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

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

  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

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

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

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

AUSTIN – Like many Texans, state game wardens spent the Memorial Day weekend out on the water. But, unlike the many thousands who flocked to lakes, rivers and coastal bays to recreate, these wardens were on the job ensuring boaters stayed safe. Between Friday and Monday, game wardens conducted boating safety checks on more than

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