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...
Jul 1, 2017 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
Crystal Bryce and Sreenidhi Vedartham bonded this past year over their desire to help women entrepreneurs. Their group, Embark Women, is a diverse network of professional women in East Texas supporting each other through networking, discussions, workshops, and more....
May 1, 2017 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Elaine Rogers With people honoring their mothers in May, it also seems an appropriate time to acknowledge a handful of modern mavens in the region who’ve made a habit of leading by example — inspiring younger generations and reminding citizens of all persuasions of...
Mar 1, 2017 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Elaine Rogers Long before achieving its statehood in 1845, Texas was home to a pioneer population of settlers, rangers, ranchers, renegades and indigenous people, as well as growing numbers of teachers, musicians, politicians and other achievers. Women played their...
