Tyler Man Sentenced for Online Solicitation of a Minor
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Ruben Hernandez Contreras (DOB: 01/27/1995), of Tyler, was sentenced to 11 years in prison yesterday for the offense of Online Solicitation of a Minor by a Smith County Jury in the 114 th District Court. On October 17, 2018, Agents of the Texas Department of Public Safety conducted an investigation where undercover agents posed
Read MorePlane crash reported in Wood County
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State Troopers are responding to a report of a single engine plane crash near 2426 FM 2869, behind the Holly Lake Car Wash. No structures were damaged. The pilot and a passenger were injured. The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time.
Read MoreLindale ISD hires new assistant junior high principal
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Dr. Chase Thomas has been promoted to assistant principal for Lindale Junior High following action by the LISD Board of Trustees Monday night (June10), officials announced. Currently Thomas is a teacher and coach of the 7th grade football team and served as an assistant to the varsity baseball team. In addition, Thomas taught Texas
Read MoreLocal student qualifies for Texas High School Rodeo State Finals
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Gracie Gambino, a Red Springs native, is in Abilene, Texas, this week competing in the Texas High School Rodeo Association State Finals. The state finals rodeo is an annual, week-long event where high school students across Texas and surrounding states come and compete. Numerous awards, scholarships and the opportunity to represent Texas at the National
Read More9th Annual Piney Woods Wine Fest set for June 21-22
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The 9th annual Piney Woods Wine Festival, scheduled for Picker’s Pavilion June 21-22, and will feature wines from 20 East Texas wineries, publicity officials said. The two-day event will feature national award-winning wines, live music, and a variety of food. Saturday will feature arts and crafts vendors for the wine enthusiasts. Located in downtown Lindale
Read MoreLindale Junior High School Band honored
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The Texas Bandmasters Association recently named the Lindale Junior High School Band recipient of a 2019 Exemplary Band Program Award, LISD officials announced. TBA President John Morrison is scheduled to present this award to Director Bene Davis during the annual TBA Convention/Clinic in downtown San Antonio on Thursday, July 25 at 7:15 p.m. in the
Read MoreWe Salute Our Brave Soldiers from D-Day
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By Suzanne Bardwell Seventy-five years have passed since the June 6 D-Day invasion which not only turned the tide of World War II, it changed history. Operation Overlord was launched on June 6 under the orders of commanding Allied general Dwight D. Eisenhower. Hundreds of thousands of American, Canadian, British and other allied troops participated
Read MoreTxDOT EMBRACES GOAL TO END DEATHS ON TEXAS ROADS
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AUSTIN – How many deaths are acceptable each year on Texas roads? That’s a question TxDOT is addressing through a new ambitious goal, which ultimately states that the answer to the question is zero. Every day for nearly 19 years at least one person has died on Texas roadways. Now TxDOT aims to reach a
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