{"id":1449471,"date":"2025-10-15T08:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1449471"},"modified":"2025-10-16T09:33:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:33:28","slug":"upshur-county-district-attorney-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1449471","title":{"rendered":"Upshur County District Attorney to retire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/10\/https___do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net_10-14-2025_t_3f21b8e7c8a54f1981654f926ea1c4b0_name_t_9b14a6f941bb4178b5e6e2facc96f6d9_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_-e1760535643991-200x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1449472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/10\/https___do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net_10-14-2025_t_3f21b8e7c8a54f1981654f926ea1c4b0_name_t_9b14a6f941bb4178b5e6e2facc96f6d9_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_-e1760535643991-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/10\/https___do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net_10-14-2025_t_3f21b8e7c8a54f1981654f926ea1c4b0_name_t_9b14a6f941bb4178b5e6e2facc96f6d9_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_-e1760535643991-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/10\/https___do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net_10-14-2025_t_3f21b8e7c8a54f1981654f926ea1c4b0_name_t_9b14a6f941bb4178b5e6e2facc96f6d9_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_-e1760535643991-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/10\/https___do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net_10-14-2025_t_3f21b8e7c8a54f1981654f926ea1c4b0_name_t_9b14a6f941bb4178b5e6e2facc96f6d9_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_-e1760535643991.jpeg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas &#8211; Our news partners at KETK report that Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd announced on Tuesday that he will be retiring from his position at the end of October. Byrd sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, stating that after serving as the Upshur County district attorney for the past 18 years and serving as a prosecutor in the state of Texas for the last 24 years, he will be retiring from his role on Oct. 31. Byrd&#8217;s first assistant, Barry Wallace, will assume duties as district attorney until Gov. Abbott makes an appointment or someone is elected next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas &#8211; Our news partners at KETK report that Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd announced on Tuesday that he will be retiring from his position at the end of October. Byrd sent a letter to Gov. 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