County’s Basement Office Reopens

TYLER – It’s business as usual at the Smith County Clerk’s Public Records Office. The office is located in the basement of the county annex building. The basement had been closed since March 18, after a pipe burst and flooded the area. No public records were damaged. The basement office is now once again open to the public. County Clerk Karen Phillips says deputy clerks are ready to assist customers in the lower level of the annex building. The area houses the County Clerk’s Official Public Records, including land records, assumed names and cattle brands. Customers are once again able to review books and carry on “business as usual.”