Cherokee County News

CHEROKEE COUNTY - A Pasadena man died Saturday in a one-vehicle accident in Cherokee County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The Wichita Falls City Council will address several agenda items Tuesday dealing with the possible addition of a $650 million facility at the Wichita Falls Industrial Business Park that includes a temporary tax abatement.

Mounds built hundreds of years ago still tell the story of Caddo Indians in Cherokee County.

Tyler: Broadway Square Mall, 2850 Old Bullard Rd. Tues., Thurs. and Sat. from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. East Texas State Fairgrounds, 2112 W. Front St.

A man who died of a massive head injury after a Monday morning accident at Longview Asphalt Inc.

A man is dead following an accident at Longview Asphalt Incorporated. According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department, the accident happened around 10 a.m. on Monday inside a silo-type structure at the Jacksonville division of the company off of County Road 3302.

Main Street lost a seminal piece of its architectural and business history to fire.

It's been a long and interesting road getting got this point, but this year's Annual Tops In Texas Rodeo - now in its 51st year - is in motion and expected to be a great success, a representative said Thursday.

As early voting for the May 11 municipal and school elections continued to gear up Wednesday, candidate campaign signs appeared more and more in the forefront of prominent view.

Cobb, who was put to death in Huntsville last Thursday, for a murder in Cherokee County made the following statement according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website: "Life is death, death is life.

An East Texas city is preparing to say goodbye to a place that provided jobs and opportunities for a century.

Despite obstacles, Jacksonville Fire Department officials are continuing their investigation into an extremely-destructive early Sun-day fire in downtown Jacksonville - one of a handful of such dangerous blazes in town memory.

Two men were arrested in connection with an Saturday aggravated robbery of a convenience store in Mount Selman.

Groups in Jacksonville and Rusk are commemorating Arbor Day - a national observation traditionally held the last Friday in April - with a number of different events, including tree plantings, plant sales and garden tours.

Three men were arrested last week after Cherokee County Sheriff's Department investigators executed a narcotics search warrant at a residence outside Reklaw.

No residents or firefighters were harmed by the blaze, which broke out around 12:15 a.m. at 215 Main St., in the building that housed catering company Yum-Yums, between Dennie's Hair Design and Snaps Photography.

Remorse is a tricky word. Defined as "deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed," it is easy to claim in, say, a Death Row interview with a reporter.

The execution of an East Texas man occurred at 6 o'clock Thursday night. Prison officials administered lethal injection to Rusk native Richard Cobb at the Walls Unit at the Huntsville State Penitentiary.