Commissioners Move Forward on Jail

TYLER � Smith County commissioners are moving forward to build the downtown jail addition. According to KETK, that�s one phase of the $35 million dollar bond package approved by voters. The jail system�s low to medium risk facility near Highway 69 and Loop 323 will be revamped by July 2013. The downtown jail expansion will adjoin the downtown facility on the corner of Fannin Avenue and Erwin Street. It will add 384 high- to medium-risk, double-occupancy cells and cost between $25 million and $28 million.