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The Smith County Commissioners Court on Tuesday recognized Jason Boyd, founder of the Smith County Community Emergency Response Team, for receiving the Citizen of the Year Award. The East Texas Council of Governments recently awarded Boyd with the honor during its annual board meeting, but Boyd was unable to attend. The Commissioners Court wanted to […]
SMITH COUNTY, Texas — Smith County officials are looking into a system error that caused an emergency alert to go out with the wrong message on Friday, leaving many residents confused. At 12:08 p.m., people across the county received an urgent text warning about a hazard and were told to avoid the area. But there […]
Smith County officials gave an update during Commissioners Court Tuesday on the progress of two Smith County Road Bonds passed by voters. The Smith County Road Bond Phase 1 for $39.5 million was approved by 73 percent of the vote on November 7, 2017. More than 376 miles of roads were improved with major reconstruction […]
Several long-time Smith County employees were recognized during Commissioners Court on Tuesday, February 25. Lorri Robertson was honored for 25 years of service to Smith County. She began working part-time in the Hot Check Division in 1999. She soon went full-time for the County Clerk’s Office in the Criminal Division, where she worked for about […]
Smith County residents who suffered property damage due to Tuesday morning’s storms are being asked to report them the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Smith County Emergency Management Coordinator Brandon Moore reported that a couple of mobile homes in The Grove at Brook Hollow, located off Rhones Quarter Road, had trees that fell through them. […]
