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Monday November 25, 2024
LONGVIEW – Several agencies have been investigating massage parlors in Longview. The investigation has led to several arrests. The investigation began after the police department received numerous complaints on the businesses. Thursday, officers visited the six businesses. They checked to see if the employees were licensed as massage therapists. They also checked to see if the business had the appropriate license to operate as a massage parlor. Three persons were arrested for operating without a massage license. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation will open additional investigations on several of the locations due to record keeping. The information was forwarded to the city’s Developmental Services for consideration on removing the certificate of occupancy from several of the locations. Read the rest of this entry »
AUSTIN – Area unemployment has gone up slightly. The Texas Workforce commission reports Tyler’s January unemployment rate was 4%. It was 3.8% in December and 4% in January a year ago. For Longview, the unemployment rate went from 3.8% in December to 4.4% in January. But, it was 4.7% a year ago. The state’s unemployment rate rose to 4.2%. January marked the 105th consecutive month of annual growth for total non farm employment in Texas.
ARP – One person has died as the result of a one vehicle accident that occurred Tuesday morning near Arp. Paul James Wade, 47, of Arp died at a Tyler hospital two days after the accident. The Department of Public Safety reports his pickup was heading north west on County Road 294 when it left the road, hit a tree and overturned. Wade, who was not wearing his seat belt, was partially ejected from the vehicle.
EAST TEXAS — Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, March 16, at First United Methodist Church in Rockwall for longtime Congressman Ralph Hall. Visitation will take place from 6:00 to 8:00pm on Friday, March 15, at Rest Haven Funeral Home, also in Rockwall. Hall’s longtime strategist, Ed Valentine, says the Texas Republican died of natural causes at his home in Rockwall Thursday morning. The oldest-ever member of the U.S. House was 95. Hall became the oldest member of the U.S. House in 2012, breaking North Carolina Rep. Charles Manly Stedman’s record. Hall was 91 when he left office in 2014. Hall was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1980. He became a Republican in 2004, backed by his friend, George W. Bush. Hall won the 2012 Republican primary despite a tea party challenge. But he lost in a primary upset in 2014.
TYLER – Repairs have been completed on a water main break in Tyler. It was reported around 2:00 Thursday afternoon at 1260 Rice Road. Those affected by the outage are encouraged to “flush†the water in their house by running the water in bath tubs and sinks for 5-10 minutes. Because of air in the lines from the repairs, customers may experience cloudy looking water. Flushing lines should remedy this issue. If the problems persist, the water service center may be reached at 903-531-1285.
MARSHALL – An East Texas fire department is accepting donations to help a fireman who is the victim of a fire. The donations are for Hallsville fireman Terry Richardson. Fire broke out in his home on Walkers Mill Road, north of Hallsville, shortly before 3:15 Tuesday afternoon. The roof of the home is completely gone and two rooms have been gutted. The fire, which started in the home attic, was fanned by strong winds. What caused the fire has not been announced. The Marshall News Messenger reports donations may be taken to the Hallsville Fire Department on North Central Street, which is open 24 hours a day.
LONGVIEW – On Friday, Industrial Drive will be closed to through traffic between Marshall Avenue, U.S. Highway 80, and Cotton Street to allow for railroad track maintenance. The railroad crossing on Industrial Drive will be closed to all traffic. Drivers are encouraged to use Eastman Road as an alternate route.
TYLER – Keep Tyler Beautiful has handed out two Beauty and Business awards. The third quarter award for 2018 has gone to The Genesis Group on Eagles Nest Boulevard. For the fourth quarter Holiday Edition, Keep Tyler Beautiful presented the award to Hospitality Health ER on the Old Jacksonville Highway. Both of the winners were nominated by the public for these awards and were selected by the Keep Tyler Beautiful board as the winners. The award recognizes businesses in the community for their improvement, upkeep, cleanliness and beautification efforts. Read the rest of this entry »
CHANDLER – A boil water notice has been issued in Henderson County. RPM Water Supply Corporation issued the notice due to the loss of pressure caused by a leak on County Road 4818 and Farm Road 279. The notice pertains to persons on Farm Road 2010 toward Farm Road 315 and along Farm Road 279 into Fargo Estate in the city of Chandler. According to the notice, to ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and for making ice should be boiled and cooled prior to consumption. The water should be brought to a vigorous, rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes. In lieu of boiling, you may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source. RPM said it will notify residents when the water is safe for consumption.
TYLER – Many Texans want a border wall. That’s the results of a survey conducted by the Center for Opinion Research at UT Tyler. The poll was conducted over a two week period beginning on February 11. They asked whether they agree or disagree that a wall along the Texas-Mexico border is “necessary for a safe border.†The results showed 48% of respondents either “agreed†or “strongly agreed,†while 41% either “disagreed†or “strongly disagreed.†The results showed that 11% took a neutral position. The question produced responses along party lines, where Democrats strongly disagreed, 56% nearly as much as Republicans who strongly agreed, by 64%, with the statement.
GRAND SALINE – A missing Van Zandt county girl has been found. The sheriff’s department reported Thursday that Emily Marie Rosamond, 15, has been found and is safe. She had last been seen last Sunday between the hours of 10:00pm and 1:00am at her home. When she left home, she did not take any extra clothing, food, personal items or her medication. No word on how she was found or where she had been.
EAST TEXAS – A deadly hazard at Lake O’ the Pines has been removed. Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative has confirmed that low-slung power lines over Alley Creek have been buried. In 2017, three scouts from a Hallsville Boys Scout troop were killed when the mast of their sail boat came in contact with a power line. The lines were about 13 feet below clearance for the mast of most sailboats. The get rid of the problem, workers burrowed beneath the water and then laid some 1,600 feet of electric line through the tunnel.
TYLER – TransCanada is conducting a field emergency response exercise at Lake Tyler at Lake Tyler Marina. It started on Wednesday from noon till 5:00pm. It will resume on Thursday and run from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Residents can expect to see TransCanada staff with trucks and other emergency response equipment conducting mock response activities such as deploying boom on the lake.
SMITH COUNTY – Motorists can expect slow-moving traffic and delays on Interstate highway 20 Thursday night. The NET RMA contractor will be working to realign the Toll 49 Bridge that was hit during a crash in July. The inside lanes of the interstate, both eastbound and westbound, will be closed to traffic from 7:00pm to 5:00am. Drivers are reminded to slow-down and pay attention when traveling through this work zone.
MCKINNEY – A Longview man has been convicted of a Collin County murder. The jury in McKinney deliberated around 3 hours before convicting Ronald Rosser, 55, of capital murder. He was automatically sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Rosser is accused of taking more than $5,000 to kill McKinney businessman Richard Moore. He was shot five times in the head with a handgun in February four years ago. Investigators believe Rosser was hired by Moore’s estranged wife and her lover to kill more. They are still awaiting trial on charges of capital murder.