Lindale stuns Chapel Hill, 35-23

By Terry Cannon Editor Following his team’s methodical, 35-23, domination of the top-ranked Chapel Hill Bulldogs on Friday night, Lindale Eagles’ Head Coach Chris Cochran told his players they had just won the most important game in Eagle Stadium history. Epic? No doubt. District changing? Quite possibly. The Eagles dramatically altered their course in District

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Game Warden Field Notes 

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Images of individual field notes are available upon request from the TPWD press office. Investi-gators at the Ready  While responding to an anonymous call about alligator poaching on the Neches River, game wardens from Anderson, Henderson and Smith counties

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First of two solar eclipses this Saturday

Come this Saturday and next April, the best place to be will be deep in the heart of Texas. That’s where the brightest star of all will be at the center of two celestial phenomenons. Within a span of six months, Texas will be the only state to witness not one, but two solar eclipses:

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BBB’s free shred event scheduled in Lindale Oct. 11

Officials with the Better Business Burean serving Central East Texas have announced there will be three “Secure Your ID’’ shredding events in the area including one in Lindale at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11 in the parking lot of the Lindale Area Chamber of Commerce on Main Street. These free shredding events are designed

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Lindale residents donate World War I scrapbooks to Kansas City museum

By Terry Cannon Editor Thanks to perseverance and preservation by a couple of sisters – one from the Lindale area — a hefty batch of history has found a home in the National World War I Museum in Kansas City. Bound volumes of World War I editorial cartoons and other drawings associated with the Great

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Eagles handle Hornets, 40-7

By Terry Cannon Editor In its most dominating effort of the season, the Lindale High School Football team’s defense clamped down on Athens this past Friday to help the Eagles pick up their second straight District 9-4A victory, 40-7, on Homecoming night. -And the Eagles will need another similar effort this Friday when they travel

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Employment reached historic highs in August

AUSTIN – After continued growth through the month of August, Texas has once again set new records for the number of jobs, number of people employed, and size of the civilian labor force. Total nonfarm employment increased by 16,700 positions over the month to reach a 23rd consecutive series-high level with 13,979,100 jobs and a

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Applications for Match the Promise Scholarships and Tuition Grants accepted

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today reminded Texans that applications are now being accepted for 2023-24 Texas Match the Promise Foundation awards. The foundation, in cooperation with the Comptroller’s office, encourages Texas families to save for college by offering awards to third through ninth graders who are beneficiaries of a contract in the Texas Tuition Promise

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