who sail on her. mary winnefeld is the ship s sponsor, and now considered an honorary crew member. it was up to her to send the sioux city on its way. with one swing. nats of launch now in the water, work will begin to finish the ship, which is about 80-percent complete. the sioux city s executive officer, ken lieberman, says the crew can t wait to get aboard. to be here since the beginning, since it was born, and see it being built the last year-and-half, and to now see it go into the water sitting in its natural habitat to start its trials is truly and honor and an amazing experience, said cdr ken over the next 10 to 12 months the uss sioux city will undergo what are called builder s trials at marinette marine. the first step is to get inside, and check the hull to make sure it s secure. after the builder s trials come acceptance trials. if all goes according to plan, the uss sioux city should be sold off the to navy in 2017. (robert) matt, i know you ve been going
breen, reporting. saturday, another milestone. the christening. a ceremonial breaking of a champagne bottle on the ship s bow. the champagne bottle gets broken, but this day is about the bonding. the bonding between the sponsor of the ship and the crew, howard said. for the united states of america, i christen thee sioux city, said mary winnefeld, uss sioux city sponsor. may god bless this ship and all who sail on her. mary winnefeld is the ship s sponsor, and now considered an honorary crew member. it was up to her to send the sioux city on its way. with one swing. nats of launch now in the water, work will begin to finish the ship, which is about 80-percent complete. the sioux city s executive officer, ken lieberman, says the crew can t wait to get aboard. to be here since the beginning, since it was born, and see it being built the last year-and-half, and to now see it go into the water sitting in its natural habitat to start its trials is truly and honor and an am
The final unofficial results of the Smith County joint city elections have been reported by the elections office. In Tyler, two candidates appear headed to a runoff. In Arp, a challenger won the mayor s race. In Lindale, results of a contested council race show a new face will represent Place 2.
The final unofficial results of the Smith County joint city elections have been reported by the elections office. In Tyler, two candidates appear headed to a runoff. In Arp, a challenger won the mayor s race. In Lindale, results of a contested council race show a new face will represent Place 2.
In the May 4 election, Smith County residents will decide, respectively, who should represent Tyler s District 2 and Lindale Place 2 council seats and also who should lead the City of Arp as mayor.