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As a technical investigator with Paranormal Incorporated, Veronica Smith says there are too many unexplained incidents at Tyler's historic McClendon House to shrug them off as imagination.More >>
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Everyone's talking about the movie"Julie and Julia" and Meryl Streep's portrayal of Julia Child. But in Longview, when they talk about Julia Child they talk about Julia and the Stockpot.More >>
Twin sisters Gail Harvel and Nell Hoce are cooking up lots of memories at Mawmaw's Fried Pies in the city of Whitehouse. When the two retired from their careers as nail technicians, they started cooking up fried pies in their kitchens and selling them at festivals like the East Texas Fair. More >>
Kilgore's Country Tavern opened in 1939 during the Great East Texas Oil Boom, and thanks to one special family, County Tavern's sweet, succulent ribs still tempt East Texans and visitors alike.More >>
Whether your taste runs to ribs, chopped or sliced beef, sausage or turkey, Stacy's Bar-B-Q is some of the very best in the Lone Star State, not just because "Texas Monthly" says so, but because the public has been saying so for the past 32 years. More >>
A performance by the Hideaway Power Tap Cloggers may not be as glamorous as the performances on ABC's Dancing With The Stars", but clogging does produce lots of fun and lots of noise. More >>
The shortest war ever fought in the United States lasted only one day and took place against the self proclaimed "Free State Of Van Zandt" right here in East Texas.More >>
The Goodman-LeGrande House Museum is one of Tyler's true historic gems. Built in 1859, the palatial home was bequeathed to the city by Sallie Goodman LeGrand upon her passing.More >>
For three generations, the Efurd family has welcomed visitors to their peach farm near Pittsburg with friendly hellos and free tastes of sweet, succulent peaches. More >>
Studio Java in Quitman may well be one of a kind: a combination coffee shop and recording studio. The business is owned by Ryan and Traci Dixon and Traci's sister Jennifer, who is a silent partner.More >>
Ray Hardware in Point, Texas has been in operation since 1905. Clifton Johnson's wife's grandfather built the building and her father, Mr. Ray ran the business until Johnson took over in 1946. More >>
Until recently Greyhounds, the oldest pure breed dog family known to man, have been euthanized, or sold to research laboratories when their racing days were over. More >>
Monte Verdi, meaning "Green Mountain" is located on a high hill in Rusk County. It was said that you could see four counties from it's upper balcony when the vast fields were filled with cotton.More >>
It could be called "The Dutch Connection", the arrangement Hans Vercruyssee and his cousin Jan Scluitar have set up in their antiques business. More >>
Lindale Candy Company has been sweetening the lives of East Texans for more than sixty years. Caleb Middleton ,who co-owns the company with his family, says Lindale Candy is one of the few candy companies left in the entire country that still hand makes its peppermint candy canes. More >>
The Pecan House was established in Mineola in 1978 by Skeets and Frankie Turbeville. Skeets was a sweet potato farmer who began buying and cracking pecans in the off season. The Turbeville's daughter, Lou Ann Hogue, is the second generation to run the business and she's taken it to new heights.More >>
Mack and Trixie Heath's hamburger shop was a Henderson favorite for almost half a century. Now, there's a new generation carrying on the family tradition.More >>
Colonel John Dewberry began construction of his family's dream home in 1852. He moved into the competed Greek Revival home near Teaselville in 1854, and some say he has never left it. More >>
Tyler's old Pounds Field Airport is no longer empty. In fact, it's become the place to go for visitors and East Texans alike. Empty for four years after the new Regional Airport opened, Pounds now houses the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum and the restaurant Aviano. More >>
A Civil War Reenactment is scheduled for this weekend, October 19th, 20th and 21st. The battlefield is located on Highway 110 North about twelve miles from Tyler's loop 323. More >>
You don't have to take a transatlantic flight to enjoy a stay in an English Manor. It only takes a short trip to Pittsburg, Texas. Peter Jessop, an English interior designer for stage, opera, ballet and television sold his design business in England nine years ago and opened Pecan House Bed and Breakfast Inn in Pittsburg. More >>
Jeff Sneed, an architectural engineer who's always been intrigued with wine making, is the owner and force behind Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards and Winery. Los Pinos is one of 135 wineries scattered throughout the state.More >>
The 10th annual Texas Country Music Hall Of Fame welcomed three new members to their galaxy of stars this week in Carthage. Red Steagall, Bob Luman and Johnny Rodriguez were honored for their contributions to Texas and country music.More >>
Listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks, Dewberry Plantation is the oldest two-story structure in Smith County. Dewberry's owners Victoria and Ken Poppelwell say living there is like living in history.More >>
The Tyler Civic Theatre has been making history since it was first organized in 1927. It was the first theatre in the U.S. To be designed and built solely for theatre in the round productions.More >>
Four years ago Deborah Tinsley had a dream. Many would call her idea to pioneer specialized pediatric home health care an impossible dream. After all, although she was a nurse, she had no experience in business.More >>
In 1983, in a dusty Tyler warehouse, a treasure was discovered thAt would prove to be valuable, not only to black history but to the entire film industry.More >>
The Yamamoto empire came about through fishing. Gary is one of the world's top pro bass fishermen and developed Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, sold worldwide. More >>
Elmwood Gardens is a unique blend of history and beauty. When Dee Dee and Jim Turnage moved from the Houston area to Elmwood ten years ago, they never dreamed that their nineteenth century farm would turn into a popular garden spot visited by hundreds of people. More >>
The unique, historic building Mike and April Johnston found in downtown Palestine for their art business, had at various times been a bakery, a hotel, a hat shop, pharmacy, Firestone store, and as rumor would have it, a bordello. More >>
From early February until the middle of March, Mrs. Lee's Daffodil Garden, located just outside Gladewater, is a golden blanket of glorious, sunny daffodils. More >>
If you were a teenager growing up in the happy days era of the 50's and 60's, then you know how special it was to meet your friends after school at the local soda fountain. More >>
