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Wednesday June 10, 2026
GLADEWATER – Gladewater police have arrested a woman in the robbery of a 75 year old woman. The robbery occurred in the woman’s home on West Gray Avenue shortly after 10:15 Wednesday morning. She told officers a woman entered her home with a knife and demanded money. She left with an undisclosed amount of money. Gladewater Police detectives later got a warrant for Lasandra Ann Peoples, 39 of Gladewater, and arrested her without incident around 5:15 Wednesday afternoon. She has been charged with aggravated robbery.
PITTSBURG – A Longview man has pleaded guilty to a Camp County murder. After pleading guilty in state district court in Pittsburg Wednesday, Jaylon Lamar Jones, 24, was sentenced to life in prison. He is accused of shooting three persons during a robbery in Pittsburg in June of 2015. It occurred at a residence on North Greer Boulevard. Two of the persons, Traderrion Crowder, 24, of Pittsburg, and Keelean Walker, 22, of Longview , died in the shooting and a third person was wounded. After a warrant was issued for Jones, he turned himself in to authorities.
AUSTIN – Sales tax allocation checks are in the mail from the State of Texas. Both Tyler and Longview will be getting a little more than they did last year. The state comptroller’s office is sending out just over $695 million in local sales tax allocations for December. This is up nearly 11% from December of last year. The funds are based upon sales made in October. Tyler’s sales tax allocation for December is over $3.1 million, or nearly 5 1/2 percent above last December. For the year, Tyler has received over $40 million, and increase of over 3 1/2%. Longview’s December check is for $2.2 million, an over 10% increase from last year. For the year’s Longview’s sales tax allocation is over $29.6 million, an increase of about half a percentage point.
TYLER – With just over two weeks to go, the Salvation Army in Tyler is under half way toward this years goal on its Red Kettle Drive. So far, the Salvation Army has been has been able to raise 27% of this year’s goal. But, with time running out, they still have a way to got to reach this year’s goal of $375,000 in Smith County. The funds are used in many ways. During last year’s Christmas holidays alone, The Salvation Army assisted 3,976 people, gave 13,182 gifts and 1,088 Christmas food boxes to families in need. And this is just a sample of what the Salvation Army does for those in need of hope. Donations can be given at any Red Kettle, online at http://www.salvationarmytyler.org or by texting jingle to 41444.
TYLER – The CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Ross Breast Center has announced it is now the first health care organization in Northeast Texas offering patients the Hologic® 3D Mammography System and the Genius® 3D Mammography Exam. The equipment gives providers the ability to detect up to 65%more invasive breast cancer. Conventional 2D mammograms provide doctors with a 2D image to evaluate the breast. This can be limiting due to overlapping layers of tissue, which can sometimes produce unclear results or false alarms. Genius exams deliver a series of detailed breast images, allowing physicians to better evaluate patients’ breasts layer by layer. According to the hospital, studies show that the Genius 3D Mammography exam has greater accuracy than 2D mammography for women across a variety of ages and breast densities, and it is the only mammogram FDA-approved as superior for women with dense breasts.
GILMER – A Kilgore man has waived his right to a jury trial for an Upshur County murder. The Court will now proceed in January with the case against Xavier Mumphrey, 19. He is one of four defendants charged in the murder of Kendrick Lemichael Jackson, 29. He was found shot to death in his home in the Lafayette community of Upshur County. A co-defendant, Decorian Quantez Robbins, 19, of Avinger, is scheduled for jury selection on January 8.
GILMER – An Upshur County woman has received a stiff prison sentence for drug possession. Kristal Lynne Bragg, 43, of Gilmer, Texas, pleded guilty to the second degree felony of possession of a controlled substance. The offense occurred in June of this year. Bragg was sentenced to 20 years in prison. As a condition of the plea, she waived her right to appeal.
TYLER – Smith County Commissioners learned about the community of New Chapel Hill during Tuesday’s commissioners’ court session. The presentation came from Mayor Riley Harris, who has served his city for the last 10 years. Except for a few years living in Winona, Harris has lived in New Chapel Hill his entire life. The city of New Chapel Hill formed in 1969, but there was a school there long before that time. It was a farming community, where people raised peanuts, cotton and tomatoes. According to Harris, the city has “very little business,” brings in little income and has little growth. “I think that’s kind of the way the city likes it,” he said. “It’s been that way all of my life.” Read the rest of this entry »
LONGVIEW – Two persons will be on the ballot early next year for the special election for the Longview City Council. The district 3 position has been vacated by Kasha Williams who has announced she is running for the Gregg County Commissioner Precinct 4 position. The filing deadline for the city race ended on Monday for the February 3rd election. Filing for the city post is Lonnie Murphy, who is retired and Wray Wade, a business owner. They are scheduled to draw for positions on the ballot Thursday morning. Early voting in the election is at city hall starting on January 17th.
TYLER – Final exams on paper are one way to find out what a student knows. But the final exam for the Criminalistics II course at Tyler Junior College took a different form. TJC’s Pirtle Technology Center was transformed into a mock crime scene for the student’s final exam. The scene was secured with crime scene tape. It included empty alcohol containers, fired bullet casings, stage-prop-style weapons, imitation blood stains, and a crime scene dummy that simulated a body. There was also a dirt area outside with shoe impressions. Next semester, many of these students will continue their criminal justice education with a more intense class in the associate degree program. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – One of two armed robbery suspects sought by Tyler police, who have been described as armed and dangerous, has been arrested. Tyler police and the US Marshals Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force arrested Devonte Antoinne Black, 23, of Tyler. He was arrested Monday on Rice Road for aggravated robbery. When arrested, he was in possession of marijuana. Officers are still looking for Dikembi Spencer, 18, of Tyler. They are wanted for a November 14th armed robbery at the Fox Run Apartments. They are said to have stolen A pound of marijuana along with a firearm.
EUSTACE – Henderson County authorities have arrested a woman outside a game room on drug charges. Sarah Jo Donaldson, 45,of Eustace, was arrested around 3:45 Tuesday morning near County Road 2830 and State Highway 198. A deputy detected the order of burning marijuana coming from her vehicle. Inside the vehicle they found a small quantity of suspected methamphetamine and marijuana along with paraphernalia commonly used to smoke it. She was booked into the Henderson County Detention Center for possession of a controlled substance.
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced today he is endorsing Matt Schaefer for re-election. Schaefer is the State Representative of House District 6. According to a news release from Austin, “Representative Schaefer has been committed to working with Governor Abbott to secure our border and implement pro-life protections, and Governor Abbott is honored to endorse his candidacy for re-election.”
TYLER – The Tyler Fire Department has released the final version of this year’s Cold Weather Response Plan. Last month, a group of representatives from various public service agencies met to discuss the plan and offered suggestions for improvements. It is designed to serve as a guide and to provide useful information to the public. It includes tips on avoiding exposures, as well as recognizing the signs and symptoms of cold weather-related emergencies. It also highlights resources that are available to the public during the winter months, including sheltering locations. You can go to the Tyler Fire Department’s website, http://www.tylerfiredept.com to see the plan.
RUSK — A Houston man has been killed in a Cherokee County accident involving two tractor-trailer trucks. It happened shortly before 9:00 Monday morning on U.S. Highway 69, just south of Rusk. Dead at the scene was Aurelio Amaya, 46. Keith Jackson, 46, of Nacogdoches, was treated and released at a Tyler hospital. According to the Department of Public Safety report, Jackson’s truck was traveling west on County Road1101 and Amaya’s truck was heading north on Highway 69. The report says Jackson failed to yield the right of way, entering the intersection of US-69 in front of Amaya and the two vehicles collided. The accident remains under investigation.