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The Smith County Sheriff’s Office is proud of its Designated Immigration Officers (DIO) for receiving an award from the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office in Dallas. This award was presented to these outstanding professionals as a result of receiving no deficiencies during the biennial Office of Professional Responsibility inspection. These SCSO Detention

A Lindale man who was initially charged with arson after setting a hospital bed on fire has pleaded guilty to a separate charge of criminal mischief after the arson charge against him was dropped. According to Smith County District Attorney Jacob Putman, Mason Reid Wyatt, 21, pleaded guilty to a criminal mischief charge in Judge

Jay Brooks was appointed Tuesday to serve as the Smith County Fire Marshal. Brooks served as assistant fire marshal from 2008 until 2015, and briefly served as the county’s fire marshal before leaving to work in the private sector. On Tuesday, the Smith County Commissioners Court voted to appoint Brooks as the Smith County Fire

Independence Day will fall on a Thursday this year, but that’s not going to hinder a night of festive fireworks for anyone. Fireworks shows will be popping off at several locations throughout East Texas. There will be food, inflatables, vendors, and activities for children. Parking is available at the Community Center parking lot. The best

AUSTIN— Starting July 8, the Battleship Texas State Historic Site is reducing its visitation hours to allow staff full accessibility to the ship and its historic artifacts ahead of the Battleship Texas Foundation’s repair project. The ship will be closed to the public Monday-Thursday and open weekends 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. During the partial

Camp County — The Humane Society of the United States is assisting the Camp County Sheriff’s Office and Safe Haven Equine Rescue and Retirement Home in removing approximately 150 horses from an alleged large-scale cruelty situation in Camp County, Texas. The Camp County Sheriff’s Office served a seizure warrant on an approximately 45-acre property at

TxDOT offers tips to help drivers reach their destinations safely during the busy summer travel months       ________________________________________ Summertime in Texas is the height of travel season, which means scores of people will be hitting the highways for long road trips, state park visits or lazy lake days. Traveling long distances can put drivers at risk

Wes Moorehead, Texas A&M Forest Service East Texas Operations Department Head, and Kristi Keach, USDA Forest Service Timber Resource Specialist, survey a timber stand at the Sabine National Forest on June 24, 2019. COLLEGE STATION – On June 24, for the first time in Texas, Texas A&M Forest Service successfully merchandised, marketed and sold 224