Mar 10, 2025 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Kristin Segar ETAMU Marketing and Communications Anand and Susana Kumar own 17 McDonald’s stores across Northeast Texas. Now, they’re helping boost East Texas A&M students to success. Anand and Susana Kumar are an extraordinary couple whose story embodies the...
Mar 6, 2025 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
Tanglewood Resort in Pottsboro recently hired Andrew Martin as its new golf pro. A native of Honey Grove, Texas, between Bonham and Paris, Martin started enjoying the game of golf when he was six years old. His early start laid a solid foundation for a distinguished...
Feb 26, 2025 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P..A. Geddie Well known for his talented photography and writings about the Upper East Side and all of Texas, Tyler native Randy Mallory is releasing his first book with a collection of his work. Produced by the University of North Texas Press, The Fifty-Year Texas...
Feb 26, 2025 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
Texas blues-rock singer/songwriter and exceptional guitarist Ally Venable has a new album coming out in April and makes an appearance in her hometown of Kilgore amid her national 2025 tour. A Kilgore native, Venable began singing at church at four and picked up the...
Feb 22, 2025 | UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P..A. Geddie A come and go retirement party is taking place from 2-4 p.m. on Friday, February 28 at the Mineola City Hall, 300 Greenville Avenue with a formal ceremony at 3 p.m. to honor long-time civil servant Mercy L. Rushing. Most recently serving as City...
Jan 29, 2025 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
The 2025 Texas Medal of Arts Award (TMAA) Show takes place in Austin on February 26. Since 2001, the TMAA have celebrated Texas leaders and luminaries who have achieved excellence through their creative talents, as well as those whose generosity has opened doors to...
