Spend ‘Healing Time’ With Ruthie Foster

By P.A. Geddie The joyful energy coming off any stage lucky enough to hold Ruthie Foster wraps around audience members like a warm quilt on a cold and rainy day. Her passionate Texas blues and Americana vibe brings a sense of peace to listeners that makes them feel...

Walk With Nature at the Longview Arboretum

The Longview Arboretum and Nature Center is a masterfully designed 26-acre garden near the city’s convention center complex. The grounds feature several lovely settings with a variety of landscapes with terraced gardens, waterfalls, and arbors among thousands of...

Ally Venable Releases New Album

Kilgore native Ally Venable is releasing a new album March 24. Real Gone is the 23 year old Texas blues/rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter’s latest solo effort. The album features guest appearances by Joe Bonamassa and Buddy Guy, two of her biggest influencers....

Trammel’s Trace Featured on ‘Texas Country Reporter’

When County Line Magazine featured Trammel's Trace in the May/June 2022 issue we recognized the significance of the ancient road, in the settling of East Texas. Now Texas Country Reporter's Bob and Kelli Phillips share historian Gary Pinkerton's vision of the road's...

History: It’s the New Thing For Local Entertainment

By P.A. Geddie Is it just me or have you too noticed a surge of interest in area history? Not just from the “old” folks, but from millennials and other generations. Tourists have long looked to towns and regions for quirky historical markers and other signs of...

Hampton House: Jewelry Business Creates Lasting Success

By Julie Parker With five children, a husband, and a family insulation business, Angela Hampton registered for jewelry classes during a busy time of her life. “Wesley (her husband) told me to chase my dream,” Angela says. Having taken numerous art courses at the...

Building Nonprofit Leadership for Success

The East Texas Center for Nonprofits (ETCN) offers training throughout the year to help the regions nonprofits achieve their important work. The organization offers a wide range of topics and speakers during the year including grant research and writing, board...

The World According to Hank O’Neal

By P.A. Geddie Hank O’Neal is a music producer, author, and photographer. Named for his father, Harold L. O'Neal Jr. was born June 5, 1940, in Kilgore, Texas. Although the family moved away from East Texas when he was a boy, his deep roots, memories, and many return...

Savor Latin-Inspired Hot Cocoa With Coconut Whipped Cream

Chocolate was originally described as "the drink of the gods" by ancient Aztecs and Mayans and has a long history in Central American culture. For more than 4,000 years, cacao plants have been harvested for their delicious, bitter components that are a key ingredient...

Slip Into Summer at State Park Lakes

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) invites visitors to take a dip at the region’s state parks to beat summer’s heat. Cooper Lake State Park and Lake Tawakoni State Park in the Upper East Side of Texas top TPWD’s list of swim-friendly lakes. Cooper Lake State...

State Assessment Team Visits Van Zandt Arts District

The Van Zandt Arts & Cultural District Foundation (VZACD) hosted a State Tourism Assessment team May 19-20 for the communities of Edom, Van, and Ben Wheeler, Texas. Attending was Spencer Zamora with the Travel Texas department of the Office of the Governor; Lois...

The Art and Influences of Biggers and Criner

By P.A. Geddie County Line Magazine is proud to sponsor a new exhibit titled Student/Teacher: Works by Charles Criner & Dr. John Biggers May 15 through August 14 at Tyler Museum of Art. The show spotlights each individual’s artistic style while examining Biggers’...