JD Conte

JD Conte

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Follower of Christ. Storyteller for KLTV. New Englander turned Texan. Star Wars dork.

05/03/2026

EARLY VOTING NUMBERS

We just got Smith County early voting numbers into the newsroom.

TJC Bond
For: 48% (3,898)
Aganist: 51% (4,158)

TYLER MAYOR
John Nix: 30.91% (1,864)
Stuart Hene: 27.69% (1,670)
James Wynee: 23.47% (1,415)
Shirley McKellar: 17.93% (1,081)

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Photos from KLTV 7's post 05/01/2026
04/29/2026

4:03 p.m. Wednesday - Baseball size hail possible with thunderstorm moving into Athens. This is a severe and destructive thunderstorm.

Tyler mayor defends downtown project amid delays, criticism from candidate 04/29/2026

Tyler mayor defends downtown project amid delays, criticism from candidate In January, the City said College and Erwin streets would be reopened by the end of March. Work continues on those streets, and Warren now hopes for a late May opening.
“When you dig down under bricks that have been there 100 years, you’re going to come across stuff you’re not expecting,” s...

04/28/2026

First Alert - The SPC has upgraded the DFW area and parts of East Texas to a Level 4/Moderate Risk for severe weather today/Tuesday. Stay weather alert!

Photos from JD Conte's post 04/27/2026

🐓Happening now in Smith County 🐓

An 18 wheeler carrying chickens overturned on County Road 366. No one was injured. Pictures courtesy of Smith County Emergency Services District 2. Officials say most of the chickens have been rounded up but the truck is still in the roadway as of 12:05

*insert crossing the road joke here*

KLTV 7

04/23/2026

Lindale superintendent says Texas Rangers investigating student Adrian Thompson's choking death, encourages continued prayers for her family: https://tinyurl.com/4hpywv79

04/20/2026
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