Jails in East Texas have been hurting for quite some time now due to staffing shortages. That’s why the Sheriff of Smith County Larry Smith is proposing another strategy to try and get the facility back up to full strength.
The Sheriff's Association of Texas has sworn in Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith as its President at an event in Fort Worth. One of Smith's top priorities is addressing mental health in Texas jails, and he said the largest mental health facility in most cities is the county jail. Another of his prio
The East Texas Food Bank recently invited media to tour the organization’s garden and learn more about their work providing food to 200 feeding programs in a 26 county area.