School’s out for the summer and the folks at the Lillie Russell Memorial Library are ready to help begin your summer adventure. This summer library staff has partnered with Texas A&M Agrilife Extension for a fun hands-on gardening series, a free 6-week course that will meet every Thursday at 10:30 a.m., starting June 6 and

GLADEWATER – It’s Rodeo Time in Gladewater! The 87th Annual Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo rides into town June 5 – 8 at the Gladewater Rodeo Arena with many of the biggest rodeo stars in the PRCA and WPRA competing for top dollars and a trip to the National Finals. All the high-flying action starts Wednesday, June

In fiscal year 2023, the US government collected about $4.7 trillion in total revenue, with roughly half ($2.35 trillion) derived from the much-maligned personal income tax. We don’t have a detailed breakout yet, but the Tax Foundation recently released an analysis of individual income return statistics from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for 2021. Given

For the fourth time in the past eight years, Lindale High School students have won the Class 4A UIL State Academic Championship, officials announced. Lindale earned the UIL Academic State Championship in 2017, 2018, 2021, and now for 2024. “I cannot begin to express how proud I am of our students and staff in LHS

East Texas’ employment outlook improved slightly from March to April according to recent figures released by the Texas Workforce Commission. In the Tyler/East Texas area, TWC figures for April show out of a combined labor force of 116,000 there were 112,400 employed, compared to 116,000 and 111,500 from March. There were 3,800 unemployed in April

  More than 330 Lindale High School seniors took the final steps of their public school journey this past Saturday morning at Eagle Stadium as they walked across the stage, received their diplomas and started on a new path in life. The ceremony, originally scheduled for Friday night, was rescheduled due to inclement weather forecasted

Lindale’s armed services members as well as others around the globe – past and present – and were honored on Monday, May 27 at the Lindale Veteran’s Memorial in downtown Lindale. Approximately 150 people attended the ceremony, which featured guest speaker U.S. Army Col. Robert Thelen, a senior fellow at the U.S. National Defense University.

Lindale has a new mayor and a new council member after both were sworn in on Tuesday, May 21 prior to the regular meeting of the council at city hall. Gavin Rasco, who ran unopposed in the May 4 election and Jerretta Nance Pate, who defeated Place 2 incumbent and former Mayor Pro Tem Yvette

House Democrats call for education special session Texas House Democrats are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session to increase public school funding, while Abbott is criticizing them for opposing legislation last year that tied increased funding to his pet project — school vouchers. The Austin American-Statesman reported the Democrats sent a letter,

During their regular meeting on May 14, Smith County Commissioners received an update on the county’s parking garage and courthouse construction projects, which are scheduled to be open in the fall of 2024, said Public Information Officer Casey Murphy. The five-story, 543-vehicle parking garage is on schedule, Murphy said, at a cost of $15.4 million.