Mount Pleasant fire captain has died
MOUNT PLEASANT — Mount Pleasant Fire Department Captain Robby Bragg died over the weekend, according to a city news release.
Bragg, 46, died of injuries sustained in a “tragic accident while visiting friends in the Tyler area” Thursday night, according to the city.
The city said Bragg has been a valued member of the firefighting family for 28 years.
“There are no words to describe the impact of his loss on our service and in our community,” said Mount Pleasant Fire Chief Larry McRae.
Bragg was “dedicated to serving and protecting the community and equally dedicated to the colleagues he led and worked with,” the city said. He had “a big heart, incredible skills and expertise, and always great courage”.
Bragg received the Life Saving Award in 2006 for saving a citizen from a burning structure, the city said.
The city shared the news on social media “with a heavy heart” and prayed for Bragg to rest in peace.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 27 at South Jefferson Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant. Visitations will take place 10 a.m. before service, the fire department announced on its Facebook page Monday afternoon.
An Eastman Chemical plant is shown February 24, 2018. A Joyce Crane employee working at the Eastman Chemical site in Longview died following a crane accident on Monday.
Incident kills Joyce Crane employee at Eastman in Longview
LONGVIEW – A Joyce Crane employee working at the Eastman Chemical site in Longview died following a crane incident on Monday.
Eastman spokeswoman Kristin Parker and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death.
“We are deeply saddened by this loss and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this time,” Parker said.
East Texas man jailed after violating protective order
COFFEE CITY – The Coffee City Police Department has arrested a man after finding him with an underage girl who is on a protective order against him.
On Friday evening, Sergeant C. Welch arrested Darren McKinley and a young woman while driving on FM 315 near FM 3506.
According to Coffee City Police, McKinley showed he had an active protective order in Smith County with two minors listed and one of them was with McKinley when he was arrested by Welch.
Officers arrested McKinley for violating the protective order and took him to the Henderson County Jail.
The underage girl was returned to her mother, officials said.
