning at the old Trinity Furniture Manufacturing Plant.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com The Cherokee County Commissioners Court voted to approve a grant submission to the East Texas Council of Governments on Monday.

Progress staff reports The Cherokee County Commissioners Court continues to prepare for the coming Nov.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer NEW SUMMERFIELD - A three-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 79 sent three people to area hospitals Wednesday and shut down traffic for at least an hour, officials said.

By Jay Neal news@jacksonvilleprogress.com NEW SUMMERFIELD - A three-vehicle traffic accident in the 20800 block of U. S. Highway 79 East, inside the city limits of New Summerfield, resulted in two people being transported to an area hospital via emergency-medical helicopters with what appeared to be significant injuries late Wednesday afternoon.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com The Cherokee County Commissioners' Court voted Monday to utilize technology funds to make the switch to the NetData software system.

On Monday September 14, 2009, the Combine Police Department secured and executed 7 felony arrest warrants for the arrest of Michael Chase MEISSNER, a licensed Texas Peace Officer, who was most recently Police Chief in the Bell County town of Little River-Academy. MEISSNER has held multiple jobs in North Texas, serving as Chief of Police in the ...

By Kelsey Palmer kpalmer@jacksonvilleprogress.com Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, Rusk Intermediate School is going to get techy.

Rocky Nichols doesn't want to be blamed for cashing a bad check, so he verifies each one.

By Nathan Straus news@jacksonvilleprogress.com The economy has not had a negative impact on enrollment at Jacksonville College, College President Edwin Crank said.

By Cristin Ross cross@jacksonvilleprogress.com Only 18 days into summer and city officials across Cherokee County are reporting water usage has jumped.

Henderson police Friday were processing fingerprints from more than 65 fraudulent checks totaling $27,000 cashed at area businesses.

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.

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com Representatives from many of the city's largest employers were on-hand Friday for the 10th annual Industrial Appreciation Luncheon, which the Jacksonville Development Corporation and the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce held as a way to thank the community's businesses for their contributions to ...

New Summerfield High School valedictorian Julie Suarez addresses her classmates during graduation ceremonies Friday night.