Mineola News

The first Leonard Picnic was held in 1880 by a residents who wanted to celebrate the sale of the first lots in the new town, which was brought about by the extension of the Katy Railroad from Whitewright to ...

A faulty ceiling fan is believed to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a Lindale home Monday afternoon.

Patrick Kelly, 41, left, one of the defendants in the "Mineola Swinger's Club" case, sits with his attorney Thad Davidson in a Smith County courtroom July 1. EDITOR'S NOTE: It is the policy of the Tyler Morning ...

After a nationwide search that included finalists from Florida to Michigan, the Commerce City Council unanimously hired Dion Miller, former city manager in Mineola, Texas, to be only the third Commerce city ...

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer The Smith County District Attorney's Office filed yet another motion in the case of Patrick "Booger Red" Kelly Thursday morning - this time to prohibit disclosure of documents ...

The next trial surrounding the so-called "Mineola Swinger's Club" is staying put in Smith County, Texas.

A change of venue hearing has been denied Tuesday morning for the third defendant in the Mineola sex ring case, after a judge denied the claims of the defense that too much pre-trial publicity could taint the ...

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer For the third time in less than a week, the defense attorney in the "Mineola Swinger's Club" case has filed a motion for continuance, this time raising new allegations about the ...

Today, the state filed a motion to seal certain documents they say the defense illegally and intentionally included in its motion to delay the trial, which the defense filed yesterday.

Two news reporters will not have to answer questions about their alleged relationship with the state's lead prosecutor in a case involving an East Texas swingers club, a judge ruled Friday.

MINEOLA, Texas - In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex ...

'A state district judge issued a gag order Tuesday in advance of the next trial stemming from an East Texas swinger's club accused of forcing children into sex shows.

The next trial of an East Texas swingers club accused of forcing children into sex shows was postponed Monday amid new allegations that the foster father to the young victims molested other children.

The conservative East Texas bean-processing town of Mineola has more than 30 churches for its 5,100 residents, so it's no surprise that the town was rocked when authorities alleged that children as young as age ...

A foster parent in East Texas with custody of 3 children allegedly forced into sex at swinger parties -- is accused of abusing a child in California in the 1990s.

Sandra Phuong VuLe has challenged Republican Angie Chen Button to a debate. The question now is, "will Button dodge a debate?" Button, of course, is the DART board member from Garland who spent a ton of her own ...

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A foodservice distributor advocates partnering with restaurant-chain operators to pick their vendors.

Memorial Day weekend is here, and if you've already got plans, you might want to think about changing them.

Q: My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed "Mad Men." Are new episodes in the works? - Beth Wood, Clute, Texas A: AMC will air new episodes starting in July.