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...
May 1, 2018 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
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...
Jan 12, 2018 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
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...
Jan 5, 2018 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
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...
Jan 1, 2018 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
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...
Jan 1, 2018 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
A Facebook post from a Muslim friend in which he expressed fear because of his faith helped start a movement of acceptance and love in the Tyler area. In February 2017, when several of his Facebook friends read his post, they decided to show their support by dropping...
