July 2024 – Page 3 – Huntsville Happens

Huntsville Storm Closures and Updates

July 8, 2024July 8, 2024admin

By Staff Reporter 07-08-2024 TDCJ Update TDCJ updated after 7AM: Due to Hurricane Beryl, the following locations will have delayed office openings with a report time of noon for non-essential employees:Angleton DPOGalveston DPOHouston DPO I – VIIRosenberg DPOWebster DPOClemensHospital GalvestonJester 3KegansLychner MemorialRamseyScottStringfellowTerrellVanceYoungRegion 3 Training Academy Continue to monitor the agency’s social media channels and website […]

New Course Places Beryl on Path to Impact Huntsville

July 7, 2024July 7, 2024admin

The National Hurricane Center now predicts the eye of Beryl to pass near Huntsville. The Huntsville Area is predicted to receive the dirty side of the storm which is expected to be upgraded soon. Huntsville area residents should secure all outside items to prevent flying debris and projectiles. Beryl shifts course closer to Huntsville. The […]

Update Given on Beryl’s Potential Impact to Lake Livingston Dam

July 7, 2024July 7, 2024admin

By Lance Lowry 07-07-2024 Livingston, Texas – The Trinity River Authority is advising initial repairs to the Lake Livingston Dam Spillway will be completed Monday afternoon prior to the arrival of major flooding from Beryl. Crews have been working around the clock to repair the dam’s spillway which was damaged from recent flooding. On June […]

An Investigation is Underway After An Officer Involved Shooting In Montgomery

July 6, 2024admin

By Lance Lowry July 6, 2025 Montgomery, Texas – In a press release the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office acknowledged an investigation was being conducted into an officer involved shooting yesterday around the 7000 block of Forest Hills Drive in Montgomery, Texas. At approximately 3:45 p.m., Deputies from Montgomery County responded to a crash involving an […]

Contraband Whataburger Ketchup and 2 LBS of Tobacco Discovered Being Smuggled into a TDCJ Prison

July 6, 2024admin

By Lance Lowry Huntsville, Texas – Officers with the Walker County Sheriff’s Department on June 20th notice a suspicious vehicle parked next to the Ellis Unit Hog Barn on FM 980 for an extended period of time. Officers with the Office of Inspector General arrested Kristopher Cline. Upon arrest officers discovered Cline was allegedly attempting […]

New Traffic Pattern For Tonight’s Fireworks Display

July 4, 2024admin

The Huntsville Police is alerting people there is a new traffic pattern for tonight’s fireworks. The fireworks display start at 9:15 PM. Vehicle access to Kate Barr Ross Park ends at 8 PM. The Huntsville Police stated, “due to damage to the road between Kate Barr Ross Park and Airport Road, the traffic plan for […]

Crews Are Working Around the Clock to Address Structural Issue With Lake Livingston Dam

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024admin

Today the Trinity River Authority (TRA) announced crews and material suppliers are working around the clock to make emergency repairs to the Lake Livingston Dam after recent high impact floods eroded areas of the dam. TRA stated they are working nonstop to ensure the dam can handle potential storm flow releases. TRA wanted to remind […]

Area Man Arrested for Using AI to Create Child Pornography

July 2, 2024admin

MEDIA RELEASE Back in May Montgomery County Precinct 3’s Office Human Trafficking Unit began an investigation involving a 30-year-old male, identified as Roman Shoffner into allegations he was involved in producing child pornography. Montgomery County Precinct 3’s Office alleges Shoffner used an artificial intelligence program on his cellular phone to alter a picture of 17 […]

Hurricane Beryl Upgraded to Category 5 Hurricane

July 2, 2024admin

Hurricane Beryl is tracking West / Northwest towards the Yucatán Peninsula and is expected to enter into the Gulf of Mexico by Friday. The storm is now a dangerous Category 5 Hurricane with sustained wind of over 150 MPH. The latest storm models show the storm making landfall along the Northern Gulf Coast of Mexico […]

Hurricane Beryl is Barreling Down Towards the Gulf of Mexico

July 1, 2024admin

Hurricane Beryl is tracking West / Northwest towards the Yucatán Peninsula and is expected to enter into the Gulf of Mexico by Saturday. The storm is now a dangerous Category 4 Hurricane with sustained wind of over 130 MPH. The latest storm models show the storm making landfall in Mexico after crossing the Yucatan Peninsula […]

Single Vehicle Accident Sends 45 Year Old Female to Hospital

July 1, 2024admin

New Waverly, TX. – At around 1 AM this morning Monday, June 1, 2024, a woman lost control of her passenger vehicle on Interstate 45 south bound. The vehicle appeared to have struck the interior concrete medium divider around the New Waverly south bound entrance ramp around mile marker 102. Local fire & rescue crews […]

East Texas Data Center Proposal Withdrawn

HPD SHIFT REPORT 7/17/26 – 7/23/26

Walker County Jail Bookings July 21 – 22, 2026:

Animal Cruelty Case Requiring HazMat

Month: July 2024

Huntsville Storm Closures and Updates

New Course Places Beryl on Path to Impact Huntsville

Update Given on Beryl’s Potential Impact to Lake Livingston Dam

An Investigation is Underway After An Officer Involved Shooting In Montgomery

Contraband Whataburger Ketchup and 2 LBS of Tobacco Discovered Being Smuggled into a TDCJ Prison

New Traffic Pattern For Tonight’s Fireworks Display

Crews Are Working Around the Clock to Address Structural Issue With Lake Livingston Dam

Area Man Arrested for Using AI to Create Child Pornography

Hurricane Beryl Upgraded to Category 5 Hurricane

Hurricane Beryl is Barreling Down Towards the Gulf of Mexico

Single Vehicle Accident Sends 45 Year Old Female to Hospital