TRINITY — The Trinity City Council opted to pony up $111,288.50 to go along with grant funds to build a new ground storage tank for its water system. At the Thursday meeting, Council …
GROVETON — While discussing normal matters, the Trinity County Commissioners Court heard a request from a jail employee for the creation of a new jail. At the July 8 regular meeting, …
WOODVILLE – On Monday morning, during the regular meeting of the Tyler County Commissioners Court, the commissioners approved a proposal from LaBiche Architectural Group, Inc., to install …
CHESTER – Authorities are looking for leads in a bank robbery that occurred last week in Chester, and are looking to the public for help in making arrests. According to Tyler County …
AUSTIN – The need for workforce training resulted in a pair of bills in this year’s legislative session that will benefit career and technical education (CTE) programs across the …
We screwed up. Plain and simple. There was no malice behind it … just a lack of forethought, as all fellow humans are occasionally prone to. The entire staff of Polk County …
If you’ve been a reader of Bite by Bite for much time at all, then you already know that we are big salmon-lovers. I’m grateful that we are. It’s a very versatile protein and has …
Dr. Ty Cauthen, the new executive director of Work Force Solutions of Deep East Texas, presented a program for the Livingston Lions Club Wednesday, sharing a little about what it is and how it …
Longtime Rotarian Joe Haynes presented a program for the Rotary Club of Livingston Thursday, telling about his recent trip to the Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, his 13 …
Nominations are underway for the 2025 Best of Polk County Readers’ Choice Awards – an opportunity to recognize local businesses, professionals and non-profits. This is the seventh year of …
CHESTER – Chester Mayor Robert Poynter half-jokingly mentioned he would like to frame the spreadsheet print indicating their Chester Gas Company had zero loss, another first for this …
The Ivanhoe Lakeside Theater group sponsored its annual golf cart parade on Saturday, July 5. Thirty-two decorated carts proudly drove through the streets of Ivanhoe thrilling the residents and their …
GROVETON — Three people, including a young teenager, were injured Friday when fireworks inadvertently were fired into the gathered spectators. The three victims were treated at the scene, …
TRINITY — A Trinity man was arrested July 1 for the alleged molestation of a child less than 14 years old. Brandon Daniel Furman, 53, is facing a first-degree felony charge of aggravated …
SHEPHERD — This year, the Shepherd Fourth of July Celebration was held on the Saturday following Independence Day — and it turned out to be a huge success, bringing together neighbors, …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas 8, said passage of the Big Beautiful Bill is a turnaround for the American people. “After four years of open borders, record …
By Chris Edwards news@tylercountybooster.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the passage of President Donald Trump’s landmark One Big Beautiful Bill Act, …
WOODVILLE – Shady Grove Volunteer Fire Department has big plans for a new fire station and is hosting a golf tournament next spring to “help move the needle a bit” toward …
WOODVILLE – An incident that occurred in late May at Woodville ISD, resulting in injuries to several students, has not resulted in any criminal charges. On May 19, a pre-athletics class at …
