Woodville

Regional transit study underway by SETRPC

The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) is currently conducting a Regional Transit Connectivity Study to assess the demand for regional transit services connecting cities and towns in Southeast Texas.

TDCJ: Inmate beaten to death by another inmate

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) confirmed an inmate at the Gib Lewis Prison Unit in Woodville has been beaten to death by another inmate, reported KJAS.com. According to TDCJ spokesman Robert C. Hurst, shortly before 3 a.m. on Jan.

Martial arts instructor guilty of child sex crime

The Attorney General’s Office (AG) of Criminal Prosecutions Division trial team secured a guilty plea against a former martial arts instructor who committed sexual assault of a child, according to a press release.

Police pursuit ends in deadly crash

At approximately 1 p.m. on Jan. 8, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers received a report of a single vehicle crash on US 190 in Tyler County. The crash occurred just east of CR 3550 and involved a stolen vehicle.