In a few years, an East Texan will be able to hop on passenger rail here and go West to DFW and beyond to the coast, East to Meridian, Mississippi, and beyond to Atlanta, Georgia. It’s been a long time coming – almost 20 years of negotiations, advocacy and some arm twisting – but a

Smith County Commissioners handled several agenda items on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, including an update on current American Rescue Plan Act water and wastewater projects for the county. The projects were at the top of the list of ARPA-funded items on the county’s to-do list and County Judge Neal Franklin said the court was interested

Smith County Commissioners heard a report from a Brannon Corp. representative concerning Lindale projects which are covered by the American Rescue Plan Act during their regular weekly meeting this past week. Rea S. Boudreaux, principal and president of Brannon Corp. of Tyler, updated his company’s projects with the Lindale Economic Development Corp., In April 2023,

Tax season for Smith County is officially under way after the County Tax Office mailed out 213,369 property tax statements last week, said Public Information Officer Casey Murphy. Payments can be made by scanning the QR code on your statement — it will take you directly to the payment page on your account. “It has

On Nov. 7, Texas voters will go to the polls and decide on a slate of amendments and local options, including a tax rate ratification for the Lindale ISD. In Lindale the early and General Election site is the Lindale Masonic Lodge, 200 W. Margaret Street. In Hideaway, voters can cast ballots at the Hideaway

Smith County Commissioners accepted the resignation of Paul Findley as the county’s fire marshal this past week after an executive session held during their weekly meeting. Findley, who has been the county’s fire marshal for two months, has accepted a job as the fire chief and director of emergency management for the city of Jacksonville,