Rachel Davis

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Reporter and Anchor at KETK-TV (Tyler, TX)

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Officials encourage safety on East Texas lakes after recent drownings

4 days ago | ketk.com | Rachel Davis

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Officials encourage safety on East Texas lakes after recent drownings

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Davis

TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Lake Tyler Marina owner Brent Allen is ready for summer visitors but he wants people to take the steps to make sure everyone has a fun and safe day at the lake. Two children drown in Henderson County lake after boat loses power “This has absolutely been the worst year on in recent memory for accidents on lakes in East Texas,” Allen said.
East Texans react to Gov. Abbott's veto of THC ban

5 days ago | ketk.com | Rachel Davis

TYLER, Texas (KETK) – The two most powerful Republicans in the state were at odds on Monday after Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the THC ban championed by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. “I knew that doing the right thing, would be done,” Owner of CBD American Shaman, Morris Anderson said. Local shop owners who sell THC products said they breathed a sigh of relief with their customers after learning about the governor’s decision.
First ever East Texas Homeschool Convention held in Gilmer

1 week ago | ketk.com | Rachel Davis

GILMER, Texas (KETK) – Local parents and families joined together for the inaugural East Texas Homeschool Convention at the Gilmer Civic Center on Friday. “We need to connect with each other and have our kids be involved together,” East Texas Homeschool Convention founder Adrienne Smith said. The event was created by a longtime homeschooling parent, Adrienne Smith, who said she wanted to create more connections here at home in East Texas. “Then I was like, I go to Dallas?
Hundreds gather in opposition to well permits at Jacksonville board meeting

1 week ago | ketk.com | Ashlyn Anderson |Rachel Davis

JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KETK)– Hundreds of people across East Texas packed into Jacksonville’s City Hall for the groundwater board’s public hearing on the 21 high capacity well drilling permit. The Neches and Trinity County’s Groundwater Conservation District voted unanimously to send the contested hearing to an independent state agency for mediation. People who spoke at the meeting were resident, mayors, county commissioners, county judges, water companies and state representatives.
Last remaining Hawkins Police Department officer fired by city council

1 week ago | ketk.com | Michael Garcia |Rachel Davis

HAWKINS, Texas (KETK) – In their regular city council meeting on Monday, the Hawkins City Council voted to terminate the employment of Hawkins Police Department Lieutenant Eric Tuma. According to the city council’s agenda for their meeting on Monday, Tuma’s termination was based on the grounds of “Dereliction of Sworn Duties” and “Abandonment of Post.”Tuma became the only officer in Hawkins PD after Hawkins Mayor Debbie Rushing fired three other officers on Feb. 18.
Police identify 3 family members found dead inside Nacogdoches home

2 weeks ago | ketk.com | Hannah Walker |Rachel Davis

UPDATE: According to the Nacogdoches Police Department, officers are still investigating the three family members that died in a home on Mystic Lane in Nacogdoches. Officials said the investigation is focusing on possible air pollutants in the home that might have caused the deaths. The family members have been identified as Amy Manning Kirk, 52, William Manning Kirk, 22, and John Standley Kirk, 17.
Continuous rainfall damages, closes several East Texas roads

2 weeks ago | ketk.com | Rachel Davis

SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — Continuous days of rain have pummeled East Texas this week and the roads are paying the price, according to officials. “We’ve seen a lot of damage to the roads, the rain, just the sheer amount of rain we’ve had,” Smith County Commissioner Precinct 2, John Moore said. The rain left its mark by closing at least five roads in Smith County on Wednesday. The rain is also affecting already damaged roadways, according to Moore.
Flooding reminds Palestine residents of tragic deaths in 2016

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Davis

PALESTINE, Texas (KETK) – Rainstorms in East Texas caused flash flooding in the city of Palestine on Tuesday. Major flooding in Palestine as 3 inches of heavy rain drops “It was a lot of water,” Palestine local Christine Essary said. “A lot of lightning, A lot of thunder”The water blocked roadways and prompted an evacuation of Timber Drive. The intense rain reminded Essary of the tragic flood in 2016, which claimed the lives of four children and their grandmother.
Flooding reminds Palestine residents of tragic deaths in 2016

2 weeks ago | ketk.com | Rachel Davis

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