Today is
Sunday June 07, 2026
TYLER – The University of Texas at Tyler is one of five Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Star Award finalists. The board recognized UT Tyler’s Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree program. The program is an online undergraduate transfer degree program designed for working adults seeking to complete their four-year degree for career advancement. A panel will now review which of the finalists will be honored with the Star Award. The winners will be honored at the Texas Higher Education Leadership Conference at the end of November.
LONGVIEW – Jury duty is cancelled in Gregg County on Monday. The Gregg County District Clerk made the announcement Friday. If you received a notice for jury duty for Monday, you do not have to report.
MARSHALL – The city of Marshall has a new tourism and marketing manager. She is Mallori James, who starts her new duties on Monday. She will be responsible for the leadership of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, implementing a marketing strategy to attract tourists and enhancing nature, culture, and arts opportunities for the city. James is currently a marketing consultant for Brookshire Real Estate in Lufkin. She previously was employed as an events specialist with the City of Lewisville Convention and Visitors Bureau. Before that, she was the Visitors Services and Meeting Event Coordinator for the Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau.
AUSTIN – Twenty three independent school districts and colleges are getting nearly $5 million in grants from the Texas Workforce Commission. Tyler Junior College will be getting a grant for $261,975 while Trinity Valley Community College gets a grant for $279,139. The funds will help the two schools to purchase and install equipment to provide students in the medical profession with training for registered nurses. The chair of the Workforce Commission, Ruth Hughs, said the funds will help produce the highest quality of candidates for Texas employers in high-demand occupations as well as new emerging industries.
TYLER – Tyler police are asking for the public’s help in identifying this man. Investigators say he was involved in a hit and run accident. If you know who he is please contact Detective Shine at 903-595-7210 or call CrimeStoppers at 903-597-2833.
TYLER – The latest active shooter class by the Smith County Sheriff’s Department will be Thursday night. It starts at 6:30 at the Shiloh Road Church of Christ in Tyler. The training teaches what happens during an active shooter incident. It covers the human response both physical and psychological, common actions of the suspect and the law enforcement response. The training also covers actions you can take to help you survive the attack. The subject is graphic, and some portions of the training may not be suitable for children. Parents are strongly encouraged not to bring children younger than 13 to the training.
TYLER – Smith County’s burn ban has been lifted. It took effect August 3rd. The original order prohibited all outdoor burning was for a 90-day period, unless lifted earlier. Fire Marshal Connie McCoy-Wasson said rainfall over the Labor Day weekend, combined with lower temperatures and the anticipation of more rain in the near future, persuaded her that conditions were acceptable to resume outdoor burning. After consulting with County Judge Nathaniel Moran, both agreed that the ban should be lifted. Around 11:30 Wednesday morning, the ban was officially lifted.
TYLER – An fatal auto/pedestrian accident in Smith County remains under investigation. It occurred around 11:45 Tuesday night on State Highway 155, two miles south of Tyler. Dead at the scene was Nancy Sue Jones, 41, of Tyler. She was walking in the southbound lane when first hit by a car driven by a Frankston woman and then hit by a car driven by a Flint woman.
CHAPEL HILL – One person was killed and three injured in a two vehicle accident in front of Wise Elementary just before 3:15 Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened when Kristen Darius Lilly, 19, of Carthage, lost control of her east bound car. The vehicle went into the west bound lane and collided with a SUV driven by Maria Torres, 31, of Arp. Lilly was critically injured. A passenger in her car, Tia Shay Roland, 19, later died at a Tyler hospital. Torres and a three year old boy in her vehicle were taken to a Tyler hospital in stable condition. The boy was treated and released. The accident remains under investigation.
MARSHALL – Some Marshall area motorists have learned, the hard way, school safety zone violations can be costly. During the first week of the new school year, the Marshall Police Department issued nearly three dozen citations for various school zone traffic offenses. School district Police Chief Joe Arledge said the most significant safety concern was making u-turns near the Marshall Junior High School. It’s a violation of a city ordinance. Another safety concern was dropping children off across the street from the junior high school, forcing students to cross a busy roadway where there is no crosswalk. The majority of citations issued in schools zones were for speed violations.
PALESTINE – A Silver Alert for a missing Palestine man has been discontinued. The Department of Public Safety says Harry Albert Jenkins, 79, has been found. He was reported missing after having last been seen on Farm Road 860 in Palestine around 8:00 Monday night.
LONGVIEW – One person has been killed and one injured in a one vehicle accident in Gregg County. It was reported just before 3:00 Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 259, five miles north of Longview. Dead at the scene was Taneithia Roshekia Scott, 35, of Idabel, Oklahoma. Her passenger, John Alfred Smith, 49, also of Idabel, is in critical condition at Longview Regional Hospital. The Department of Public Safety says their car was south bound when it drove off the road and into a ditch on the west side of the road. The car continued through the ditch and hit a concrete culvert and vaulted into the air. When the vehicle came down it began to roll, ejecting both persons from the vehicle. Both were not wearing their seat belts.
EAST TEXAS – Fatal accidents were reported in Smith and Gregg counties Tuesday afternoon. The Department of Public Safety says the Smith County accident occurred in front of Wise Elementary on Highway 64 East. The Gregg County accident occurred on U.S. Highway 259 north of Farm Road 1650. We will have more details when they become available.
TYLER – There are 7 new Tyler police officers today. They were sworn in Monday afternoon by police chief Jimmy Toler. The seven then received their badge. The new officers are Amber Thomas , April Peddy , George Edwards III, Kelly Womack, Rusty Adair, Spencer McGregor and Thomas Jenkins.
LUFKIN – A man wanted on theft charges in Tyler, has been arrested in Lufkin where bomb making equipment was found. Daniel Scott Standley, 36, of Lufkin, was wanted in Tyler. He was arrested Monday afternoon at apartments on South First Street in Lufkin. Police were called when running water damaged a downstairs apartment unit. What was first thought to be a meth lab turned out to be bomb making material. That brought out a Garland, Texas Bomb squad and federal ATF agents. Evacuated residents have since returned to their apartments. A second Lufkin man was arrested on drug charges. Additional charges are pending against both men