Smith County News

Many of you have seen the movie "Catch Me if You Can" starring Leonardo Dicaprio.

Investigators said she has a dark and devious history of scamming others, especially men for whatever she wants.

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

By DAYNA WORCHEL Staff Writer Smith County Judge Floyd Getz today ruled that the 16-year-old youth who is accused of fatally stabbing John Tyler High School teacher Todd Henry in September is competent to stand trial.

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.

If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide and wish to talk to someone, call 1-800-273-TALK to be connected to a suicide prevention and crisis center in your area.

By CASEY MURPHY Staff Writer A 39-year-old Tyler man suspected of a string of armed robberies in three counties was sentenced Friday to life in prison for robbing a Lindale Family Dollar clerk at gunpoint.

By COSHANDRA DILLARD Staff Writer LINDALE -- A 58-year-old man was rescued from flooding waters on Farm-to-Market Road 1804, just off of U.S. Highway 69 in Lindale, but was later arrested for public intoxication.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer Pop, pop, pop. The spent brass casings fly from the weapons and clang on the asphalt as the bullets make their way to targets depicting a bad guy holding a firearm.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer TROUP -- Smith County sheriff's dispatchers received a call early Monday morning regarding a burglary in progress, and moments later, they received calls of multiple shots fired.

By MAEGAN MCGOWEN Feature Writer Five years ago, a group of women had a vision. Last year, their vision bloomed into the Women's Fund, a pool of charitable capital created by the gifts of women designed to benefit women and children in Tyler and Smith County.

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

Testimony continued Wednesday in the capital murder trial of a 22-year-old Tyler man accused of killing the 2-year-old son of his girlfriend while the child's mother was at work.

By DAYNA WORCHEL Staff Writer A second day of testimony became emotional at times in the capital murder trial of a Tyler man accused in the beating death of his girlfriend's son.

Smith County Constables, with assistance from Smith County Sheriff's Deputies and Tyler Police, arrested a woman on driving while intoxicated charges following a slow-speed chase this morning.

From Staff Reports LAKE TYLER - The 124th District Court Judge Bill Jennings, 53, died Saturday from a heart attack during a Tyler Yacht Club event at Lake Tyler, officials said.

By DAYNA WORCHEL Staff Writer A Tyler man will go on trial for capital murder in 241st Smith County District Court on Monday, with Judge Jack Skeen Jr.

Todd Henry's phone call was chilling, Mitch Shamburger would later recall. His friend had an instinct for trouble.

From the bench, he helped end segregation in Texas. Friends and colleagues are remembering William Wayne Justice, the U.S. District Judge who died Tuesday in Austin at the age of 89.

ROSES: What a great honor it was to be invited with 60 other authors to share my "Appleseeds of Love" book and my "Shocking Pink Duck" DVD at the first, free East Texas Book Fest at the beautiful Ornelas Activity Center.