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Festival of trees returns to Kilgore for third year
EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - The Texas Shakespeare Festival Foundation is hosting its third annual Festival of Trees to benefit the Texas Shakespeare Festival. The event will be held Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 5-7, at the Bert E. Woodruff Adult Education Center on the Kilgore College campus at 220 N. Henderson Blvd. Parking is available in front of the building, and the venue is handicap accessible.
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Harvest Festival & Livestock Show
LONGVIEW, Texas - The Harvest Festival & Livestock Show is happening this weekend at the Longview Fairgrounds. The Harvest Festival is a livestock show held every October, with five counties in the area taking part in the event. Since 1975, the festival has given almost $2 million in scholarships and...
East Texas Review
Lobo Band earns 77th consecutive First Division rating
Longview, Texas – Longview High School’s Lobo Band earned its 77th consecutive First Division rating Saturday, Oct. 17, at the UIL Region 21 Marching Contest at Hallsville High School Stadium, extending a tradition of excellence that spans generations of Lobo musicians. All three judges awarded the Big Green...
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Live Downtown
Things are about to get weird – calling all creatures of the night!. The Rocky Horror Picture Show Live Shadow Cast is coming to Liberty Hall on October 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. Come dressed as your favorite inner Rocky Horror Character and receive 1 free concession item! Audience participation is part of the fun, and each attendee will receive an audience participation bag with items to help them join in on the chaos!
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Remarkable Women 2026: Katie’s Krops
TYLER, Texas (KETK)- Katie Stagilano, founder of Katie’s Krops, stopped by to share about her time as a 2026 Remarkable Women Regional Winner from South Carolina. Do you know a woman making a difference in East Texas? KETK is now accepting nominations for Remarkable Women 2027. Whether she’s a community leader, educator, volunteer, healthcare worker, or someone who’s changing lives every day, we want to hear her story. New this year, you can nominate up to three deserving women. Nominations close Nov. 20th.
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2026 Texas Rose Festival Queen becomes seventh in family to hold title
The Texas Rose Festival is underway in Tyler, and for this year's Rose Queen, the celebration is especially meaningful. She's carrying on a family legacy while representing the Rose City. In the Rose Capital of America, some traditions never go out of style. And for Claire Ann Malone, this one...
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Uncovering Hidden Gems in Pittsburg, TX
(Loving Living Local) – Think small-town Texas has no big secrets? Think again. Dating back to the 1880s, the community of Pittsburg, Texas, proves that big American history often hides in the most unexpected places. Spend an afternoon touring the town with lifelong resident and Mayor David Abernathy—whose own father served as mayor before him—and you will walk away with a string of incredible stories that leave you saying, “You don’t say?”
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70-year-old piano finds new home at East Texas Oil Museum
The East Texas Oil Museum in Kilgore has received a special donation: a 70-year-old piano gifted by a local family with deep ties to the oilfield industry. “So excited to have it. We are over the moon excited,” said Angela Turner, manager of the East Texas Oil Museum. The piano belonged to Dale and Billie Grandstaff. Their daughter, Sharon Holden, said the piano stood in the church where her parents married in 1954. When the church disbanded in 1959, it was gifted to her parents and remained part of the family’s history.
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A family affair at the 93rd Texas Rose Festival
TYLER, Texas (KETK)— For generations, the Texas Rose Festival has been a cherished East Texas tradition. For one Tyler family, this year’s celebration is especially meaningful. For most people, the festival is a once-a-year event. But for Texas Rose Festival Executive Director Liz Ballard and her daughter Brynn, it has been part of everyday life […]
Atlanta Black Star
‘That Was Bad’: JD Vance’s Tough-Guy Rally Act Falls Apart After an Awkward Confession Slips Out — and His Shot at Kamala Only Makes It Worse
JD Vance has been crisscrossing the country, trying to keep Republicans from taking a beating in next month’s midterms. But on Tuesday, the East Texas […] ‘That Was Bad’: JD Vance’s Tough-Guy Rally Act Falls Apart After an Awkward Confession Slips Out — and His Shot at Kamala Only Makes It Worse
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Tyler queen, princess mark start of 2026 Texas Rose Festival with ribbon cutting
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The 93rd annual Texas Rose Festival kicked off with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Tyler Rose Museum. Texas A&M University junior Emmy Brewer is the Duchess of the Rose Growers. “I am so excited I’ve been waiting for this since I was a little kid,”...
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Gearing up for the Brick Street Block Party
TYLER, Texas (KETK)- John Sturrock, Minister of Connection at First Baptist Church Tyler, stopped by East Texas Living to share about the Brick Street Block Party. The block party will be on Oct. 18 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Plaza Tower Parking Lot. For more information, click...