Mar 5, 2021 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P.A. Geddie Kris Hunt tells stories inspired by his colorful upbringing in the Upper East Side of Texas. He’s committed to changing long-outdated stereotypes of Southerners as rednecks, hicks, and hillbillies. People from our region, he says, are just as likely to...
Jan 1, 2021 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Lisa Tang Mount Vernon Music Association (MVM) is one of the region’s little-known treasures, bringing refined music through concerts and outreach programs for 17 years. Founders Mark and Ute Miller are high-quality musicians who play regularly with symphonies in...
Nov 4, 2020 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
Longview native Matthew McConaughey recently released his book, Greenlights, based on a diary he kept for 35 years, including his years at Longview High School. Rather than doing a traditional memoir or advice book, McConaughey said Greenlights is based on adventures...
Sep 4, 2019 | ARTS + CULTURE, LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT
By Judy Peacock There are many ways to tour historic Jefferson, Texas, a pre-Civil War town with scenic streets, charming restaurants, quaint bed and breakfasts, historic hotels, and picturesque landscapes. The town was founded in Marion County in the late 1830s to...
Mar 5, 2019 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
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...
Jul 5, 2018 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
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...
