By Chris Edwardsnews@tylercountybooster.com LUFKIN – The region-wide flooding incidents, which began three weeks ago with various severe weather incidents over a two-day period and again on Sunday, have affected people in Tyler County, as well as other counties within the Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) region of service. Last…

By Emily Banks Wooteneditor@polkenterprise.com Trinity River Authority (TRA) of Texas is the largest wholesale provider of wastewater treatment services in Texas. TRA operates the Livingston Regional Water Supply System (LRWSS) which supplies water to the City of Livingston through a 50-year contract. On April 8 the administrator of the…

A firefighter sifts through debris of a home that was destroyed in a Sunday night storm. By Tony Farkas editor@trinityconews.com TRINITY — A home in the Outback Marina area of Rock Creek Road was completely destroyed in Sunday night’s storm, and early reports indicate a tornado that touched down in the area was the culprit. Trinity Fire Chief…

STOCK PHOTO From Enterprise Staff First Apostolic Church of Goodrich was hit twice recently by thieves and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is searching for suspects in the copper thefts. Three central air conditioning units were stolen on April 13 from the church that is located on U.S. Hwy. 59 South. A fourth central air conditioning unit was…

From Enterprise Staff The Polk County Enterprise was one of several Polk County Publishing Company-owned newspapers that received recognition in the 2024 Better Newspaper Contest at the 86th annual Texas Gulf Coast Press Association Convention held April 18-20 in Galveston. The Polk County Enterprise earned first place honors for general…

By Chris Edwardsnews@tylercountybooster.com KnightWARREN – A Town Bluff man has been charged with murder following an incident last week that resulted in the death of another man. According to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, 33-year-old Cody Allen Knight, of Town Bluff, is being held on the charge of murder, accused of shooting Earnest…

Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace talks with Treyvaun Crawford following his sentencing for intoxicated manslaughter and sexual assault. Courtesy photo By Tony Farkaseditor@trinityconews.com GROVETON — A Trinity resident, arrested in connection with the deaths of two teens, pleaded guilty to three second-degree felony charges on March 16.…

From Enterprise Staff Polk County is now home to the Umbriel Solar Facility, a contracted solar resource that will provide power to Entergy Texas’ customer base. Texas is the fastest growing state in the nation, and with rapid growth comes an increased demand for electricity. As the demand for power grows in Southeast Texas, many homeowners and…

By Emily Banks Wooteneditor@polkenterprise.com A Polk County grand jury met Monday and indicted Don Steven McDougal, 42 of Livingston, on a two-count capital murder indictment in conjunction with the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham of Livingston, according to the Polk County District Attorney’s Office. Count 1 of the indictment states that…

From Enterprise Staff The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has asked the public’s assistance on multiple crimes involving vehicles in the area. The office received a report Friday that a silver 2015 Ford F150 pickup with black rims and a black ranch hand bumper had been stolen from the area of FM 942 and FM 350 North. While investigating the stolen…

STOCK PHOTO By Chris Edwards news@tylercountybooster.com POLK COUNTY – Tyler County authorities are reporting an arrest made recently in a burglary that occurred in March. According to Tyler County Sheriff Byran Weatherford, deputies with the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office were able to arrest a 51-year-old Leggett man, Shannon A. Bass, as a suspect…

By Ari Lazarus FTC Consumer Education Specialist You’re looking to make some extra money and you get a text or email or see an ad on social media: Get paid to wrap your car and drive around. The offers can sound good: $600-700 a week to drive around with an ad for some well-known company — usually an energy drink. Many times, these offers are…

Special to the News-Times COLDSPRING — Wolf Creek Park will be the site of the CAST for Kids fishing event, set for Saturday. The event is sponsored by San Jacinto County, the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office, and Texas Farm Bureau Insurance. The children participating in the event will enjoy a morning of fishing followed by lunch and an awards…

From Enterprise Staff The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has announced plans to build a brand-new casino resort on its tribal lands. “We are incredibly excited to embark on this new chapter. This new casino resort will not only provide significant economic benefits for those living and working in the region, but it will also become a vibrant…

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s (TPW) Inland Fisheries Jasper District Supervisor Todd Driscoll hands a box containing 50,000 fry to TPW Inland Fisheries Biologist Dan Ashe as TPW Technician Ray Lenderman waits in the wings. Two million fry are being released into Lake Livingston through a stocking program that is a joint effort of many,…