Storm in Longview damages apartment, traps man in vehicle

“We have way too many strays and owner surrenders,” Gwen Coyle, owner of Angel Paw Advocates says. “People aren’t spaying and neutering their animals, and we’re seeing the effects of that.” Coyle says all of the rescues and shelters are overwhelmed.

It all started last year when P.E. teacher Rochelle Northcutt saw the need in her own classroom. “I would have numerous kids that would come up to me and ask me if I had shoes because theirs were either too big because they were having to wear their parent’s shoes, or they’re too small.” says Northcutt.

Cody Roberts is being tried for the shooting death of 18-year-old Trevor Lawson at a home west of Rusk. Defense will start Wednesday at 9 a.m. with witness Alexis Banks, a woman who was reportedly close to defendant Cody Roberts. The two at one point were going to “get serious.”

Tyler City Manager Edward Broussard said run down buildings were brought to light in Dec. 2021 when firefighters narrowly escaped injury while inside a burning abandoned building. Several people who appeared to be homeless also had to be rescued from the building once known as the Tyson House, which was later deemed unsafe by the city.

The house is 4000 square feet, has a living room modeled after a nearby church sanctuary, an enclosed patio, and a modern kitchen. Upstairs are three bedrooms, a sleeping porch, and a terrace on the first story roof. The McDaniels have done restoration on parts of the home, but now after two decades they are leaving it to the whoever the fifth owners of the home will be.

“The whole society suffers today because this is not only an economic development issue, it’s an education issue because you’re doing distance learning, it’s a healthcare issue,” Cleveland said. “Broadband today touches every area of our life, so we got to get with it.”