A senior vice commander placed a wreath in remembrance of the fallen members of VFW 1836. A white flower was also set on the VFW marker to represent purity, along with other symbolic items.
A new mural is being painted near the downtown Tyler square, and one of the artists involved says her work is based on the Azalea District community experience.
The Tyler Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery hosted a Memorial Day ceremony featuring performances by the East Texas Men in Harmony Barbershop Chorus, the Civil Air Patrol as color guard, bagpiper Paul Watson and more.
It’s been around for six decades, and if you’ve driven down Judson Road in Longview, you’ve probably seen the New Orleans Gardens, but they’re about to close their greenhouses forever.
Festival Market Director Tiffany Whitten said it’s important to learn about different heritages and lineages to get a better idea of what different cultures were like in the past.
“I was really amazed that a little girl would think so much of another person that’s going through what she is going through, and to be so selfless to chop 15 inches of hair to donate to someone, I know growing hair takes time and so for her to do that... I thought it was the most selfless act that I’ve came across along my journey of doing hair,” Shepherd said.
After a half-century, an East Texas artist is still perfecting his calling in life. From his workshop in Larue, Felix Avalos is using wood carvings to share his faith with people around the country.
Longview’s Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at Teague Park. It will feature a flag retirement by local Boy Scouts, along with keynote speaker Ben Gurganus and the laying of a wreath.
Siblings deserve to stay together and that’s exactly the hope for a trio of sisters in East Texas. Cara’mae, Autumn and Enberlee are all under the age of 10. They’ve been together their whole lives and now they need a family who is willing to commit to the gift of love.
City officials and the community gathered to celebrate the unveiling of a historical marker which honors Marshall native and architect, Cornelius Granberry Lancaster.
According to the Texas Department of Family Protective Services, there are over 1,200 children in the east Texas central region who are in foster care.
“If you decide it’s going to happen, it will. Never want to stop. Keep looking forward to what can we do tomorrow. That’s from young people like me!” she said.
Families, friends and the community were invited to join in on water dunking, face painting and science experiments in honor of the Discovery Science Place being open for 30 years.
Saturday, the Lufkin VFW post expanded its food pantry to help not only homeless veterans but the entire community. The project is part of the National VFW Day of Service.
Tyler Police officer, Bianca Smedley, noticed a need within the Hispanic community to help bridge the gap between Spanish speaking only citizens and English speakers to better help communicate.
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