Lindale City Council members approved 4M Construction Services Inc. for utility work along FM 16 west of the city during their regular meeting on Tuesday, May 5. Also, council members approved amended polling locations for the General Election on May 4 and discussed setting a meeting to canvass the votes later that month. Locally, Place

Lindale Police Department call logs for Feb. 23-March 1 FRIDAY, FEB. 23: Public Service, 500 block North Main Street, Settled at Scene; Motor Vehicle Crash, 3500 block South Main Street, Settled at Scene; Public Service, 14200 block CR 452, Settled at Scene; Theft, 100 block East Centennial Blvd., Report; Motorist Assist, 300 block West Hubbard

In May, for the first time in 17 years, the Lindale City Council will be missing a familiar face during council meetings as Mayor Jeff Daugherty chose not to seek re-election this year. Daugherty, owner of Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale, has been a major contributor in shaping Lindale’s future during that 17-year span. His

Lindale City Council members approved a motion to advertise for bids for the extension of East Centennial Blvd. as well as alternate bids for utilities on the same extension during their regular meeting Tuesday night (Feb. 20) at city hall. The plan is to build at least two lanes to the Lindale city limits to

In what promises to be the most eventful three minutes in the city’s history, Lindale tourism officials are gearing up for the total solar eclipse scheduled to arrive on April 8. The Total Eclipse of the Park will be a three-day event held at Darden Harvest Park to commemorate the rare eclipse which will be

Early voting is under way in Smith County for the March 5 Joint Primary Elections at several areas in the county. The early voting period will continue through March 1. Local candidates that are on the ballot for the May 4 General Election include: • Gavin Rascoe, Place 5 Lindale City Council for Mayor; •

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 1.6 percent more than in February 2023. Lindale’s sales tax revenue slipped below 2023 numbers (-0.09%), but its yearly totals remained ahead of the prior year by 0.77%.

The Lindale City Council ordered the city’s Municipal Election to be held May 4 during its regular meeting Tuesday (Feb. 6) in city hall. Calling of the election is required by law, said City Secretary Michelle Wiese. Candidates will vie for the mayor’s seat and the Place 2 seat on the council. The filing deadline

Candidates for school board, city and county offices have until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 to file for the Republican and Democratic primaries, scheduled for Tuesday, March 4. In person early voting for the primaries will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 20 and will conclude on March 1. In Lindale, early voting will take place at

It is said that February is a month for lovers and it’s also a good time to “love’’ your Lillie Russell Memorial Library. Library staff members are ready to celebrate this month of love with events for the entire family, including two new events. On Thursday, Feb. 8 at 11:45 a.m. a live virtual tour