Arp News

"REMEMBERING THE PAST - - LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE" On May 9th , the City of Arp Texas will host their First Annual Arp Heritage Day Festival at The City Park located at Fair St and Hwy 135 Downtown Arp .

An Arp man was released on $7,500 bond Wednesday from the Gregg County Jail after being charged with stealing a utility truck from a company that reduced his work hours.

An Overton man was killed Saturday on Texas 135 when he was hit by a vehicle, according to Department of Public Safety reports.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has confirmed one person is dead after a one-vehicle accident Wednesday night in the Arp area.

After spending her day in the classroom, a 6th grade math teacher was arrested Tuesday night for DWI, but we also discovered, it was the second time in less than a year the teacher was arrested for DWI in Smith County.

According to Smith County Jail records, an Arp Independent School District teacher has been charged with driving while intoxicated for the second time in five months.

The Gilmer Girlsa Golf team placed first Monday at the East Texas Charter High School Invitational held in Longview at the Alpine Golf Course.

By COSHANDRA DILLARD Staff Writer The chilly weather on Friday and Saturday may have kept some visitors from the James P. Douglas Battery Civil War re-enactment at Camp Ford, but it did not dampen the spirits of those who dedicate their lives in teaching others about the historical significance of the time period.

American State Bank Opens Office In Tyler American State Bank has opened at 5825 Old Bullard Road, Suite 100, in The Shops on Old Bullard Center.

Arp residents have been working hard, gathering up items for a huge garage sale this weekend, all to benefit The Arp Youth Sports Association's "Fields, Equipment and Youth Sports Program." "This is the first ...

Some of the plant names we see at the nursery, such as Peace Rose, are easy to remember.

A Houston man was killed in Smith County this morning after police say he was thrown off his motorcycle, while evading a unmarked Arp City Marshal.

Charges have not been filed in a case that left a 57-year-old Tyler woman dead and two area teenagers injured.

A domestic dispute in Smith County ends with a home up in flames. It happened just after 4 p.m. on Sunshine Lane in the East Shore Estates in Arp.

A woman described by family members as a jealous ex-wife is being held for questioning by police in connection with a suspicious fire that destroyed her former husband's home.

By MEGAN MIDDLETON Staff Writer With the 81st state Legislature now in session, Smith County superintendents were invited to talk with retired educators Tuesday about issues they see facing education in Texas ...

TYLER Wagstaff Classic first round results In the first round of the Wagstaff Holiday Classic, eight games were played.

Services for Supt. Tommie Johnson, 70, Tyler, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Smith Temple Church of God in Christ with Bishop David Houston officiating.

A couple who were on their way home from selling their former house in San Antonio arrived in Arp Monday night to find their newest home had burned to the ground.

What was meant to be a "welcome home" fire at a couple's house in East Texas -- burned down the place.