May 2, 2025 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P.A. Geddie The birth of dance drill team performances happened first at a rural Texas high school, then on a small college football field before gaining popularity around the world. The inventor of the art form was teacher and choreographer Gussie Nell Davis who...
May 2, 2025 | FOOD + DRINKS, LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT
Culinary Excursions in Rural Upper East Side of Texas Provide Flavorful Experiences By P.A. Geddie Those who live in rural Upper East Side of Texas know they are rich for having easy access to the freshest, most delicious foods available from a vast amount of nearby...
May 2, 2025 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
Events Take Place in Farmersville and Greenville for the War Hero and Hollywood Legend Audie Murphy was the most decorated combat soldier of World War II, earning the Medal of Honor at just 19 years old. After the war, he starred in Hollywood movies. He was born June...
May 2, 2025 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT
With an abundance of lakes, water sports, public beaches, parks, splash pads, and picnic areas, there’s no shortage of summer fun in the Upper East Side of Texas. Take a day trip train through East Texas from Longview to Mineola and back. Enjoy mini golf, bowling,...
May 2, 2025 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT
The City of Bonham is celebrating bois d’arc trees as part of the Bonham Heritage Day Festival at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3 at the Fannin County Courthouse, 101 East Sam Rayburn Drive. The Bonham and Fannin County connection with bois d’arc wood begins in the 1700s when...
May 2, 2025 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT
Rockwall Founders Day celebrates the town’s 171 birthday on Saturday, May 17. The free festival takes place both in downtown Rockwall and at Harry Myers Park, with a robust lineup of family programming that begins at 8 a.m. downtown and culminates that evening with...
