Smith County News

Petition gatherers for legal beer and wine sales in Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 are hoping the third time is the charm.

Former Smith County Sheriff J.B. Smith is set to be the headline entertainer at Saturday's fundraiser for the East Texas Heritage Museum Association.

Editor's note: This story was published July 1, 2012, in advance of the 50th anniversary of the sensational Billie Sol Estes trial in Tyler.

A Smith County jury sentenced a Whitehouse man to life in prison Wednesday after he pleaded guilty that same day to a charge of driving while intoxicated, third or more offense.

Every day there is a chance, someone will have to their life for our safety. And sometimes they pay the ultimate price for all of us.

The Smith County Courthouse in downtown Tyler has stood firmly for decades, but a portion of the downtown area was condemned in 1846 by the county's first commissioners when the landowner would not sell the land chosen to be the center of the county.

Smith County Master Gardeners will have its ninth annual Spring Garden Tour from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 1. The five gardens that were chosen for this year's tour are all within the city of Tyler.

The Smith County Republican Women will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Traditions Restaurant, 6205 S. Broadway Ave.

On Saturday, voters around Smith County have seven races to decide. Tyler ISD voters will decide the fate of a $160.5 million school bond proposal that includes six projects that affect students from elementary through high school.

Smith County investigators arrested a man for the theft of truck parts, forklift accessories and other metal items taken from Transport Services on April 27.

"Komen Tyler, along with those who generously support us with their talent, time and resources, is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our community," said Jennifer Watkins, executive director of the Susan G. Komen Tyler affiliate The race includes a 5K, 1-mile fun run and a 50-yard kid's dash and will be held in Bergfeld ... (more)

Early voting turnout was low, as expected, just under 8 percent among Tyler ISD voters, but "high" relative to a single item local May election, an election official said.

Because of a summer predicted to be warmer and drier than usual, Tyler city officials are reminding residents the city still is observing "Drought One" contingency measures as a part of a special city water conservation ordinance.

Today is the last day to cast early ballots before a Saturday Election Day for city and school district elections.

Three volunteer fire departments were able to prevent a fire from completely destroying a home near the Tyler airport Sunday afternoon, but the structure was heavily damaged.

Each week CBS 19 profiles a local foster child in our "Children are a Gift" report to help find them a loving home.

The grounds of First Christian Church were inundated with the sound of barking on Saturday afternoon, thanks to what event planners hope is the first of an annual event known as Doggy Derby Day.

Five Smith County Chapters of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International met Saturday at the Hollytree Country Club for an Initiation Ceremony and a Joint Chapters Founders' Day Celebration.

A Tyler health clinic that serves the poor and has a history of legal and financial woes will lose its federal funding as of Aug.

BY KENNETH DEAN kdean@tylerpaper.com A Lindale man who fired multiple shots at four teenagers after his home had been toilet-papered in 2011 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.