WebXtra: What to expect from this year’s Smith County Junior Livestock Show

Rodeo fans can see bull riding, calf-roping, bronc-riding along with specialty acts like trick rider Madison Schalla. “Families get together, and still to this day get together, and go to the rodeo,” Director Kyle Moore says.

Great Texas Balloon Race Event Coordinator Bill Bussey said there is a full week of flying to see next week, because the U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship is in Longview the same week as the Great Texas race.

The Rusk State Hospital had its grand opening on Wednesday following a $200 million renovation.

Polish your boots and put on your best Stetson as the annual rodeo that brings thousands of visitors to East Texas kicks off tonight. Rodeo Director Kyle Moore said the rodeo has drawn an enormous fan base from overseas, including Australia and Brazil.

As part of a plea deal, David Yager will spend 42 months in prison for a Feb. 2021 incident in which repeatedly punched a restrained detainee in the chest with a taser, which he also deployed on the detainee, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Yager said he did it out of anger, according to the DOJ.

The car came to a stop into the flatbed trailer, which was filled with other items and being towed by a pickup.