By Chris Edwardsnews@tylercountybooster.com WOODVILLE – The recent Woodville ISD bond election results were canvassed at the regular meeting of the WISD Board of Trustees. The canvassing was the first action item on Monday evening’s agenda, but prior to that process, the bond was the topic of two speakers during the public forum portion of the meeting. The $47.8 million bond package is for a series of district-wide improvements and passed in the May 7 special election by a 51.20% majority. Phil McClure, a Woodville business owner, spoke first, and said that there has been rhetoric in the community from some individuals encouraging a boycott of businesses that did not support the bond measure. “Schools are essential to the community, as are small businesses,” McClure said. “Without either, neither will exist,” he added. McClure said that any WISD trustees who “would suppress voters in any way or seek revenge against anybody that doesn’t vote the way they should” should not serve on the…

By Jan Whitejan@hccourier.com CROCKETT – On May 12, City Administrator John Angerstein took to Facebook to reach out to Crockett residents about some notices sent out by the City. The city is required to take water samples to ensure that a certain level of quality is maintained. This involves sending the water samples to a laboratory that, in turn, forwards those results to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), which oversees the safety of public water systems. The tests ensure that there are no contaminants in the water and that the water systems maintain the proper amount of disinfectant. The results of this testing are recorded in the Annual Consumer Confidence Report. This report is available at the City Hall and on their website. A link to the site is sent to residents on their water bills to let them know that the report is available. However, sometimes certain violations require public notices, such as the boil-water notices. Angerstein wanted to use the video…

Special to the News-Times COLDSPRING — Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas coordinated with Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD’s CTE department to put on the 2022 Youth Career Summit at Coldspring-Oakhurst High School on Thursday. Students from both COHS and Shepherd High School attended the event. “It was a great day. We were so honored to host this wonderful event and to provide this opportunity for our students,” said COCISD CTE Director Jeff Eichman. “Any time we can expand business and industry partnerships and collaborate with our neighboring school district, Shepherd ISD, it’s a tremendous benefit for our students and community.” Representatives from a variety of vocations, industries, and post-secondary education and training institutions filled the high school gym and connected parking area. Students viewed and tried out equipment, chatted with vendors, and discovered a world of opportunities for life after graduation they never knew existed. Demonstrations were given and materials…

From Enterprise Staff The May 7 election results were canvassed by the Polk County Commissioners Court during a special called meeting Tuesday in which the Court approved accepting the results. The Court was only canvassing the two proposed constitutional amendments as the individual cities and school districts canvassed their own elections, Polk County Clerk Schelana Hock said. According to Hock, 2,214 people – or 5.42% of the county’s registered voters – turned out to vote in the election.