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Man gets 78 months for meth trafficking
Eastern District of Texas
A Jacksonville man was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei recently.
Andres Gallegos, 38, pleaded guilty on Jan. 13, 2020, to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison recently by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker.
According to the court documents, an investigation into drug trafficking in Smith and Cherokee Counties revealed in October 2018 Gallegos regularly sold methamphetamine from his residence in Jacksonville. Gallegos was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sep. 8, 2019, and charged with distributing methamphetamine on Oct. 16, 2018, Oct. 17, 2018, and again on Oct. 26, 2018.
Retiring GABC pastor reflects on ministry, plans to continue even away from pulpit
DAVID DYKES RETIREMENT By Erin Wides | March 3, 2021 at 10:00 PM CST - Updated March 3 at 10:40 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - About a year ago Pastor David Dykes at Green Acres Baptist Church began conversations about retirement and when a good time would be. He recently announced that he’ll be retiring on August 31, 2021.
On March 1, Pastor David Dykes marked 30 years of preaching, teaching, and leading Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler. In all this time, Dykes says some of the moments that stand out most are from mission projects.
Updated: 5:37 PM CST February 28, 2021
TYLER, Texas On Sunday, February 28, Dr. David Orlo Dykes, Senior Pastor of Green Acres Baptist Church for the past 30 years, announced his plans to retire on August 31, 2021. The time has come for younger leadership to step up and lead the church into the future, Dykes said in a video on Facebook. Franky, I believe some pastors try to hang on too long.
Dykes has been pastor of Green Acres since March of 1991 and in the 66-year history of Green Acres, is the longest-serving pastor and the first to retire.
“I love Tyler and Green Acres, Dykes said. I’m praying that the church will find my replacement before I retire so there will be a seamless transition to the next pastor. I am looking forward to handing the baton to the next generation of younger leadership.”
A church pastor is dead after a shooting at the
Starrville Methodist Church in Winona, Texas about one-hundred miles east of Dallas. Services were not underway at the church when it happened. According to the Smith County Sheriff s Department, the suspect had reportedly taken shelter inside the church overnight before confronting the pastor this morning. The pastor who reportedly had a gun and tried to get the suspect to leave, but the suspect grabbed the gun and shot the pastor. He then fled in the pastor s car and led officers on a chase before being caught. Two other people were also injured in the incident.