Artist Winners Announced for 15th Annual Winnsboro Art & Wine Festival

Artists winning awards at this year's annual Winnsboro Art & Wine Festival were recently announced. This much-anticipated event on November 1 and 2 featured exceptional works from 40 professional regional artists. Once again, the festival filled the charming...

TRAHC hosts 17th annual Holiday Arts Market

The Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council is excited to announce the return of the Holiday Arts Market, celebrating its 17th year of bringing local artists and the community together. On Dec. 6 from 10 AM - 5 PM and Dec. 7 from 10 AM - 4 PM, the three...

SILKWOOD: 50 Years Later

By P..A. Geddie Longview native and whistle blower Karen Silkwood died in a car crash on November 13, 1974. She was on her way to meet investigative reporter David Burnham to discuss unsafe practices at a nuclear power plant. This year marks the 50th anniversary of...

Caddo Lake Movie Now On Max

A new mystery thriller called Caddo Lake is getting positive reviews since it premiered on Max TV recently although some find it too hard to follow with too many loose ends and an unpopular ending. Starring Dylan O’Brien and Eliza Scanlen, it is produced by M. Night...

Make Plans to See Fall Foliage in Texas State Parks

Texas State Parks includes several East Texas sites to get a fall foliage fix. Fall colors are subject to changes in weather and falling temperatures, so keep an eye out for dropping digits and plan to get outside. Peak time to see fall foliage in Texas begins in...

New Montana Jordan Series Starts October 17

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage premieres October 17 on CBS. The Young Sheldon/Big Bang spinoff features the young couple Georgie and Mandy navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenting, and marriage while raising their young family in East Texas. Mandy is...

Bob Wills Fest 2024 Set for November 1-2

The 10th Annual Bob Wills Fiddle Festival & Contest is returning to Greenville on November 1 and 2. Honoring an American tradition and treasure, the event is unique to the City of Greenville. It’s about fiddling and fiddlers and the best of competitions, and about...

Tyler Film Festival 2024 Winners Announced

The 2024 Tyler Film Festival, presented by Dobbs & Porter, brought together a diverse array of filmmakers and cinephiles during the three-day event at Liberty Hall September 12-14. The festival premiered 25 short films from over eight countries with various...

Fall in Forney Includes Inspiring Art Gatherings

The Forney Arts Council (FAC) presents several events this fall featuring fine art and artisan products. The Downtown Forney Market takes place October 12 and again on November 9 on the grounds of Murray Cotton Gin, and The Autumn Art Show Pop Up & Sale is...

My Life as an Electric Toothbrush

By Ed Garcia I am two years into my eighties, so naturally, my thoughts and conversations often turn to aging and the next thing that happens after aging. For no good reason, this has led me to think about my electric toothbrush. I don’t leave the toothbrush in its...

Black Cowboys

Give me a home, where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word, And the skies are not cloudy all day. The iconic lifestyle of the American cowboy is glamorized in books and film often depicting grueling work...

Boogie Woogie Highway

By P.A. Geddie In the late 1800s, trains filled the air with melodic background noise for the families of railway laborers living among the piney woods of the Upper East Side of Texas. The rhythm of the Texas and Pacific Railroad steam engine trains — running parallel...