Lifestyle

Sperry: Not much can prevent cabbage loopers, but fast treatment helps

Dear Neil: We started to notice these spots in the St. Augustine in late summer and they are…

Lifestyle

Reese: Chamberbitter is an invasive broadleaf weed

This annual, broadleaf weed is often mis-identified as harmless “mimosa seedlings”, but Chamberbitter (Phyllanthus urinaria), also known as…

Lifestyle

Penney: Spring cleaning tips for charitable planning

…And just like that, it’s March! Where did the time go? I recently saw a post from a…

Lifestyle

Grant: About the Southern Garden History Society

The Southern Garden History Society just wrapped up its annual meeting in Mobile, Alabama. My mentor Dr. William…

Lifestyle

Smith-Shively: Get to know your spice rack

There are many delicious, fresh foods that require little tinkering with flavor. But, when it comes to lightening…

Faith

Pope receives extra oxygen most of the time

ROME — Pope Francis, who is suffering from severe pneumonia, is now receiving almost constant supplemental oxygen, either…

Health

Tyler nonprofit gets physical office for the first time

After losing their daughter Evie in 2019, Michael and Jessica Domingos founded a nonprofit the next year to…

Columnists

Harrell: Lessons that live on through storytelling

From bedtime tales to writing critiques, my lessons in storytelling and life came from my dad. I got…

Lifestyle

Take a look at our readers’ Best Shots from Feb. 21-27, 2025

Each week, the Tyler Morning Telegraph and Longview News-Journal run a photo page called Best Shots. The page…

Lifestyle

Grant: Fragrant jonquils welcome spring

I recently attended the annual Jonquil Jubilee in Gibsland, Louisiana, and helped lead tours viewing beautiful daffodils, narcissus,…