Winona News

A Smith County volunteer firefighter responding to a house fire early Wednesday morning was involved in an accident.

" Top Southern Gospel music group The Perrys will be appearing at First Baptist Church of Winona.

On this final day of 2009, we take a look back at ten of the most interesting stories that impacted your life.

A woman returning home with her children Tuesday evening had a harrowing experience, when a driver attempted to force her off the road.

By ADAM RUSSELL Staff Writer An investigator from the Texas Attorney General's Office interviewed three individuals regarding allegations of illegal votes cast during a May local option beverage election.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer WINONA - A single mother and her two children lost all of their possessions in a Monday morning fire after an electrical short.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer WINONA -- A recreational vehicle was destroyed Thursday after it caught fire in the 18000 block of County Road 356 near Winona.

Tyler ISD campuses and offices are closed Monday through Friday of this week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

By ADAM RUSSELL Staff Writer The Smith County Commissioners Court approved taking another step to secure $120,000 in grant funding allocated for energy efficiency investments by the county.

Voters in Winona have chosen to create the first alcohol jurisdiction in Smith County in 70 years.

For the first time in 70 years, alcohol can be legally sold in part of Smith County.

J.W. Royal has lived in Winona for the last 14 years, but he says the last few months have been some of the most tense he can remember.

By ADAM RUSSELL Staff Writer In a historical vote Tuesday, the city of Winona became the first "wet" jurisdiction within Smith County since 1939.

Smith County: Tyler Council Member, District 5 - Early voting results show 146 for Mark Whatley, 81 for Ron Shaffer, 18 for Michael Eugene Tolbert and 10 for Keith A. Pyron.

Winona residents will head to the polls again on Tuesday to vote on a proposition that would allow the sale of alcohol within the city limits.

By ADAM RUSSELL Staff Writer The Smith County Commissioners Court will meet at 9 a.m. Monday to discuss available options in executive session for the sale or lease of the Justice of the Peace Precinct No.

An East Texas mother and her child took what they thought was a shortcut. They were headed from Winona, on their way to Big Sandy.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer GLADEWATER - A 4-year-old Gladewater boy died today after he was ejected from a Ford F-150 pickup.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer KILGORE - Police continue their investigation into a Friday accident that killed a Kilgore man and injured a family from Winona.

A fight between coworkers at a local business escalated to threats and the Smith County Sheriff's Office being called.