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Tuesday November 26, 2024
PALESTINE – The University of Texas at Tyler will break ground for a $1 million building for its University Academy in Palestine on Wednesday. The new 15,000-square-foot building will house 12 classrooms, with restrooms and a separate office area. This will allow the academy to expand by three grade levels, adding kindergarten, first, and second grade classrooms. The school opened in 2012 to 100 students in grades third through sixth. It had to later move from its West Spring Street location when the fire marshal said it was unsafe. Wednesday morning’s ceremony will start at 10:00. No word on when they expect the building for the charter school to be completed.
LONGVIEW – One person is in jail in connection with the deaths of two women in Longview. The shooting was reported shortly after 12:30 Tuesday morning on Loring Lane. Killed were Lori Perez, 58, and Kristy Perez, 38. The two Longview women were dead at the scene. Arrested, after witnesses were able to help police identify the suspect, was Troy James Rider, Jr., 43, of Longview. He has been charged with capital murder. Investigators say a legal dispute over a car may have led to the shooting.
TYLER – Tyler Firemen will be conducting a fire safety blitz on Wednesday. The Tyler Fire Department reports that the risk of dying in a home fire is about 50% lower in homes that have working smoke alarms. So, firefighters will go door-to-door to check smoke alarms, replace batteries, and install free smoke alarms in the homes that need them. They will also be handing out home fire safety information. The Fire Safety Blitz, which will run from 9:00am till 1:00pm, is planned for the neighborhood surrounding the recent house fire on North Grand Avenue in which 3 persons were killed.
MARSHALL – Marshall police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a drive-by shooting. It happened late at night on February 15th in the 100 block of Johnson Street. The shooting was recorded on a neighbor’s home video surveillance. The video shows a dark-colored, 2-door sedan driving down the street and a person in the vehicle firing multiple rounds at a house. No injuries were reported, but the home sustained moderate damage. If you have any information about the shooting you are asked to contact Marshall police.
LONGVIEW – Karl Rove, former top advisor to President George W. Bush, and Andrew Roberts, British historian and best selling author, are in Longview on Tuesday. They will be speaking to LeTourneau University students, Longview ISD students and the public.
The lectures start at 9:30am at LeTourneau University where Roberts will be lecturing on leadership. Rove will be lecturing on President Trump and the realignment of GOP politics. The lectures will be live-streamed on the KTBB Facebook page. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – Filings have closed for candidates running in the May 4th elections. The Tyler school district has two contested races. District 3 board member Jean Washington decided not to run again. Filing for her post is Tyler ISD Foundation director and local banker Marc Loredo and retired Tyler school principal Freeman Sterling. In District 6, school board president Reverend Fritz Hager Jr. is being challenged by Lisa McClure. The district 1 school board member, Wade Washmon, did not draw a challenger. The last day to register to vote in the election is April 4th. The first day for early voting is April 22nd.
LONGVIEW – A Longview man is heading to prison for a fatal Longview accident. Chad Palmer Malone, 20, received three 12 year sentences which will be served concurrently. The Longview News Journal reports Malone entered into a deal and received the sentences for two charges of racing causing death and one charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. It stems from his part in a fatal wreck in 2017 that killed his sister and his fiancee. A Hallsville man, who was racing Malone at the time of the accident, is scheduled for trial next month.
TYLER – Thanks to a Crimestoppers tip, a Tyler robbery suspect is in jail. Arrested was Jerry Lewis Cox Jr., 19, of Tyler. Officers found him Saturday and, after questioning, he was arrested for last Thursday night’s robbery of the Metro Food Mart on West Gentry Parkway. He is said to the the man who pointed a handgun at the clerk, demanded money and ran off with an undisclosed amount of money. He has been charged with aggravated robbery and is in the Smith County Jail under a $75,000 bond.
TYLER – A Tyler insurance agent has been exonerated of child abuse charges. William Ronald Crist, 47, of Flint, has been found not guilty of a variety child sexual assault charges. He was arrested last March for the continuous sexual assault of a child under the age of 14. He also faced two sexual assault of a child charges. His lawyer told our news partner KETK that Crist was “very grateful for the jury seeing the truth in this case.” Following his arrest last year, his lawyer told KETK that Crist “was going through a bitter divorce from his wife and we believe these allegations are being made by his wife for financial reasons and by his accuser for personal reasons.” He said Crist passed a polygraph exam regarding the allegations.
TYLER – The campus teachers of the year have been announced in the Tyler school district. Their school administrators and staff selected the winners at each campus. They were selected because they exemplify extraordinary models of leadership and excellence in teaching. This ultimately helps create successful student achievement. Tyler ISD will honor all Campus Teachers of the Year and announce its 2019 District Teachers of the Year at the annual Teacher of the Year Banquet to be held May 7th. The high school campus winners are Nancy Caraway at John Tyler and Melinda Tefteller at Robert E Lee. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – The new president of CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System has now been commissioned for his new duties. The ceremony for Jason Proctor was held Thursday morning in the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler Chapel. Proctor was selected as the new president last December 7th. Proctor has over a decade of leadership experience in both for-profit and not-for-profit health care. He was previously the chief operating officer for Christus Mother Frances Hospitals – Tyler, South Tyler and Christus Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital – Tyler since 2014.
RUSK – The Rusk Police Department is looking for assistance in identifying two persons involved in area thefts. They are believed to have been involved in an auto theft. The vehicle has been recovered. They are also possibly involved in thefts involving ATM’s or other coin type machines in Jacksonville, Tyler, Palestine, and Bullard. CrimeStoppers will pay a reward for information leading to the arrest/conviction of any suspects up to $1,000. If you have any information regarding the suspects or vehicle please contact the Rusk Police Department at 903-683-2677 or CrimeStoppers at 903-586-7867. Read the rest of this entry »
LINDALE – Lindale police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two theft suspects. In a posting on Facebook, they say the theft occurred at Walmart. They are said to have arrived at the store in a Silver full size van, unknown make or model. If you know the subjects please contact the department and ask for Detective Curtis Philpot or by e-mail at curtisp@lindaletx.gov. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – Tyler police say an office thief is at work in Tyler. They say the woman, seen in this picture, enters offices in Tyler while employees are working. She wants to steal purses for the financial contents while the employees are not present at their desk. She has been approached by employees and she convinces them that she was late for an appointment. She then uses the stolen credit cards that she took from the purses and purchases high dollar gift cards until the cards are declined. If you can identify this suspect please contact Detective Royce Jordan at the Tyler Police Department at 903-531-1032.
PALESTINE – The Boil Water Notice for the 700 block of Inwood Drive, as well as Summit Road and Beverly Drive in Palestine has been rescinded. It was required on Tuesday because of an emergency valve replacement in the area. The city says the necessary corrective actions have been taken and the boil water notice is no longer needed.