Capital Highlights

Spate of new laws effective Jan. 1 After the Texas Legislature spent much of 2023 in session, a bevy of new laws go into effect on New Year’s Day, though some have been delayed by lawsuits

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East Texas unemployment figures drop

East Texas’ unemployment rate improved from October, 2023 to November 2023, which mirrored the rest of the state, according to figures released by the Texas Workforce Commission this past week.

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Library staff ready for 2024

The holidays have come and gone for another year but the staff at Lillie Russell Memorial Library is anxious for the new year with some familiar activities. Regular activities include Adult Game

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Lindale’s Kayli Vickery earns All-State honors in volleyball

Lindale High School volleyball standout Kayli Vickery, who helped lead the Lady Eagles to the Regional Semifinals of the 2023 playoffs, was recently selected to the Blue Bell/Texas Sports

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Work continues on FM 16 near Lindale

Widening and realignment of FM 16 west of downtown Lindale will continue this week with lane closures and traffic shift detours in place, said Texas Department of Transportation spokesman Jeff

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Smith County Jail inmate dies Dec. 27

Officials with the Smith County Sheriff’s Office reported that jail inmate Susan Taylor, 58, had died after being taken to a UT Health emergency room after being found unconscious in the day room

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Soar Into 2024 With a First Day Hike

AUSTIN— As the year ends, so does Texas State Parks’ Centennial Celebration, but the fun doesn’t stop when the clock strikes midnight. Kick off your resolution to explore the outdoors in 2024

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‘This is going to be a game-changer for East Texas’

In a few years, an East Texan will be able to hop on passenger rail here and go West to DFW and beyond to the coast, East to Meridian, Mississippi, and beyond to Atlanta, Georgia. It’s been a

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2023: It was a year of extremes

When we look back on the year 2023, there was one overriding factor that will remain in our memory banks: the extremes Mother Nature inflicted upon us just to show everyone she was still in

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AgriLife Conference, Expo planned for Jan. 5

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be hosting the East Region AgriLife Conference and Expo on January 5, 2024, at the W.T. Brookshire Conference Center located at 2000 West Front

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Lindale youngsters send Letters to Santa

‘Twas days before Christmas, and all through the town, the kids were all waiting for that Christmas sundown when the Jolly Ol’ Elf would come in the night with presents for all for

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