FROM YOUR EDITOR
FROM YOUR EDITOR
PUBLISHER Lange Svehlak lsvehlak @ athensreview. com
Exploring Cherokee County
PennyLynn Webb
PennyLynn Editor of Jacksonville Daily Progress and Cherokee County Living
After a long, cold, rainy winter – spring has finally arrived. Days are getting longer, the sun is shining, flowers are blooming – it’ s the perfect time to get outside and explore our community!
Living in rural East Texas is a treat – especially when the weather is good. There are so many places to visit, businesses to shop, great places to eat and people to meet. In this edition of Cherokee Living Magazine we visit All Star B-B-Q in Rusk, meet local historian and author Deborah Burkett, columnist Chris Keller teaches us about Nitro beer and learn about Jacksonville’ s upcoming Flamin’ J BBQ Fest, a fundraiser for the Jacksonville Police Officers Association and the Jacksonville Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association. Be sure and check out our Around Town photo spread to see if we snapped any pictures of your friends or loved ones. Beyond the pages of Cherokee Living, the Jacksonville Daily Progress invites you to follow along with the news of the day through our print and digital outlets: the printed-edition of the Jacksonville Daily Progress and our web home page jacksonvilleprogress. com. Check us out on Facebook at facebook. com / JacksonvilleProgress.
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EDITOR PennyLynn Webb editor @ jacksonvilleprogress. com
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Michelle Dillon mdillon @ jacksonvilleprogress. com Chris Keller
BUSINESS OFFICE Ann Bland abland @ jacksonvilleprogress. com
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Haley Jenkins hjenkins @ corsicanadailysun. com
CIRCULATION / AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
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