Today is
Wednesday November 27, 2024
TYLER – It is time for a Thanksgiving tradition in Tyler. A big meal served by the Salvation Army. They are planning on feeding up to 1,500 persons between 11:30 and 1:00 on Thanksgiving day. The feast is a community event and is open to anyone in need of a meal. The menu includes Greenberg Smoked Turkeys, dressing, fruit salad, green bean casseroles, candied yams and pie. Over 200 volunteers have signed up to help with the Thanksgiving festivities this year. Some started arriving Wednesday to start cooking for the meal. And, along with the food, will be musical entertainment provided by the 5-piece East Texas musical group, the Hubbard Family.
TYLER – Tyler’s Christmas tree has arrived. It is a 22 foot Leyland Cypress. It was donated by the Scott Lyles family with Bright Star Farms in Alba. The tree will be decorated on the city square in anticipation of the Christmas Parade and the 33nd annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony to be held on Thursday, November 29
TYLER – For five days, starting January 21st, the Transportation Security Administration mobile preenrollment center will be in the terminal of Pounds Regional Airport. Travelers will be able to schedule their in-person appointment for that week to complete the background check and fingerprinting at the enrollment center beginning December 5. Before applying, be sure to go to the TSA website at https://www.tsa.gov/precheck for full enrollment details. The membership allows travelers to speed through security. If preenrolled, you don’t have to remove your shoes, laptops, 3-1-1 baggies of liquids, belts or light jackets in designated lanes. In October, prescreened passengers waited less than 5 minutes. Signs will steer you to the lobby area where the enrollment center is located.
TYLER – There has been two late night aggravated robberies of restaurants in Tyler in the past week. The Kilgore police department has posted tips for area businesses. The suspects hide outside a business at closing time, usually in bushes, and then rob the employees as they leave. Kilgore police recommend lighting and cameras around businesses. They also say, never leave the back door of a restaurant open or unlocked. Also, change up your closing routine often, and walk out with multiple staff members if possible. And, if you notice suspicious activity, call the police to come check it out.
LONGVIEW – A Wood County man is being held in the Gregg County Jail because of a variety of child sex crimes. Daniel Wayne McCormick, 42, of Quitman, is in jail on bonds totaling $255,000. He is also being held on a a U.S. Marshals Service detainer. The Longview News Journal reports a federal indictment against McCormick lists 10 dates, from June through August of this year, where he is accused of recording a child engaging in sexual acts with himself. The charges are indecency with a child/sexual contact, invasive visual recording, possession/promotion of child pornography and sexual assault of a child.
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has named two men to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. One of the men, Dr. Rodney Burrow of Pittsburg, was named the chairman of the committee. His term is set to expire on February 1, 2021. is the Director of Medical Affairs and the Associate Director of Primary Care for Titus Regional Medical Center in Mt. Pleasant. He is also a practicing Board Certified Family Physician at the Family Care Center in Mount Pleasant and a registered pharmacist.
TYLER — Thanksgiving travelers using Tyler’s Pounds Regional Airport this week will be greeted by Therapet human-animal teams. The dogs were at the airport on Monday to greet arriving and departing travelers to help them beat holiday stress. They will be back on Wednesday from 9:30am till 1:30pm. Research has found that people’s blood pressure and heart rate go down, their positive hormones increase and it helps people relax when they love on a dog for a little while. A total of seven dogs are taking part in the project at the Tyler airport.
TYLER – Tyler Police are looking for the man who tried to steal TVs from the Walmart on Troup Highway. It happened shortly before 1:15 Saturday morning. He is said to have placed 3 TVs in a cart and tried to leave without paying for them. Employees tried to detain him, but he broke free and ran, without the TVs, to a dark colored pickup. The truck is believed to be an extended cab Chevrolet. The suspect and the driver left before police arrived. If you know who this suspect is please contact Detective James Holt at 903-531-1028 or call Tyler Crimestoppers at 903-597-2833.
ATHENS – Athens police continue their investigation into a shooting that left one person dead. April Nicole Taylor, 30, died after being taken to the hospital. The shooting was reported around 8:30 Sunday night at a Third Street residence.
LONGVIEW – A fatal Longview accident remains under investigation. Killed in the early Friday night accident was Benandre Wilson, 28, of Longview. His motorcycle accident was one of five vehicles involved in the accident around 6:30 Friday evening at the intersection of Gilmer Road and Heritage Boulevard. Wilson was pronounced dead at the scene. No injuries were reported.
TYLER – A new public safety and bachelor program is in the works at Tyler Junior College. School trustees have approved a Bachelor of Applied Technology degree at the school. This would be the third bachelor degree at TJC. School officials say they have been working in close partnership with city, county and state leaders to produce high quality public safety programs. TJC has in place other first responder programs including its Fire Science Academy as well as Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic. TJC’s first baccalaureate degree program, a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene, began two years ago. Its second, a Bachelor of Applied Technology in healthcare technology and medical systems, will start next January.
NACOGDOCHES – What is being called large disturbances at a Nacogdoches club has left one person dead. A news release identified the victim as Lyric Polley, 21, of Nacogdoches. It appears as if Polley died from a gunshot wound to the head. The investigation into the incident is continuing.
TYLER – TxDOT is planning to conduct the following construction and maintenance work throughout the district during the weeks of November 19 and 26. Schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Slow down and pay attention when traveling through work zones.
Tyler Maintenance crews plan to conduct ditch maintenance on roadways around the county Thanksgiving week. The week of November 26, base repair operations resume on FM 2015 as well as on FM 2908. Expect lane closures with flaggers providing traffic control at both locations. Read the rest of this entry »
LONGVIEW – A 5 vehicle accident in Longview has left one person dead. A motorcyclist was killed in the accident. It happened around 6:30 Friday evening at the intersection of Gilmer Road and Heritage Boulevard. No other information has been released. The accident remains under investigation.
MARSHALL – A Fatal accident in Marshall remains under investigation. It happened just before 6:00 Wednesday evening on East End Boulevard South. The preliminary report says it was caused by a car which rear ended another vehicle. The car then entered the opposite lane of traffic where it was hit by a large truck. Both occupants in the passenger car were transported to Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center in Marshall where the passenger later died. She has been identified as April Hayner, 44, of Marshall.