For the third consecutive year, the City of Tyler has published its Annual Report as an E-Book, with linked video, and as a printed document with QR Codes.  The 20-page report outlines the financial status of the City and highlights new programs and achievements from 2012.

To view the report:

• Follow this link: 2012 Annual Report (http://bluetoad.com/publication?i=159946);
• Go to www.CityofTyler.org and click on the annual report link;
• Pick up a printed copy at City Hall, the Tyler Library, Rose Garden or Glass Recreation Center; or,
• Scan the QR Code with a smart phone.

QR codes are placed throughout the document to link readers to web pages and videos related to the report’s articles.

SMITH COUNTY, TX (KLTV)-      A global organization that calls East Texas their home, is working to improve the lives of women impacted by obstetric fistulas.

An obstetric fistula occurs after child birth complications leave an internal hole in a woman's body. The World Health Organization estimates that there are 50-100,000 new cases of obstetric fistula each year.

     It's not so much of a problem in the United States because of our advanced medical care, but in Africa, East Texas based Mercy Ships has preformed 2,800 obstetric fistula related procedures on women with the condition.

In the U.S., about 1 in 7,500 women die in child birth each year. In West Africa, that statistic is 1 in 12.

Of the women who live, many have their bodies destroyed by obstetric fistulas.

From Liberty Hall:

This Thursday, May 23 we will show the Richard Linklater directed film, “Bernie” starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey. The movie is based on a true story that occurred in our own Carthage, Texas. Local mortician, Bernie Tiede (Black), strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow (MacLaine).

The twist comes when Bernie kills her and then goes to great lengths to create the illusion that she's still alive. The film has cameos by many people who experienced the events first hand. We will have special guests speak before the show, Danny Buck Davidson the Panola County District Attorney, played in the film by McConaughey and Ms. Kay Baby Epperson who had several cameos in the film.