
Results 1 - 20 of 545 in Cherokee County, TX
Lake Fork begins supplementing Dallas water supply
After decades of planning, years of construction and hundreds of millions of dollars in costs, water is finally beginning to flow out of Dallas taps from Lake Fork, in East Texas. Comment?
Patton Promoted To First Assistant District Attorney
Rachel Patton has been named first assistant district attorney of Cherokee County, District Attorney Elmer Beckworth announced Thursday. Comment?
New Flood Insurance Maps Coming
New flood insurance rate maps are scheduled to be come effective in spring 2010, which could mean a change in floodplain status for some Cherokee County property owners, Coun ty Judge Chris Davis announced Wed nesday. Comment?
Jacksonville closer to vote on wet/dry issue
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... Progress Jacksonville recently collected more than 1,300 signatures to file two petitions for review by the Cherokee County voter registrar to confirm the signatures are valid. If approved, the petitions would be presented to the commissioners ... Comment?
Alcohol Petition Meets Signature Requirement
Cherokee County commissioners can consider calling an alcohol election now that Progress Jacksonville, a special purpose political action committee, has the required number of signatures on petitions. Comment?
Tornadoes touched down in county
By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Cherokee County during a Dec. Comment?
Training upgrade a Plan Ba offered
... Economic Development Corp. president, said the program can afford individuals in Jacksonville and Cherokee County the ability to train and retrain. "This type of opportunity offers a chance to do that in Jacksonville and the county," Prcin said. ... Comment?
Warehouse fire highlights year for Jacksonville FD members
... 10 a.m. Nov. 11. The property encompassed nearly 100,000 square feet of building space and, according to Cherokee County Appraisal District records, was worth over $133,000. Samuel Grimes, owner of Grimes Waterworks, said he paid for the North ... Comment?
Area economy poised to take positive turn
By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Cherokee County may be on its way out of the economic downturn, Texas Workforce Solutions officials said Monday. Comment?
Destinations To Pay Tribute To Space Shuttle Columbia Designated
... was going over the lake," she said. Ms. Pennington said part of the tribute also includes a photo of Cherokee County Sheriff James Campbell kneeling next to a large piece of debris found near the depot property. The Rusk Depot is approximately three ... Comment?
The Aftermath Of Pre- Christmas Tornados
... their tops ripped off. National Weather Service officials confirmed three tornados touched down in Longview, Cherokee County and in Lufkin. There were reports of funnel clouds in Smith County near Bullard, but no confirmation at this time. "We ... Comment?
... told the Tyler Morning Telegraph late Wednesday night that another twister may have touched down in Cherokee County. Lufkin police are reporting a tornado touched down in the Olive Garden parking lot. Longview and Gregg County officials activated ... Comment?
The Aftermath Of Pre- Christmas Tornados
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... their tops ripped off. National Weather Service officials confirmed three tornados touched down in Longview, Cherokee County and in Lufkin. There were reports of funnel clouds in Smith County near Bullard, but no confirmation at this time. "We ... Comment?
NWS puts county under tornado warning
... were ripe Wednesday for a twister as rain and even hail poured down on East Texas. Jacksonville and northern Cherokee County caught the brunt of the storm and a tornado warning went into effect at about 1:57 p.m. Aaron Stevens, meteorologist at the ... Comment?
Hail rocks downtown Jacksonville
... Bowl in the background. The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a tornado warning for northern Cherokee County until 2:45 p.m. This includes the city of Jacksonville. The NWS meteorologists detected a severe thunderstorm capable of ... Comment?
Tornado warning issued for Rusk County
At 2:42 p.m., the National Weather Service in Shreveport expanded its Cherokee County tornado warning into Rusk County including the city of Henderson until 3:30 p.m. At 2:40 p.m. meteorologists detected a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 17 miles southwest of Turnertown or eight miles east of Jacksonville moving northeast at 20 ... Comment?
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... Ludwig, AgriLife Extension integrated plant management specialist. "And that's only one of many nurseries in Cherokee County." A A A Both Ludwig and Steddom, who are based at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton, work closely ... Comment?
Two arrested for sexual assault of a juvenile
By Lauren LaFleur Two Cherokee County adults have been arrested for their involvement in the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile, and Sheriff James Campbell said more arrests in the case are forthcoming. Comment?
2 Arrested In Alleged Sexual Assault
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... Ms. Bronson also was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the book-in report from the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department. Additionally, the book-in report shows that Ms. Bronson has numerous aliases, including Alinda Gale ... Comment?
Wildcats edge Warriors for title; prep basketball roundup
Drew Norris hit a 3-pointer with 26 seconds remaining to help Class 2A, No. 6 Sand Rock rally from a six-point fourth-quarter deficit and defeat Cherokee County 59-55 to capture the Cherokee County Invitational Tournament championship on Tuesday. Comment?