Jan 4, 2023 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
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...
May 4, 2022 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
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’...
May 4, 2022 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Lisa Tang As a child in Marshall, Texas, Opal Lee loved the playful joys of an elaborate annual summer community picnic at a local park. The older relatives called it “Juneteenth,” commemorating freedom for enslaved people. When she was 10 years old, Lee’s family...
Mar 4, 2022 | ARTS + CULTURE, LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P.A. Geddie Ben King Green of Cumby, Texas, had a sly cowboy sense of humor and with a golden gift of gab told tales of his days with horses and cattle. Despite his need for an audience from time to time, the call for wide open spaces during his earthly trek ran...
Mar 1, 2022 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
Jesse Rogers was born in southern Rusk County February 11, 1913. He lost his sight during childhood but later achieved local fame and appreciation as the Broom Man of Henderson. At age 10 Rogers began attending at the Texas School for the Blind and Deaf in Austin...
Jan 25, 2022 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
Born February 23, 1823, Soren Kolstad, a skilled artisan and clockmaker, migrated to Texas from his native Norway in 1852. He settled in Palestine, where he opened a jewelry store in 1853. The store has occupied four locations. Mahogany display cases, installed in the...
