Memorial Day  All non-emergency Smith County offices will be closed for business on Monday, May 27, 2019, for Memorial Day. Offices will reopen for normal business hours on Tuesday, May 28, and Commissioners Court will be held at the normal time – 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. No new jury panels will be called next week

  The Lindale Police Department will add a drone to its coverage of the city thanks to approval from the city council during its regular meeting Tuesday night at City Hall. Police Chief Dan Somes made the presentation to the council and said the $3,300 drone would be valuable to his force in barricade situations

  The Texas Forestry Association will host a tour to highlight the selection of Harold and Mary Jane Denson’s 341-acre tree farm, in Smith County as the 2019 Texas Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year on Saturday, June 22, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Densons manage their Tree Farm, located near Arp,

The Smith County Sheriff’s Office’s Patrol Deputies and Sergeant recently won awards at the MADD East Texas Law Enforcement Recognition Luncheon. These awards are for Leadership and Outstanding Service in combating impaired driving in East Texas. Their dedication and commitment has helped make the roads and highways of Smith County a much safer place to

By Chloe Reichel About one-quarter of adults living in rural parts of the U.S. were not able to get health care when they needed it during the past few years, despite having health insurance, according to new findings from a national survey made public on Tuesday. The survey is the second in a series that

Due to the predicted storms this weekend, the Piney Woods Wine Trail has unanimously voted to cancel their Wine Festival, May 10th-11th, 2019 in Lindale. As of this moment, there are no plans to reschedule.

Teachers are some of the most important and impactful people in our lives. Which is why it is fitting that every May we celebrate the amazing contributions they make with Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6-10) and Teacher Appreciation Day (May 7). Brainly — the world’s largest peer-to-peer learning community for students, parents and teachers with

A 5-1 victory over the Nacogdoches Dragons on Friday (May 3) in Whitehouse propelled the Lindale Eagles to the bi-district championship and a date this weekend with the Corsicana Tigers for the area championship. Game time is Friday at 7 p.m. at Corsicana. (Read more about the Eagles in this week’s Lindale News & Times)

Lindale High School Alumni Jeremy Chilek will be returning to Lindale High School as the new Principal beginning the 2019-2020 school year.  He has lived in Lindale since the fifth grade and graduated from the high school in 1997.  His two brothers and his sister all graduated from Lindale High School, and Jeremy’s mother was

Smith County recently received the 2018 Excellence in Safety Award from the Texas Association of Counties for maintaining a safe workplace. County Administrator and Human Resources Director Leonardo Brown recognized his staff members Esmeralda Delmas, HR Coordinator; and Jaye Lynn Collins, Administrative Assisant who handles the county’s day-to-day workers’ compensation program, during the Smith County