Sarah Fields sworn in as new Panola County sheriff
Filling vacancy left behind by retiring sheriff
Panola County Sheriff Sworn In And Peace Officer Memorial By Blake Holland | May 14, 2021 at 6:45 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 6:51 PM
CARTHAGE, Texas (KLTV) - Sarah Fields was sworn in Friday morning as the new sheriff of Panola County. And while she is new to this role, she isnât new to the sheriffâs office or law enforcement.
âWeâve got a great sheriffâs department and I want to keep it great,â Fields said.
Fields started as a dispatcher with the Carthage Police Department in 1988, before coming to the Panola County Sheriffâs Office in 1990.
East coast gas pipeline cyberattack could affect East Texans
East coast gas pipeline cyberattack could affect East Texans By KLTV Digital Media Staff and Blake Holland | May 10, 2021 at 1:58 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 1:58 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A cyberattack forced the Colonial Pipeline serving the U.S. East Coast to go offline Friday halting operations and causing a bottleneck in the supply chain. KLTVâs Blake Holland spoke with Patrick De Haan of Gas Buddy to find out what repercussions the shutdown could have on East Texans.
De Haan said that refinery production in Texas could be forced to slow down as a result of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown. Stopping the supply to the east coast will cause a bottleneck with more surplus gas than Texas storage tanks could hold.
Palestine Union Pacific workers fight to keep jobs ahead of recently announced car shop closure
Railroad plans to eliminate almost 60 jobs
Railroad Workers Fight Back By Blake Holland | April 29, 2021 at 7:16 PM CDT - Updated April 29 at 8:27 PM
PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - A group of current and retired Palestine railroad workers are fighting to keep Union Pacific from leaving town.
The railroad announced in April that they would be closing the Palestine railcar shop by June 14, 2021. A Union Pacific spokesperson confirmed that as many as 57 jobs will be eliminated.
The closure announcement comes after a recent federal court ruling that nullified a 1954 agreement which required the railroad to keep a certain number of jobs in Palestine as long as the trains came through town.
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