24+ min ago  (188+ words) Jacksonville Daily Progress WASHINGTON " The Justice Department announced today that a former corrections officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Rusk pleaded guilty for his participation in a conspiracy to assault an inmate in his custody, identified by…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago  (135+ words) Jacksonville Daily Progress The East Texas Food Bank is conducting its Summer Food Program in multiple sites across the 26 counties in its serves including Jacksonville and Troup. Free healthy meals will be provided for children age 18 and younger. Each meal…...

12+ hour, 24+ min ago  (177+ words) Jacksonville Daily Progress Memorial means to "remember" and every year on the last Monday in May, we honor those who sacrificed their life in the line of active military service. The first Amendment was not only signed into existence with…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago  (124+ words) Jacksonville Daily Progress Area libraries are preparing fun and exciting activities as part of their 2026 Summer Reading Programs. This year's theme, as set by the Collaborative Summer Library Program, is "Unearth a Story." The Jacksonville Public Library will conduct its…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (83+ words) Jacksonville Daily Progress BRENHAM, Texas " Blue Bell Ice Cream's new Black Raspberry Fudge Ice Cream is now in stores. According to Blue Bell, the new flavor features a combination of black raspberry-flavored ice cream with dark chocolate-flavored chunks and a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (118+ words) Jacksonville Daily Progress The Jacksonville Wednesday Study Club visited the Jacksonville Economic Development Corporation for its May 20 meeting. JEDCO President Shane Pace presented the program. He described the work that JEDCO does. He also shared information about the current business…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (122+ words) Jacksonville Daily Progress Texas A&M Agri Life Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery, DAR, specialists are ready to be deployed as rivers in parts of Texas are predicted to rise or overflow due to heavy rainfall flooding. Potential severe…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (130+ words) Jacksonville Daily Progress Phil Waller speaks to the Jacksonville Rotary Club May 20. Phil Waller, serving as guest speaker for the May 20 meeting of the Jacksonville Rotary Club, spoke on historical events and relayed current information regarding politics and the midterm…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (164+ words) Jacksonville Daily Progress The Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary conferred degrees on nine students including, in alphabetical order, Daniel Taylor Bruce, Josiah Lemuel Bradley Burns, Omar Clemons, Earnestine Forman, Henry Grant Mc Right, Kingsley Nduka, Joshua D. Price, Christopher Richardson and…...

3+ day, 24+ min ago  (158+ words) Bullard resident inducted into Rhodes College's Hall of Fame Jacksonville Daily Progress Kaitlyn "KK" Sowers, a member of the Rhodes College Class of 2026, has been inducted into the college's Hall of Fame. Selection to the Hall of Fame, which was…...