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TJC police officer involved in shooting near campus, suspect later died in hospital

thedrumbeat • November 18, 2020

UPDATE: 9:55 p.m., Nov. 18 According to a press statement from Tyler Junior College, a shooting incident occurred around 10:45 a.m. on Nov. 18 between a TJC police officer and an armed suspect, later...

TJC announces tentative return to on-campus classes for April 6

Sorayda Rivera • March 20, 2020

As of March 19 all in-person and hybrid classes at Tyler Junior College will be temporarily moved to an online format, and online courses will continue as planned. TJC announced a tentative return to...

Bomb threat at the Smith County Courthouse

thedrumbeat • November 5, 2014

A phone call made to the Smith County Annex building around 1 p.m. today caused the Smith County courthouse, the annex building and Regions Bank building to be evacuated and the downtown square to be cleared...

Congressman Ralph Hall hospitalized following car accident

thedrumbeat • October 4, 2014

Texas Congressman Ralph Hall was in a car accident early Saturday morning and was airlifted to the Medical Center of Plano after the vehicle Hall was a passenger in was struck by another vehicle. Hall...

Breaking News: Wreck By TJC Football Field

thedrumbeat • October 31, 2013

Slick roads contributed to a 4-car accident just after 8 a.m. on Halloween. The accident took place at the intersection of Palmer Avenue and Fifth Street. A 12 year-old passenger from one of the vehicles...

Breaking News: Student Struck by Athletic Coach’s Vehicle

thedrumbeat • September 9, 2013

UPDATE: Jamie Guerra, the TJC student that was hit yesterday was kept overnight for observation at the East Texas Medical Center. "One of the officers went to check with her (Guerra) at the ETMC Emergency...