Artist Captures Faces of Newgate
By P.A. Geddie When artist Anup Bhandari was growing up in Nepal, he saw how kind his father was to others, even to strangers. Those memories followed him to Texas as an adult and eventually collided with some people that inspired him to do the same. One winter about...
Discovery of Rock Wall Led to Town’s Name
The town of Rockwall was established April 17, 1854, and named after a natural formation of an underground "wall" located nearby. Early settlers discovered the formations — some a few stories high— while digging for water wells. Geologists claim such underground walls...
Enjoy Greenville’s Extraordinary Peace of Art
Peace Garden Offers Serenity With Ethnic Angels Relief Sculpture By Pamela Edwards Greenville has a secret mural. It is actually a relief sculpture in a very serene setting. The artwork is in a cemetery, a graveyard, a place of eternal rest. About one mile from...
The Legacy of Tex Ritter
By P.A. Geddie This summer marks 20 years since the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage began holding an event to honor outstanding contributors to the industry. Among the six inductees that first year in 1998 was Panola County’s hometown hero and America’s...
The Parks of Sulphur Springs Offer Variety of Adventures
The Sulphur Springs downtown plaza or "Town Square Park" is without a doubt a fun place to be these days with something going on most of the time day and night. It has a park-like atmosphere with benches for sitting and visiting, a splash pad water feature, ornamental...
Anna Pennybacker Worked for Women’s Rights and World Peace
Anna Pennybacker (left) with Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr. Harry Estill during a visit to Sam Houston State University in 1937. Image courtesy of Sam Houston State University Archives. Image available on the internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section...
Women Behind the Town
Greenville Thrives With Female Influence By Tracy Torma A popular saying these days predicts, “the future is female.” But when it comes to the city of Greenville, women are the past, present, and future of the town’s growth and prosperity. Located just 35 miles...
Papa’s Delicate Condition
The movie Papa’s Delicate Condition starring Jackie Gleason released on March 6, 1963. The story comes from a book of the same title written by Corinne Griffith -- she’s represented in the movie as six-year-old Corrie. Griffith grew up in Texarkana and went on to...
Hemphill Remembers Fatal NASA Tragedy
People living in Hemphill, Texas — and in much of Sabine County for that matter — don’t think of February 1 as just another day. It was on that date in 2003 that Space Shuttle Columbia rocketed to the earth due to a malfunction in reentry to the Earth’s atmosphere in...
Legendary DJ Tom Perryman Dies
By P.A. Geddie Legendary DJ Tom Perryman died yesterday in Tyler. His wife and business partner of more than 70 years, Billie, was by his side. It was just a few months ago family, friends, and fans helped celebrate Perryman's 90th birthday and his 70-year career in...
Two Families — One Heart
By P.A. Geddie Steven Dominy saved Andie Kay Joyner’s life. James Steven Dominy was born September 29, 1975, the only son of Sharon and James L. Dominy. "We were married six years before we had Steven," Sharon says. "We wondered if we were ever going to have children...
Renowned Photographer and Author Releases New Book on East Texas Roots
Preserving Lives: An American Family’s Scrapbook, 1920-1950 is the story of two ordinary people living ordinary lives in East Texas almost a century ago. Presented by Kilgore-born Hank O’Neal about his parents, Harold and Sarah, he shares their stories from what he...
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