May 23, 2013 RSS feed / Front Page

Unsung heroes honored by LISD Foundation

Some of the hardest workers in the Lindale Independent School District received well-deserved recognition in surprising fashion recently. More...

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News

LINDALE LIBRARY NEWS

Kinzie Foundation presents generous library donation

The library just received a generous donation of $7,652 from The Kinzie Foundation in memory of Dr. Earl Kinzie, Mrs. Margaret Kinzie and Mrs. Mavern Kinzie. We’ll be using these funds to provide funding for our Intern Program. More...

Smith County Sheriff’s Report

Deputies interrupt attempted burglary Smith County Sheriff’s Deputies Justin Eakin and Josh Caulkins, while on routine patrol early Monday morning, interrupted a burglary in progress at the Stop and Shop located at the intersection of Highway More...

Rodeo fans enjoy 26th annual Lindale Championship Rodeo

The I-20 Team Real Estate Championship Rodeo completed another successful run this past weekend at the Lindale Rodeo Arena with lots of action and fun for fans of all ages. More...

Sports

SOFTBALL

Lady Eagles’ players earn superlatives

Lindale’s Lady Eagles, who earned another trip to the state softball playoffs and finished fourth in District 16-4A this season, also had a couple of players earn superlative honors as the league’s coaches met recently to select the All-D More...

Police Report

Police Report: May 10-16

05-10-13 Officer Petty was out in the 15000 block of Wood Springs Road checking on an unsecured property at approximately 1:20 A.M. The officer checked the property and found no signs of entry then secured the building. More...

Lindale sales tax share rises by 6.49 percent

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs has sent the city of Lindale $191,117 in sales tax revenue for the recent reporting period, which represents a 6.49 percent increase over the same time last year, Combs’ office reported. More...

Junior high honored by Bush Institute

Lindale Junior High School has been selected by the George W. Bush Institute to participate in the Middle School Matters Institute, which is designed to improve school outcomes in grades 6-8, officials announced on Monday, May 7. More...

NEW BUSINESS

Owner hopes to snuff out smokers, cigarettes

At one time, smoking was seen as a sign of maturity and class, now it’s mostly seen as crass. More...

Columns

Life & Times

Sticky situation can sometimes turn painful

Rusty is out of town, shooting something, no doubt. He called and asked me to run one of his old columns. Instead, I think I’ll write one and let you know what it’s like to be married to someone like Rusty. More...

Perryman Report

Cline Shale could turn out to be quite a find for Texas

If early estimates prove to be even close to true, the vast amounts of recoverable oil and natural gas will make the Cline Shale go down in history as the largest shale play ever. More...

Obituaries

MERRELL “JUNIOR” PERRYMAN

Services for Mr. Merrell Amos “ Junior” Perryman, 83, of Lindale were held Thursday, May 16 in the Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Ronnie Stribble officiating. Interment was in the Red Springs Cemetery. More...

CLAUDE B. JORDAN SR.

Services for Mr. Claude B. Jordan, Sr., 83, of Lindale were held Tuesday, May 21 at the Central Baptist Church in Lindale with Rev. Mark Thompson, Rev. Byron Howard and Rev. David “Took” Martin officiating. More...

DAWSON “BUCK” ZION

Graveside services were held recently for Dawson Monroe “Buck’’ Zion, an East Texas resident who was associated with Mercy Ships of Lindale and died in Grand Saline. He passed away on May 16 at the age of 72. Mr. More...