East Texas blueberry crops hit hard by late season freeze, but plenty left for festival, pickers

“If we can reduce the jail population, that’s great,” said Pct. 2 Commissioner John Moore. “But it needs to be balanced with public safety to make sure if they are released, that it was the right move to make.”

Ocean Restaurant has been open for around two-and-a-half years. Before the construction they saw around 50 customers a day and now they get around 10. The owner, Estela Cedillo, has to work outside jobs to keep the doors open.

“It allows your local, state, and federal jurisdictions to get information out quickly to the masses. So, if there is any large scale disaster, I mean even if we had one in Smith County we could send one out,” said Smith County Emergency Management coordinator Brandon Moore. Moore said the test is similar to the local alert tests we receive monthly, but on a national scale.

According to plumbing instructor Harold Gober, Isabella Bravo and Vanessa Veta are his two best students, and he said he could see the two owning their own business someday.

Two 16-year-old boys escaped from custody today during welding shop. Several agencies are now searching for them.

East Texas students get chance to taste school cafeteria food to help districts decide on what items to bring to schools.