AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens patrolling water bodies across the state reported a decline in water-related fatalities but noticed an increase in boating accidents compared to last year’s Labor Day holiday weekend. Wardens patrolling Aug. 31-Sept. 2 reported nine boating accidents — several of which involved personal watercrafts — one boating-related fatality and one open-water

LISD PRESS RELEASE   The Lindale ISD Board of Trustees adopted a total tax rate of $0.9519 during a special called school board meeting on Monday, August 26. The 2024-2025 tax rate was reduced by .0023 cents from last year’s total tax rate. Lindale ISD has now cut the total tax rate by 43.58 cents

Altra Federal Credit Union  supports local high schools in the communities they serve through their High School Spirit Debit Card Giveback Program. The program allows community members to proudly show their school pride when making everyday purchases and help make a meaningful impact. And Lindale High School is one of this year’s recipients. For more

  AUSTIN – Teal hunting season opens Sept. 14, and with wet conditions prevailing in many areas of Texas, hunters will have ample opportunities to harvest birds. Habitat conditions across much of the state are currently above average to excellent. In East Texas, near record precipitation filled reservoirs to capacity and created tens of thousands

On Tuesday, September 3, the Smith County Commissioners Court held another public hearing before adopting the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and Tax Rate. The budget increases the actual tax rate by 1.6967 cents, to a total of 36.4231 cents per $100 valuation. The tax increase is caused by the Courthouse and Parking Garage Bond

  AUSTIN – As summer begins to wind down and summer boating season along with it, many Texans are making plans to escape the heat by hitting the water one last time. This holiday weekend, Texas Game Wardens and local law enforcement officers will be patrolling water bodies across the state and remind everyone spending

This year’s Lindale Fall Sports Special Section is going 100% digital. This allows us to reach more readers – we have 4.2k followers on our Facebook Page – and it gives our loyal advertisers a chance to get their mes-sage out to more potential customers. Going digital also allows us to give you a better

  AUSTIN – As we approach Memorial Day and summertime, Texans throughout the state will head to the water for fun and recreation. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges boaters and paddlers who enjoy the waterways to do their part to protect the Texas lakes we love from aquatic invasive species. “Memorial Day

    Drivers are required by Texas law to “Move Over or Slow Down” when passing roadside workers   AUSTIN – While millions of Texans commute to work on highways every week, they pass inches away from the worksites for thousands of law enforcement personnel, first responders and road maintenance crews. Unfortunately, many of them are

Spring has sprung, but flowers may not be the only things popping up in your yard; this also is the season when snakes come out of hibernation. There are almost 3,000 different species of snakes in the world, with less than a third considered venomous, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service. However,