Rusk Pioneer

Established at Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas in early 1848. Moved to Palestine, Texas in September 1849.

 

 

Cherokee Sentinel

Established at Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas February 27, 1850.

 

 The Texas Observer

A continuation in 1865 by the publisher of the Cherokee Sentinel

 

The Rusk Observer

A name change in 1878

 

The Cherokee Standard

A name change in 1882

 

Standard Enterprise

A name change which resulted from a merger between The Cherokee Standard and the Labor Enterprise in 1888.

 

Industrial Press

The Standard Herald name was changed to the Industrial Press in January 22, 1897.

 

The Press Journal

A name change when the Industrial Press and the Rusk Weekly Journal merged in 1906.

 

The Rusk Cherokeean

Established July 11, 1919, which purchased The Press Journal in 1923

 

The Cherokeean

The word, Rusk was deleted from the publication's name April 16, 1959