Jay Brooks was appointed Tuesday to serve as the Smith County Fire Marshal. Brooks served as assistant fire marshal from 2008 until 2015, and briefly served as the county’s fire marshal before leaving to work in the private sector. On Tuesday, the Smith County Commissioners Court voted to appoint Brooks as the Smith County Fire

Independence Day will fall on a Thursday this year, but that’s not going to hinder a night of festive fireworks for anyone. Fireworks shows will be popping off at several locations throughout East Texas. There will be food, inflatables, vendors, and activities for children. Parking is available at the Community Center parking lot. The best

AUSTIN— Starting July 8, the Battleship Texas State Historic Site is reducing its visitation hours to allow staff full accessibility to the ship and its historic artifacts ahead of the Battleship Texas Foundation’s repair project. The ship will be closed to the public Monday-Thursday and open weekends 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. During the partial

Camp County — The Humane Society of the United States is assisting the Camp County Sheriff’s Office and Safe Haven Equine Rescue and Retirement Home in removing approximately 150 horses from an alleged large-scale cruelty situation in Camp County, Texas. The Camp County Sheriff’s Office served a seizure warrant on an approximately 45-acre property at

TxDOT offers tips to help drivers reach their destinations safely during the busy summer travel months       ________________________________________ Summertime in Texas is the height of travel season, which means scores of people will be hitting the highways for long road trips, state park visits or lazy lake days. Traveling long distances can put drivers at risk

Wes Moorehead, Texas A&M Forest Service East Texas Operations Department Head, and Kristi Keach, USDA Forest Service Timber Resource Specialist, survey a timber stand at the Sabine National Forest on June 24, 2019. COLLEGE STATION – On June 24, for the first time in Texas, Texas A&M Forest Service successfully merchandised, marketed and sold 224

The East Texas State Fair has announced an exceptional lineup of concerts for the 104 th annual event. In addition to the Community Stage with free nightly concerts, the Fair also announced the creation of an all-new venue, promising an extraordinary concert experience. The new venue, dubbed the Stonewater Roofing Stage, will host two mega-concerts

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is bringing the CarFit program to Smith County. The program, designed to improve safety for older adults when they get behind the wheel of their vehicles, is set for June 20 in Tyler. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) there are 41.7 million licensed drivers in the US

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced a $13 million debt relief agreement for 1,430 former ITT Tech students in Texas as part of a 43-state settlement with Student CU Connect CUSO, LLC. Nationally, the settlement will result in debt relief for more than $168 million for more than 18,000 former ITT Tech students. CUSO

  Ruben Hernandez Contreras (DOB: 01/27/1995), of Tyler, was sentenced to 11 years in prison yesterday for the offense of Online Solicitation of a Minor by a Smith County Jury in the 114 th District Court. On October 17, 2018, Agents of the Texas Department of Public Safety conducted an investigation where undercover agents posed