January is Divorce Month
June may be a big month for weddings, and December may be a big month for quiet, happy moments with family, but the experts say be very leery of January. That’s Divorce Month. The buzz of the holidays...
View ArticleHoliday Travelers Get the Gift of Lower Gas Prices
Have you driven by a Tyler gas station lately and done a double take to make sure you're not seeing things? Prices at some stations have dropped below the $3 mark. It seems odd to cheer for gas, but it...
View ArticleTyler to Pay Tribute to Newtown Victims
Perhaps you’ve been feeling a little helpless this week. The news reports about last Friday’s shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT are everywhere, and as we watch the families bury their...
View ArticleTravelers Hit the Road for Christmas
By Monday and Tuesday we'll be sitting comfortably around the Christmas tree, sipping egg nog with family and trying to figure out how in the world a Furby really works. In the meantime, it's a big ole...
View ArticleNew Traffic Signal is Going Up in Tyler
Tyler is getting a new traffic light right after the Christmas holiday. This is a busy travel weekend, and the constant buzz on the roads should hit a lull between Christmas and New Year's Eve. That...
View ArticleCity of Tyler to Offer Christmas Tree Recycling
This weekend your Christmas tree is probably well-lit and gorgeous, standing watch over a multitude of neatly-wrapped gifts and providing a warm holiday glow in the living room. This is the best...
View ArticleLongview Restaurant Patrons Burst Into Song
We’ve heard of flash mobs, that pop up suddenly in public places and dance. Now perhaps East Texas is starting a new trend of song mobs. Those eating dinner inside a Longview Restaurant Saturday night...
View ArticleKids Get Ready to Track Santa
If your kids are anything like mine, every time they look up into the sky right now and see anything that's not a cloud, the moon, the sun, or the stars, they think it's Santa. If they see a white tail...
View ArticleDreaming of a Wet Christmas?
So it's not white. It's a wet Christmas. The rumbles of thunder make it seem more like April than December, and if you're traveling today expect the rain showers to continue until around 3pm. Rain...
View ArticleIf You're Returning Gifts, Know the Rules
As Christmas winds down, your family may be setting some gifts aside to be returned. It happens to us all. And some stores prep by stacking up 12-packs of Coke and making a maze, anticipating an...
View ArticleGet a Gift Card You Don't Want? Trade it for Cash!
Gift cards are more popular than ever it seems. They were an easy gift this year for many of us, and quite a few of us received them too. The research firm CEB TowerGroups says around $110 billion...
View ArticleLongview Church Remembers Newtown Victims
Many images are imprinted on our minds after the Newtown, Connecticut shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary, but perhaps one of the most impressive and peaceful images is that of the 26 wooden angels that...
View ArticleWeight Loss Program Starts January 7th in Tyler
Every year around the holidays, many of us eat a ton, and then a week later we wonder why in the world we did that to ourselves. Because it tasted good! If you had to give up the skinny jeans for...
View ArticleWhen Do You Take Down the Christmas Tree?
Now that Christmas is over, it's probably time to take down the tree. For most of us anyway. One percent of the population leaves the tree up all year! You know who you are. How long is too long? Most...
View ArticleForest Service Says Be Careful With New Year's Eve Fireworks
Got your fireworks yet? There are just two opportunities each year to buy fireworks in Texas – near the 4th of July, and new New Year’s Eve. Business is good right now at local fireworks stands with...
View ArticleHouston Texans' Playoff Game Announced
If you're a football fan, you know that the Houston Texans had a shot at the #1 seed in the playoffs, which would have given them a week off to rest and await their next opponent. But they lost to the...
View ArticleWould You Ever Name Your Child 'Hashtag?'
Seriously. The name Hashtag is on the list of baby name possibilities in 2013, according to one website. I did grow up in Nebraska with a boy named Tag. Perhaps Tag's parents were just ahead of the...
View ArticleStarting the New Year With the Flu? You're Not Alone
Maybe it's not just the effects of the New Year's Eve drinks that you're feeling today. Many people in East Texas are sick with something other than the "brown bottle flu" right now. Flu cases are up...
View Article'Fiscal Cliff' and 'Bucket List' Among Phrases That Need to Go
Every year, Michigan's Lake Superior State University asks people which words and phrases have been so overused that they should be essentially banished from the English language. Tired of the phrase...
View ArticleAnd the First Baby Born in 2013 in Tyler Is …
The first baby born in 2013 in Tyler came into the world at 12:45 a.m. on Jan. 1 at Trinity Mother Francis Hospital. Who was the lucky Mom? There was more than one woman in labor at Trinity Mother...
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