Discover East Texas’ Black Giant Trail

By P.A. Geddie Exploring Rusk, Upshur, and Gregg counties in the Upper East Side of Texas, visitors find the vast area of the East Texas Oil Field and the resulting fulfillment of dreams ignited by the oil boom era. This region was mostly an easygoing rural farming...

Honoring the Freedom Fighters

Memorials Honor Veterans: Past, Present, and Future “May it remind us that our country must always be defended against forces that would deny us our freedom.” Red River Veterans Memorial Monument, Paris, Texas By P.A. Geddie All over the Upper East Side of Texas...

Take a Joy Ride This Holiday Season

From parades to shopping and magical holiday community gatherings, to the arts and entertainment, get your calendars ready to experience this joyful season of 2025 in the Upper East Side of Texas. We’ve collected a few highlights here. Be sure to check the visitor...

Make Plans Now for Mother Nature’s Spectacular Show

Catching the turning of the leaves in the Upper East Side of Texas requires paying attention to the show Mother Nature presents on her own time. Some close watchers are saying mid-November is peak season in the region, others say late November to early December. Some...

The Perfect Pair Meet Again at the Winnsboro Art & Wine Festival

Winnsboro Center for the Arts (WCA) invites guests to raise a glass and savor creativity at the 16th Annual Art & Wine Festival in historic downtown Winnsboro. This free, two-day celebration blends fine art, Texas wines, good food and rich Texas music, making it...

Entrepreneurial Student Arts Program Opens in Edom

The Edom ART Lab is a nonprofit organization embracing fine arts as an entrepreneurial exercise in an after-school program for students age 9 and up. As part of the business simulator program, each participant is involved in each of the fine arts workshops, including...

New Hank O’Neal Book Shares Jazz Stories

More Than the Music features 27 unique jazz stories told by Hank O’Neal through his own experience. “Most of them began so long ago, even as far back as the 1950s during my teenage years,” he writes in his book description. “In those days, jazz was still the new kid...

Moseley Releases New Book About Robin Guitars

In an era when many famous-name guitar companies were shutting down American factories, Robin brand co-founders David Wintz and Bart Wittrock started out in a different direction. The story of Robin guitars and related brands Metropolitan and Alamo is now recounted by...

Trinity Valley Community College Theatre Announces Dracula

Trinity Valley Community College Theatre Department is proud to present its Fall 2025 production, Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really, a daring and darkly comic reimagining of Bram Stoker’s classic tale. Written by acclaimed playwright Kate Hamill, this...

Herrington Memorial Rodeo Scheduled in Palestine

The Rush Herrington Memorial Rodeo returns to the Anderson County Youth Livestock Pavilion on October 24 & 25, 2025, for two exciting nights of rodeo action, live music, and family-friendly fun. The event honors the legacy of Rush Herrington, a respected East...

Taste of Winnsboro is Set for October 4

Taste of Winnsboro is from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, October 4 in downtown Winnsboro. The event showcases local flavors, live music, and small-town charm. Signature bites from Winnsboro’s top restaurants and food vendors are featured alongside craft beverages and...

Exhibit Shows Human Resilience and Kindness in Storm Devastation

"When I first moved here [25 years ago], I listened to the old shrimpers, what to do and what not to do. And I always heard, you leave when the birds leave—they know more than we do. But this caught everybody off guard, 'cause there's dead birds all around my house."...