The Lindale News & Times “Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1900” Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 Vol. 121, No. 42 1 Section, 8 pages 50¢ Lindale vs. Athens 7:30 p.m. Friday @ Hornet Stadium Lindale rumbles by Henderson, 34-7 By Terry Cannon Editor When you have an offense that is averaging more than 41 points per game it might seem easy to point to this as the reason Lindale’s Eagles are now 5-2 on the year and 3-0 in district after Friday’s 34-7 dismantling of the Henderson Lions at Eagle Stadium. But that would be missing the bigger picture. The Eagles, led by the rolling thunder of senior running back Jordan Jenkins and the rest of his offensive mates, have indeed been very difficult to stop. But Lindale’s defense has earned its place in the spotlight as well. Lindale’s Jordan Jenkins is parallel to the ground after being stopped by a Henderson defender this past Friday in the Through seven games, the Eagles have allowed 159 points or 21 per Eagles’ 34-7 win over the Lions at Eagle Stadium. game. In this era of wide-open, racehorse high school football, that’s a Photo by Terry Cannon stat that will help you win a lot of games. Henderson didn’t score until the third period and by that time, the Eagles had pretty much locked down the game. Judge Moran For the season to date, defensive back Airik Williams (51 tackles), linebacker Colton Widemon (45) and defensive lineman Jaymond to allow bars Jackson (31) have proven to be reliable stoppers. Williams also has 20 solo tackles and four interceptions while Widemon has produced 17 solo tackles and grabbed one interception. to reopen Eagles’ Head Coach Chris Cochran acknowledged his defense has Grateful to be able to “exercise been able to put a good deal of pressure on opposing offenses, but like local discretion’’ concerning most coaches, he looking for consistency. recent edicts from Gov. Gregg “Right now, we’re hoping to continue to play well,’’ he said. “There’s Abbott concerning COVID 19 so much we can improve on. We’ve got to tackle better and cut down protocols, Smith County Judge on the explosive plays. Nathaniel Moran will allow “Our kids are in the right spots (but) they’re not making tackles on local bars to reopen as of 12:01 those explosive plays.’’ a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, said In the final analysis, however, there’s not a lot to fuss about when public information officer Casey your club is taking care of business in all phases of the game. Murphy. “For sure, there’s plenty of stuff we can improve on,’’ he said. “We Abbott issued his most recent are playing with a lot of confidence and we’re fast and physical.’’ Executive Order, GA-32, which Proper scheme and preparation have played a large part of the team’s provided authority to individual success as well, Cochran said. county judges to open up bars “Our coaching staff has done an excellent job of putting kids in a to 50 percent capacity in coun- position to succeed,’’ he said. “On special teams, we tell (the players) ties that have 15 percent or less To combat the losses to Lindale businesses due to Covid-19, Lindale Area Chamber that special teams play has to be special and the kids are buying into capacity of COVID-19 cases in sponsored Launch Local Oct. 10 in the fields surrounding Picker’s Pavilion. Food, wine that knowing that each play could be the difference in the game.’’ local hospitals. tastings, live music, a car show and retail booths filled the areas adjacent to The Can- As has been the case since district play began, Lindale has owned the Smith County falls within this nery. scoreboard in the first half. Friday against Henderson, Jordan Jenkins qualifying category. Photos by Susan Duncan took advantage of a fumble recovery the Eagle defense to score from Upon seeing the governor’s 17 yards out. order, Moran welcomed the With 3:36 to wide receiver Cody Swaim hauled in a 10 yard scoring ability to exercise some local Council approves Yvette Martin pass from quarterback Sam Peterson and with 6:20 left in the half, authority over the Coronavirus Jenkins scored again this time from 22 yards out. response, noting that since April Evan Alford upped the count to 27-0 on a 30 yard scoring toss from 30, all control over the pandemic to fill Harper’s Place 2 seat Peterson. response and related restrictions Lindale City Council members appointed Yvette for Texas Power and Light for 27 years and then The Lions tallied a third quarter score and the Eagles tacked on one have emanated from the Gover- Martin to fill the unexpired term of Place 2 councilman at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital. more in the fourth for good measure. nor’s office in Austin. Clyde Harper during their regularly scheduled meeting Also during the Oct. 6 meeting, council This week, Lindale travels to Athens to take on the 4-2 (0-2 in Dis- “I am thankful for this oppor- on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in city hall. members: trict 9-4A) Hornets. Athens’ bye week was this past Friday, and its two tunity to exercise local discretion Martin, who has served on the Lindale Parks Board * Approved the city’s investment policy; district losses came to Chapel Hill (37-25 on Sept. 25) and Henderson to provide a pathway for our bars and the Planning and Zoning Commission, will serve * Approved an ordinance to amend the city’s (29-0 on Oct. 2). to get back to business as quick- on an interim basis until the May 2021 election. industrial waste ordinance; The Hornets opened with four straight wins over Brownsboro, Life ly as possible and to the fullest Harper, who has served on the council since 2009, * Approved Traylor and Associates as admin- Waxahachie, Fairfield and Wills Point. Lindale, meanwhile, squared off extent possible,’’ Moran said. “I recently resigned due to health considerations. istrators of the 2020 Texas Community Devel- against Kaufman, Midlothian Heritage, Van and Gilmer in non-district am hopeful that more local dis- A Lindale High School graduate, Harper and wife opment Block Grant program; action, a gauntlet that Cochran feels has benefited his club. cretion is provided in the future, Billie Jean have been fixtures in the local community * Discussed the city’s COVID policy, proce- “There are lessons to be learned from those losses,’’ he said. “The so we can forge our own pathway for years. dures, orders, updates, community events and payoff of playing tough, non-district opponents is you’ve seen what forward here in Smith County.” A graduate of Tyler Junior College, Harper worked consultation with the city’s medical advisor. it takes to win.’’ Latest Lindale local sales tax revenue up 13.40% Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $751.5 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 2.8 percent less than in October 2019. These allocations are SMITH COUNTY based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly. Arp 1.500% $12,281.43 $21,926.27 -43.98% $140,998.99 $118,480.81 19.00% The COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh on the Texas economy and sales Bullard 1.500% $51,451.33 $40,768.27 26.20% $529,562.98 $417,189.70 26.93% tax revenue. Lindale 1.500% $289,451.22 $255,246.10 13.40% $2,835,622.17 $2,639,700.61 7.42% Lindale’s sales tax revenue increased 13.40-percent - $289,451.22 compared New Chapel Hill 1.000% $1,455.88 $1,114.56 30.62% $14,076.48 $13,676.91 2.92% to $255,246.10 in 2019. For the year, Lindale is exceeding prior yearly totals by Noonday 1.000% $15,146.02 $12,033.02 25.87% $151,654.88 $134,591.43 12.67% 7.42-percent - $2,835,622.17 compared to $2,639,700.61. 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