W.E. "Saint" and Nettie Jo McLean will be honored by their children at a reception on Sunday, July 1, 2007 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Brownsboro United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. They are known to many as "Pa" and "Nana." All family and friends are invited to attend. More...

Dr. Munch's sermon this Sunday: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord." Psalm 33 "I will lie down in peace and sleep, for though I am alone, O Lord, you will keep me safe." Psalms 4:8 We live in a society where laws are written to protect and ensure our safety. More...

Services for William George Ellis, 81, Chandler, were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home chapel, Tyler, with the Revs. Marvin Cole and Sam Boyd officiating. Burial was in Jennings Mountain Cemetery in Brownsboro. More...

"We rarely notice the importance of a valuable asset `til it somehow disappears forever from our lives." - Tolstoy - Listen. Do you recall the last time you heard the long, lonesome, plaintive wail of the steam locomotive when it departed your town, never to return? More...

NISSAN SPECIAL EDITION Bought the car from Brian Bragg. Thought all my kin were gonna' gag. Little bitty and looked a little jive, But it had air and was fun to drive. My friends said it was too small for me, But I saw things they couldn't see. Drove it up to many a probationer's house; That ol... More...

The Edom July 4th Celebration will be held at the Edom Community Park Wed., July 4. The band starts at 7pm. Come enjoy refreshments and the fireworks display. The annual "Joe Lewis Hill Box Car Derby" scheduled for Sat., June 30, has been cancelled this year due to scheduling conflicts of ... More...

One of the pleasures of writing this column is hearing from readers all over East Texas, especially when they offer suggestions or ask questions. Over the last year or so, we have accumulated dozens of questions, and it's about time that we tried to answer some of them. More...