During a rousing couple of hours across several campuses in the Lindale ISD this past Thursday, the Lindale ISD Education Foundation awarded $29,938.62 to district teachers. At each of the schools, LHS Cheerleaders, band members, Foundation officials and LISD administration personnel noisily marched the hallways in presenting the awards to the unsuspecting teachers. The money

The 40th annual Lindale Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet and Auction – titled “Your Partner in Business for 40 years’’ – is scheduled for Monday, April 8 at the Texas Rose Horse Park, 14078, Highway 110 north, officials said. The silent auction and networking begin at 5 p.m., dinner is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.-6:30

With the assistance from the Arlington and Fort Worth police departments, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office was able to end a kidnapping involving county residents which occurred on Sunday, March 17, said spokesman Larry Christian. At approximately 4 p.m. on March 17, deputies responded to a report of a kidnapping in the 11700 block of

  AUSTIN — Registration remains open until April 1 for those wishing to join more than 1,000 birders who will flock to the coast, forests, prairies and mountains of Texas to compete in the nation’s biggest, longest and wildest bird watching tournament. The 28th annual Great Texas Birding Classic runs from April 15-May 15. This statewide

The Smith County Commissioners amended the county’s Travel Policy and Employee Handbook to reflect an increase in per diem expenses for meals when employees travel for required conferences, training and seminars. The action came during the regular weekly meeting of the commissioner’s court on Tuesday, March 12. The increase was to $60 per day from

The Smith County Fire Marshal’s Office continues its investigation into a Sunday night (March 17) fire that resulted in the deaths of a mother and daughter in Lindale. Smith County Fire Marshal Chad Hogue identified the women who died as Ruby Martinez, who would have turned 84 on March 20, and her daughter, Gloria Clark,

AUSTIN – The Tyler/East Texas job market held study compared to the previous reporting period from the Texas Employment Commission in November, officials said. According to TEC figures, the Tyler/East Texas region’s unemployment rate remained at 3.3 percent, the same as November, 2023. Out of a combined labor force of 114,400 there were 110,600 who

TYLER – In 2023, factors such as “unsafe speed”, “failure to drive in a single lane” and “alcohol-related DUI” contributed to 184 fatal crashes and 209 total deaths in the Tyler District. The TxDOT Tyler District, which includes Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Rusk, Smith, Van Zandt, and Wood Counties, released preliminary numbers revealing the top-five

If you’re going down Highway 110 near Lindale, you’ll see a few things. Mercy Ships, of course, there on the left. There’s a big white complex with a sign out front – that’s a church. A few houses here and there. Then, there’s Garden Valley Baptist Church tucked away on the corner of 442 and

Shining light on our government through public information helps us ask questions of elected officials – and hold them accountable. Sunshine Week, taking place March 10-16, recognizes the importance of open government and educates Americans about their right to public information. It’s not an abstract notion. It’s about what’s happening in the real world. You