Commissioners to discuss replacement for constable

TYLER — Smith County commissioners will discuss the future of the Pct. 2 constable’s position at the end of their Tuesday meeting in the wake of Joshua Black’s conviction for official oppression last week. According to our news partner KETK, prosecutors showed that he offered sexual favors in exchange for monetary payment as part of his business that provided supervised visitations for parents. He was sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine. Judge Reeve Jackson also issued a court order removing Black from office.