See Unexpected Treasures in Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Music presents "Unexpected Treasures" at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 11 at Mount Vernon Music Hall and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 12 at Steinway Piano Gallery of Fort Worth. This musical menu is one beautiful musical delicacy after another, with...

Celebrating 25 Years in the Upper East Side of Texas

By P.A. Geddie The Upper East Side of Texas has seen many changes in 25 years, particularly in our small towns and cultural districts. While acknowledging the benefits of the amenities enjoyed from nearby larger cities, County Line Magazine has focused much of its...

Communities Make Small Town Charm a Priority Amid Diverse Influences

By P.A. Geddie The small towns and cultural districts are the superstars of the Upper East Side of Texas, each with its own unique personality. Standing at the center of many of the communities, people get an immediate sense of the beauty that happens when the...

25 Stories for 25 Years

By P.A. Geddie It’s hard to pick just 25 stories to highlight out of close to 10,000 we’ve published so far. My favorite part of all the articles over 25 years is learning about all the things — the history, the people, the places, the art, music, food, farmers,...

Jan/Feb 2025 Editor’s Note

Dear Readers, This little patch of earth I dubbed the Upper East Side of Texas is part of me. From as early as I can remember, it was where the “home place” was, a magical land with heartwarming stories that I got to visit from time to time from my Dallas suburb...

25th Anniversary Special Thanks

County Line Magazine’s success over the past 25 years took a village of hundreds of contributors and thousands of readers. Without our partners, sponsors, and advertisers, we would not have gotten far. We had strong support from the very beginning from business,...

Artist Jeffie Brewer Releases New Book

A Q&A by Olivia Weeks, The Daily Yonder, November 22, 2024 Jeffie Brewer is an East Texas sculpture artist whose book Joy Machine was released in November from K.Co Press. Enjoy our conversation about junk yards, carnivals, and creatures, below. Olivia Weeks, The...

See Traveling Art Exhibit Honoring 100 Years of Texas State Parks in Tyler

In honor of the Centennial Celebration of Texas State Parks, the Tyler Museum of Art is displaying a traveling art exhibit through January 5, 2025. The Art of Texas State Parks is a visual arts survey of state parks featuring more than 30 parks by some of Texas’...

Annual Star Harbor Art Show Takes Place February 9

The Star Harbor Watercolor Society is sponsoring its 16 annual For the Love of Art show from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, February 9 at the Star Harbor City Hall building, 99 Sunset Blvd. The lakeside community of Star Harbor is located just north of Malakoff. The free event...

Actress Set to Star in East Texan Colleen Hoover’s ‘Verity’

Anne Hathaway will star in the upcoming film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling book Verity. Michael Showalter, who worked with Hathaway on this year’s rom-com The Idea of You, is directing the film for Amazon MGM. It will be released in theaters. Hathaway,...

Annual Events in the Upper East Side of Texas

JANUARY-DECEMBER Farmers Markets. Some markets are year round. Most are from May through October on Saturdays. Go to Farmers Markets for more information. Visual Arts. The region has many art exhibitions, galleries, outdoor art, and other visual arts to see throughout...

Matchael Exhibits at Stage Notes in Athens

The artwork of Daniela Matchael is on exhibition at Stage Notes Academy of Performing Arts in Athens through January 31, 2025. Matchael's work was originally inspired by the circucar fields of crops viewable through an airplane window. That led to her series called...