Education

ETBU celebrates continued strong enrollment for Spring 2025

East Texas Baptist University continues to see strong enrollment for the Spring 2025 semester, marking the second-highest spring…

Lifestyle

Sperry: How to deal with crape myrtle bark scale

Dear Neil: Is there an effective treatment for crape myrtle bark scale? It’s not as bad as it…

Local

Mrs. Lee’s Daffodil Garden near Gladewater opens for season

From Staff Reports Beginning around mid-February, millions of daffodils paint the scenery yellow along a 4-mile driveway at…

Lifestyle

Take a look at our readers’ Best Shots from Feb. 7-13, 2025

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

Crime

Police: Armed man arrested after threatening to shoot up East Texas Walmart

GUN BARREL CITY — Gun Barrel City Police arrested an armed man threatening to shoot up a grocery…

Local

Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says

WASHINGTON — More than 100 miles of Texas’ borderlands could be leased or sold to the federal government…

Local

Future East Texas law enforcement leaders compete in public safety competition

WHITEHOUSE — Students aspiring to criminal justice careers had the opportunity Saturday to test their skills at the…

Local

East Texas students showcase engineering skills at Tyler robotics meet

What started as a shared interest in robotics during middle school has turned into a partnership for high…

Lifestyle

Penney: Volunteering opportunities abound in East Texas

I recently had the opportunity to visit with the new CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Smith County,…

Columnists

Schroer: Well-mannered prayers

After 26 years of living south of the Mason-Dixon Line and 21 years in the great state of…