Henrique Arantes, a senior at Lindale High School, has been named a 2024 Honors Scholar at the University of Texas at Tyler. Arantes was awarded a $40,000 scholarship and accepted into the UT Tyler Honors College. He was among 11 seniors who were recognized this year during surprise visits to their high school campuses as

The substantial and rapid increase in the price of housing, whether rented or purchased, has significant implications for millions of households. Wages have been trending upward of late, but with increases in the cost of many items even as overall inflation moderates, many people continue to struggle. The spike in home and apartment prices, which

Federal judge appears skeptical of new border law A federal judge is expected to rule quickly on the constitutionality of a Texas law about to go into effect that institutes new state penalties for illegal border crossings. During a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge David Ezra said he had concerns that other states would

Lindale High School senior offensive lineman Casey Poe was named to the Class 4A Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s All-State team recently. Poe, who signed with the University of Alabama, was a first team selection. Several other fellow players from District 9-4A were also named to the first, second, third and honorable mention teams. Wimberley

The Smith County Commissioners Court approved spending $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to start a spay and neuter program available to all residents of Smith County, said Public Information Officer Casey Murphy. “We have faced a challenge with high numbers of stray animals in Smith County for many years, but the issue escalated

Early voting is under way in Smith County for the March 5 Joint Primary Elections at several areas in the county. The early voting period will continue through March 1. Local candidates that are on the ballot for the May 4 General Election include: • Gavin Rascoe, Place 5 Lindale City Council for Mayor; •

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 1.6 percent more than in February 2023. Lindale’s sales tax revenue slipped below 2023 numbers (-0.09%), but its yearly totals remained ahead of the prior year by 0.77%.

As the migrant crisis engulfs the border and the politics become increasingly complex and counterproductive, it is useful to remember the economic significance of our relationship with our southern neighbor. Let’s briefly explore. Trade between the United States and Mexico is crucial to both nations, and Texas has been the leading state for exports and

Pitch made for new power plants Lt. Gov Dan Patrick joined with the world’s largest investment firm to pitch investors on building natural gas power plants in Texas at a summit held last week in Houston. Patrick and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink shared the stage as they attempted to persuade investors to take advantage of

Lindale High School Band Director Steven Moore was honored by the Texas Bandmasters Association’s Board of Directors as one of three band directors in the state to receive the Meritorious Achievement Award for his significant contributions to music education for Texas students. (Courtesy photo)