Trinity News

TRINITY A bid to overlay six city streets with a two-inch asphalt topping was accepted last week, kicking off a $500,000 repair program launched by the Trinity City Council.

GROVETON A two-year-old child reported missing last week in the Lake L Acres subdivision near Trinity was found unharmed.

The prosecutor in the case of a Trinity man who received shock probation for the drunk driving death of a Lufkin teenager said Tuesday he is looking into whether the defendant was even eligible for that sentence.

Firefighters honored Jimmy Stephens, who held the call sign "Unit 2" with Livingston Volunteer Fire Department for 36 years, during funeral services Saturday.

TRINITY A 45-year-old Trinity man was jailed on marijuana and drug para-phernalia charges last week after a multi-agency task force swarmed a Trinity residence.

Residents in low-lying areas along the Trinity River are being asked to evacuate because of the potential for flooding.

Walker County businessman Ben Bius is scheduled to announce his candidacy for state Senate District 5 at 5 p.m. Friday at the Sam Houston Memorial Museum on Sam Houston Avenue.

A Lufkin mother is behind bars Monday night, accused of selling stolen cattle with the help of her son.

A man and his mother have been charged with theft of livestock after the owner recognized his stolen cattle at a Texas sale barn.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer Tylerites and out-of-towners braved the cold weather Saturday to attend the 76th annual Texas Rose Festival Parade.

Hundreds braved misting rain and cool temperatures Saturday morning to attend the annual FireAnt Festival and parade for good music and lots of fun.

A proposed ordinance that would extend the hours for the sale of alcoholic beverages goes before the Huntsville City Council for a second reading tonight.

After a two-day closure due to an increase in flu-related absences among its students and staff, Huntsville Independent School District opened its doors Thursday to a significant decrease in absences.

For more details and events, see Community Listings . Thursday24 BURLESQUE FOR PEACE It's never too late to celebrate the International Day of Peace even if it was Monday.

Major news on the streetcar front. The City of Fort Worth has formally issued a Request for Qualifications, or RFQ, about the streetcar project.

September 21, 2009

Trinity city councilman Neil Smith is waging an old-fashioned style "smear campaign" against the city building code and ordinance officer, Ken Newton, who he once supported and even praised in counsel meetings for his "good work" in his unbiased enforcement of local ordinances and building codes. This also seems to be where Councilman Smith is having a problem with Ordinance Officer Newton since Mr. Newton will NOT ignore violations on Smith properties and will NOT give Smith the special "above-the-law treatment" he is so accustomed to getting from city employees.

Councilman Smith seems to be under a misguided belief that he is "exempt" from the very ordinances the rest of us must abide by. Specifically, in these instances, complying with ordinances and building codes with several of his rental properties here in our fair city. These ordinances and building codes are in place to help keep the general public safer than without them in place ... which is the REAL issue here, "public safety".

The issue of "public safety" seems to have NO meaning and even less importance to Smith when it comes to his renter's and the dwellings they occupy. His habitual, repeated and flagrant use of UN-licensed "contractors" (used VERY loosely here) shows not only his arrogant and blatant disregard for the very laws he has sworn an oath to uphold, but also illustrates just how little he cares for the "public safety" of his renters and neighbors as he focuses on "getting rid of" Mr. Newton for simply doing the job he was hired to do.

Most of the time, Carolyn Pace is a retired teacher living in Centerville with her husband Gary, also a retired teacher.

Gattis comes out of the gate strong Can Hutchison hit on key issues? State Board of Ed is back in town and talking social studies Austin weather from News 8 Austin's Maureen McCann: Becoming mostly sunny and warmer.

TRINITY A raid on a Trinity residence last week ended with the arrest of two suspects on drug manufacturing charges and the seizure of drugs and stolen goods.

For the first time, officials are prepared to use eminent domain to seize property for Trinity Uptown, a $909 million flood control and economic development project.