Local

Meet adoptable pets at SPCA of East Texas for week of Dec. 23-29, 2024

Luna Lovegood has spent almost her whole life waiting for a family to call her own. This young…

Local

Texas launches billboard campaign to warn migrants

DALLAS — Texas is launching a $100,000 billboard campaign in Mexico and Central America to highlight the risks…

Local

Christus Festival of Trees raises more than $20,500

For two decades, the Festival of Trees at Christus Mother Frances Hospital has been a time-honored tradition, bringing…

Local

Longview Resource Center provides 1.1M meals in its first year, highlighting area food insecurity

When the East Texas Food Bank’s Longview Resource Center opened in October 2023, the organization’s leaders expected to…

Local

Tyler ministry brightens holidays with ‘Christmas Under the Bridge’

TYLER — A ministry in East Texas is working to spread Christmas cheer to those who need it…

Lifestyle

Known for year-round beauty, hollies a great choice for gardens

When it comes to versatile, low-maintenance plants that provide year-round beauty, hollies stand out as a quintessential choice…

Local

Smith County GOP urges unity behind David Cook for Speaker

Through a resolution approved at an emergency meeting, the Smith County Republican Club urged East Texas state representatives…

Feel Good Features

Tyler’s Operation Blue Santa brings smiles to families in need this holiday season

As a single mom of four, Danielle King wasn’t sure how she was going to give her kids…

Lifestyle

Neil Sperry offers some go-to groundcovers

Dear Neil: Shade has been increasing in my backyard as the trees have grown larger. I’ve taken out…

Family

During the holidays, consider giving back together

During the holidays, we gather. These special gatherings celebrate the spirit of the holiday season, which offers an…