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DETCOG accepting grant applications for solid waste projects

Special to the News-Times LUFKIN — Deep East Texas Council of Governments is now taking applications for funding of solid waste projects for FY 2024. DETCOG anticipates the awarding of grants totaling $67,500.00. Each application will be judged by the DETCOG…

Building damaged, two injured in separate crashes

A 2009 Chevrolet pickup truck crashed into the Woodlake Post Office on Sept. 15 after its brakes failed. Courtesy photo TCNS staff TRINITY COUNTY —Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers investigated a wreck where a vehicle crashed through the front of the Woodlake Post Office. The wreck occurred on U.S. Highway 287 in the afternoon of Sept.…
A 2009 Chevrolet pickup truck crashed into the Woodlake Post Office on Sept. 15 after its brakes failed. Courtesy photo

ASVFD rescues hanging man

Apple Springs VFD firefighters assist a worker who was hanging from a bucket truck. Courtesy photo TCNS staff APPLE SPRINGS — A worker with a tree-trimming firm hanging from a safety harness was brought down safely on Sept. 19 by the Apple Springs Volunteer Fire Department. VFD Chief Brett Selman said that on that Tuesday afternoon, rescue workers…
Apple Springs VFD firefighters assist a worker who was hanging from a bucket truck. Courtesy photo

Free college career fair

Livingston High School is holding a college and career fair that will be open to all. Those college bound or career interested are encouraged to attend the free event Monday, Oct. 2, 6-8 p.m. in the LHS Commons Area at 400 FM 350 South to learn of the possibilities following high school. There will be area businesses, military representatives,…
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Dangerous railroad crossings to be closed, removed

By Emily Banks Wooteneditor@polkenterprise.com Action regarding the agreement between Polk County and Union Pacific Railroad Company for the closure and removal of public crossings on McCarty Road (Frank Drive) and Glover Road, located in Precinct 3, was approved by the Polk County Commissioners Court during its regular meeting Tuesday. “The…
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Jailer arrested for sex with inmate

STOCK PHOTO From Enterprise Staff The Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers arrested a jailer at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Thursday. Charity Desirae Prince, 25, was charged with improper sexual activity with a person in custody, a second-degree felony. The investigation by the Texas Rangers is ongoing and was begun at the request…
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Naskila CFO serves as panelist at Tulsa conference

From Enterprise Staff Naskila Casino Chief Financial Officer Stephanie Williams served as one of three panelists at the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association Conference held August 15-16 in Tulsa. Topics the three panelists discussed were the events during COVID and how the pandemic affected their casinos and how the casinos strategized to recover…
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Goodrich man receives 99-year sentence for 2017 murder of wife

From Enterprise Staff John Orbon Speights, 78 of Goodrich, was sentenced to 99 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the Aug. 26, 2017 murder of his wife, Carolyn Carroll, in the 411th District Court on Monday. On Aug. 26, 2017, Carroll activated her Life Alert, stating that her husband, Speights, was drunk and she was afraid.…
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AG acquitted in impeachment trial

By Emily Banks Wooteneditor@polkenterprise.com Senator Robert Nichols was one of only two Republican senators to vote for articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton. The other was Kelly Hancock of North Richland Hills. “I voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton because of the credible testimony I heard, and the many thousands…
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Bomb threat at judicial center

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a possible bomb threat at the Polk County Judicial Center Friday at 8:20 a.m. The facility was evacuated, and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation and coordinated a response with the assistance of the Texas Ranger’s Division.A thorough search of the building and surrounding area…
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Abbott, TVC announce over $36 M in grants for veterans

Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) today announced over $36 million in grant funding for veterans across Texas that will be distributed through TVC’s Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) Big Check Tour. Approved by TVC Commissioners in May, this grant funding will be awarded to 135 organizations across Texas and will serve…
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Officer shot during incident - Suspect killed

Investigators from multiple agencies worked the area where the shootings occurred on Sunday morning. DONNA HAMMER | TCB By Chris Edwardsnews@tylercountybooster.com WOODVILLE – An officer with the Woodville Police Department was shot and wounded during an incident that occurred on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 17. According to Woodville Chief of…
Investigators from multiple agencies worked the area where the shootings occurred on Sunday morning. DONNA HAMMER | TCB

Firefighter injured in blaze west of Goodrich

STOCK PHOTO A fire Sunday near Goodrich was extinguished a few times and has one firefighter battling injuries in the hospital. “It is the old Shell pump station, where those tanks are sitting about two or three miles west of Goodrich,” Livingston Fire Chief Corky Cochran explained. “On the back side of that complex outside of the fence, they had…
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New law bars cruelty offenders from owning animals for five years

By Ali JuellThe Texas Tribune Texas lawmakers are making it harder for those convicted of animal cruelty to own any animals – at least for the next five years after their initial offense. The animal possession ban or House Bill 598, authored by state Rep. Matt Shaheen, R-Plano, applies to people convicted of being involved in dogfighting…
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Teenager dies after incident at store

By Chris Edwardsnews@tylercountybooster.com WARREN – An incident at a convenience store in Warren ended tragically last Friday, according to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford. Weatherford said that a call came in that afternoon, at approximately 3:40 p.m., from 911, requesting EMS for an unresponsive individual at the Exxpress Mart. The…
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Goodrich man arrested on charges from June

A wanted man on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon has been located and arrested. In June, officers with the Livingston Police Department responded to the 100 block of Pan American Drive, in reference to a disturbance in progress. Upon arrival, the officers made contact with a victim who stated he had been hit in the back of the…
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