Smith County announced Colten Parsell as the new Supervisor for Animal Control

Smith County announced Colten Parsell as the new Supervisor for Animal Control

Dec 31, 2025

ETR staff report Colten Parsell has been named the new Smith County Animal Control Supervisor. โ€œI wanted this role because animal control is a direct service to the community. It should be about helping people, protecting our animals and supporting the officers who

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UT Health East Texas Unveils State-of-the-Art Clinic and Urgent Care Facility in West Tyler

UT Health East Texas Unveils State-of-the-Art Clinic and Urgent Care Facility in West Tyler

Nov 13, 2025

UT Health East Texas proudly celebrated grand opening Story and photos by Paula Jimenez/www.easttexasreview.com In an exciting stride towards enhancing healthcare access, UT Health East Texas proudly celebrated the grand opening of its new clinic and urgent care facility on Tylerโ€™s West Loop.

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Smith County Employee Recognitions

Smith County Employee Recognitions

Oct 29, 2025

Sharon Gregory was honored during the Commissioners Court on Tuesday for 20 years of service to the Smith County Juvenile Services Department. Juvenile Services Director Ross Worley said heโ€™s amazed at the job she does. She started in a part-time position more than

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DUST KICKED UP, HISTORY MADE

DUST KICKED UP, HISTORY MADE

Oct 3, 2025

East Texas State Fair's first PRO- sanction rodeo's ribbon cutting

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Smith County Commissioners Court Honors First Responders With Community Hero Awards

Smith County Commissioners Court Honors First Responders With Community Hero Awards

Sep 23, 2025

Story by Casey Murphy A Lindale Police sergeant and a dispatcher were honored with Community Hero Awards during Smith County Commissioners Court for their life-saving efforts that saved a 2-year-old girl from choking. On September 7, 2025, Kimberly Smith answered the 9-1-1 call

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๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ

Jul 23, 2025

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐Ÿ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐“๐ฐ๐จ ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ Nozomi Tomita flew all the way from Massachusetts on Tuesday to adopt two deaf dogs from the Smith County Animal Shelter. โ€œIโ€™m finally here! It was a long flight,โ€ Ms.

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TAC honors Smith County

TAC honors Smith County

Aug 23, 2024

This year celebrates our 50th year, and on behalf of the executive director, all the administration and every member of the Texas Association of Counties… Dearly, truly, thank you for having us. TAC Representative Kenny Lemons TAC Representative Kenny Lemons presents commemorative plaque

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