Linden News

Linden's Music City Texas Theatre, 108 Legion St., welcomes former Marshallite Rebecca Henricks and her band The Slackers to the stage for the first time as they perform in concert on Saturday.

Seaborn Barnes was an East Texas outlaw who just couldn't get any respect. "Seab" Barnes, a Cass County native, died July 19, 1878, when he and Sam Bass tried to rob the bank in Round Rock north of Austin.

The Cass County Courthouse has quite a colorful past, if only in the memories of Joe W. Lovelace and Marion Jones.

They may be singing the blues at the Third Annual T-Bone Walker Blues Fest in Linden, but the spirit of cooperation is anything but blue.

Blues lovers will flock to Linden beginning June 20 for three days of sound in celebration of the man who inspired B.B. King to go electric.

Dr. Perry Purtle is the featured speaker for revival services beginning Monday at Bear Creek Baptist Church, near Linden, Texas.

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Vernon Wesley Duke, 56, of Wilburton, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Latimer County Hospital in Wilburton.

Mount Orange Baptist Church, 2510 W. 10th St., will have a "What's N it 4 You" youth revival beginning Wednesday.

“They (people who attended her wedding) missed Sunday school, but made it to church.”

She remembers the sultry East Texas summer days when the church windows were wide open, letting in a breeze as well as the bees, while a congregation made of up families with children sang from the Cokesbury ... via News-journal.com

“If they catch him off-guard, he'll probably defend himself. He was an ex-policeman. They need to be careful.”

Posted: Updated: The mayor of Linden, Texas spoke to reporters Friday on behalf of the family of Texas Trooper Scott Burns, who was killed by an ex-police officer Tuesday night. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

“Everytime you go out and put this uniform on, you never know if you're going to come home to your family again”

May 3 Celebration of Trooper Scott Burns' Life Posted: Updated: In East Texas, it's not hard to find a life trooper Scott Burns has touched. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

“If everybody was like Scott Burns ... there would be no need for all these men and women in uniform. The world would be a better place to live.”

Staff photo by Evan Lewis Pallbearers carry the body of Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper James Scott Burns to the gravesite Saturday afternoon near Linden, Texas. via Texarkana Gazette

“I still don't want to believe.”

The friends of slain DPS trooper James Scott burns are devastated and angry. Texas Forest Service firefighter Ronnie Hamm considered himself Burns' good friend. via Lufkin Daily News

LINDEN, Texas Law enforcement authorities have found the body of a 37-year-old Tyler man wanted in the death of a Department of Public Safety trooper. via KTVT Fort Worth

A Department of Public Safety trooper pursuing a vehicle was shot and killed tonight in Marion County in East Texas. via KXII-TV Sherman

Four first places wins went to KETK-TV Saturday night at the annual Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Radio and Television Contest. via KETK-TV Tyler

A Victoria, Texas, woman died Friday afternoon following a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 59 South between Linden and Jefferson, according to Texas Department of Public Safety reports. via Texarkana Gazette

“We're going to dress as circus performers”

Blossoms of a tamer variety will stand out in the midst of the three-city Wildflower Trails of Texas celebration that begins Thursday in Linden, Hughes Springs and Avinger. via Longview News-Journal

“Therefore, there should be a higher standard here.”

Staff photo by Evan Lewis Kevin Hailey leaves the Cass County Courthouse Friday morning after a pretrial hearing in connection with the 1992 Butts triple homicide. via Texarkana Gazette