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Saturday June 06, 2026
TYLER – The city council on Wednesday received a presentation on the results of a resident survey about Tyler. The survey shows most respondents have a positive perception of the city. Over 80% of those surveyed indicated that Tyler is a good place to live, raise children and retire. The survey was conducted during the summer by the ETC Institute. The six-page survey was originally mailed to a random sample of households in the city. A total of 406 residents completed the survey. Read the rest of this entry »
SMITH COUNTY – Smith County authorities say that Jhoel Hidalgo Sevilla, 33, was the man killed over the weekend. The shooting was reported shortly after 9:30 Sunday morning in an apartment on County Road 382 in the northeastern part of the county. He died from an apparent gunshot wound. There is no other information on the case as the investigation is continuing.
AUSTIN – Sales Tax rebates for Tyler and Longview continue to grow. The state comptrollers office is sending out sales tax allocations for December. They are based on sales made in October. Tyler’s check tops $3.6 million. This is an increase of over 16% from last December. So far this year, Tyler’s sales tax allocations top $43 million, for an increase of 7 1/2%. Longview’s December check is for over $2.6 million, a hike of over 19%. For the year, Longview’s checks exceed $32 million, for a 10% increase. The over all state figure for the month is $761 million, for an increase of 9 1/2%
TYLER – The Tyler Rotary Club has a special guest speaker on Thursday. He is former Baylor University President Kenneth Starr. He is also a former federal appeals court judge, who resigned to become U.S. solicitor general under President George H.W. Bush. In August 1994, Starr became independent counsel responsible for overseeing several investigations involving the Clinton administration, including Whitewater and the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The Tyler Rotary Club meets at the Hollytree Country Club.
CHEROKEE COUNTY – Two Cherokee County Sheriff’s deputies are being honored for saving the life of a motorist. The commendation goes to deputies Houston Munsinger and Keith Jones. They were flagged down last month by a woman whose husband had a heart attack and was unresponsive. Because of the deputies’ actions, the man regained his breathing and heartbeat. Sheriff James Campbell says a check at Tyler’s CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital has shown the man is doing fine.
TYLER – TJC student Lorenzo Luna, of Henderson, has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Clifford H. “Ted†Rees Jr. Scholarship Foundation. It’s a charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, and the Air Conditioning Contractors of America. The foundation recently announced scholarship awards to students nationwide who are studying to become technicians in the HVACR and water heating industry.
MARSHALL – A woman posing as a nurse has been indicted by the Harrison County Grand Jury. Stephanie Garcia, 30, of Henderson, has been indicted for fraudulent use/possession of identifying information and two counts of nursing regulation violations. The Longview News Journal reports she used a registered nurse license number as identifying information on a job application in March of last year. The indictment also says Garcia practiced professional nursing without a license twice in July of that year. The investigation began following a complaint to the Texas Board of Nursing by former patient at Davita Dialysis in Marshall.
TYLER – A member of the Tyler Police Department has received the Blue Ribbon Award at the Wednesday city council meeting. It was presented to financial crime detective Jeff Roberts for the month of December. The city’s financial crimes unit has become experts on credit card skimming cases. Detective Roberts has taught classes on credit card skimming all over the state and with federal agencies in different parts of the U.S. The Blueprint Blue Ribbon Award goes to city employees who have placed the highest premium on responsiveness to the public’s needs.
HENDERSON COUNTY – Gabriel McBride, 46, has died at a Tyler hospital following a Monday afternoon shooting near Chandler. His daughter, Beverly McBride, 17, was was found on a couch inside the home, dead from a gunshot wound to the head. Sheriff Botie Hillhouse said this was not a random shooting, it was a deliberate act. The Texas Rangers have joined Henderson County authorities in investigating the case.
TYLER – A woman accused of stealing $100,000 from a wedding venue in Flint has been arrested. Holly Longino Elliott, 42, who also goes by the name of Holly Leann Elliott, is charged with theft of property, greater than $30,000 but less than $150,000. Details of her arrest are unavailable. She is currently in the Smith County Jail under a $100,000 bond.
LONGVIEW – The weather is causing a Christmas celebration in Longview to be canceled. The Christmas Balloon Glow, scheduled for the Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center, has been canceled for Thursday because of thunderstorms in the forecast. The organization said on its Facebook page, they had previously said “there would be no “rain date†or plan B, but we will let you know if that changes.” The event, which is organized by local balloon pilots in East Texas, is not an official Great Texas Balloon Race event.
TYLER – Two Tyler businesses have won awards in the 2018 Texas Downtown Association President’s Awards Program. ETX Brewing Company was named winner of the Best Downtown Business in towns over over 50,000 population. The microbrewery participates in all of the downtown promotional activities.They also host a monthly game night fundraiser for the Tyler Public Library and Meet and Greets prior the symphony’s concerts. The winner of the 2018 Best Promotional Event – Festival Event was Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival, which is held in downtown Tyler each May.
TYLER – The holiday season has arrived at the Center for Earth & Space Science Education at Tyler Junior College. Tuesday through Saturday, the center is presenting a variety of holiday related shows in the domed theater. You will learn about the Mystery of the Christmas Star. There is also a “Season of Light,†which recounts the historical religious and cultural rituals practiced during the time of winter solstice. There is even a Laser Holiday show which features a mix of everyone’s favorite holiday music set to fantastic laser artwork. Theater seating is limited, and it is recommended that tickets are purchased in advance on line at http://sciencecenter.tjc.edu or at the front counter. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – Someone in the Tyler area is a Texas Lottery winner. There were two winning tickets sold for the grand prize in Monday’s Texas Two Step drawing. The winning numbers are 7, 13, 26, 29 and the bonus ball is 6. One winning ticket was sold in Tyler at the Food Fast on University Boulevard. The other was sold in Lubbock. Both were quick picks. The grand prize was $225,000. That means, before taxes, each winner will receive $112,500, which will be paid out in a single, lump sum.
TYLER – The investigation continues into the shooting death of Bennie Ray Jackson, 65, of Tyler. A neighbor found him unresponsive on the front porch of his home on West Barrett Street shortly before 1:45 Monday afternoon. It appears as if he died from a gunshot wound.