Countryfest celebrated again as autumn arrives

Autumn in Lindale means the arrival of cooler temperatures as well as the annual Countryfest, one of the most anticipated events on the East Texas calendar. Mother Nature did her part as this past Saturday temperatures were in the upper 50s as Countryfest goers sampled tasty food, visited hundreds of booths and enjoyed live music

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Dry Conditions Could Pose Challenges for Waterfowl Hunters This Season

AUSTIN- Lingering drought conditions throughout much of Texas could present challenges as waterfowl hunters prepare for the start of the new season. The dry habitat conditions in many parts of the state are not ideal for ducks and duck hunters, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists. However, weather pattern changes, timely cold

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LISD earns “Superior Achievement’’ for its financial accountability

The Lindale Independent School District has received “Superior Achievement” by the Texas Education Agency for the 13th consecutive year, publicity officials announced. The state’s school financial accountability rating system, known as the School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, is administered by the TEA. The TEA will base the financial accountability rating of a school

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Lindale stuns Chapel Hill, 35-23

By Terry Cannon Editor Following his team’s methodical, 35-23, domination of the top-ranked Chapel Hill Bulldogs on Friday night, Lindale Eagles’ Head Coach Chris Cochran told his players they had just won the most important game in Eagle Stadium history. Epic? No doubt. District changing? Quite possibly. The Eagles dramatically altered their course in District

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Game Warden Field Notes 

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Images of individual field notes are available upon request from the TPWD press office. Investi-gators at the Ready  While responding to an anonymous call about alligator poaching on the Neches River, game wardens from Anderson, Henderson and Smith counties

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First of two solar eclipses this Saturday

Come this Saturday and next April, the best place to be will be deep in the heart of Texas. That’s where the brightest star of all will be at the center of two celestial phenomenons. Within a span of six months, Texas will be the only state to witness not one, but two solar eclipses:

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BBB’s free shred event scheduled in Lindale Oct. 11

Officials with the Better Business Burean serving Central East Texas have announced there will be three “Secure Your ID’’ shredding events in the area including one in Lindale at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11 in the parking lot of the Lindale Area Chamber of Commerce on Main Street. These free shredding events are designed

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Lindale residents donate World War I scrapbooks to Kansas City museum

By Terry Cannon Editor Thanks to perseverance and preservation by a couple of sisters – one from the Lindale area — a hefty batch of history has found a home in the National World War I Museum in Kansas City. Bound volumes of World War I editorial cartoons and other drawings associated with the Great

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