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Texas Tax Free Weekend Coming in August
Broadway Square Mall in Tyler and other retails stores around East Texas will be packed the weekend of Aug. 17-19. That’s the time frame for this year’s Sales Tax Holiday shopping weekend.
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Tyler Man Used a ‘Clubhouse’ to Lure Children for Sex
On Friday, July 13, Tyler Police responded to Shiloh Pines (mobile home park), located at 2525 Shiloh Road, to investigate a report of sexual assault of a child.
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Longview Man Dies After Bar Fight
A night out turned ugly last week, and those involved are still on the loose.
Police say the Longview bar fight started inside and spilled outside into the parking lot at Lodge Sports Bar and Grill on McCann Street in Longview early Friday, and that’s where one man was beaten unconscious.
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Good Samaritan Falls to His Death While Helping a Stranded Motorist
Friends of 26-year-old Steven Kloppe say they are not surprised that he was lending a helping hand to a stranger when he slipped and fell off a bridge Sunday night on I-20 near Lindale.
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2,000 Tyler Residents to Receive Survey For Tyler 21 Plan
July 10, 2012 Over the next week, a random sampling of 2,000 Tyler residents will receive a survey in the mail asking for their input about City services and community planning. This is all part of the five-year update to Tyler’s comprehensive plan: Tyler 21.
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Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Criminal Captured in East Texas
A tip to a CID investigator has led to the arrest of one of Texas’ Top 10 Fugitive, 47-year-old William Darrell Richardson.
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Tyler Junior College Holding Job Fair July 11
July 6, 2012 Looking for a job? Well don't miss the Tyler Junior College job fair this Wednesday, July 11th. TJC is looking for upcoming part-time and full-time faculty and staff positions in Jacksonville.
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Texas Mom/Principal Accused of Placing Camera in School’s Locker Room
A North Texas middle school principal is accused of placing a hidden video camera in a locker room during her daughter's high school basketball game to see if the coach yelled too much.
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First-Ever East Texas Ghost Conference Coming to Marshall [VIDEO/POLL]
July 5, 2012 Do you believe in ghosts? Well, bring up the subject of ghosts and Marshall, Texas and there’s a lot of people who will admit, if only in confidence, that they’ve seen, felt or heard something that can’t be explained – a woman’s face in the window of the historic courthouse late at night, an empty rocking chair rocking back and forth, a house where the lights go on and off at random, and no electrician can figure out why.
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7 East Texas Places You Didn’t Know About + Should Visit
July 5, 2012 After living in East Texas my entire life, I kind of have a been-there, done-that attitude. It seems like there is nothing new or exciting for me to do that I haven't already experienced. So, I did some research to see what exciting things East Texas holds that I may not know about, and what I found shocked me. Who knew there were so many interesting things to do right here in East Texas? Check out what we found after the jump.
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You May Lose Your Internet on July 9 — Here’s How to Fix It
Last year, the FBI took down the servers of hackers operating out of Estonia. But not before the international criminals had successfully turned off virus updates and redirected many to fraudulent websites, according to the Better Business Bureau.
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Tyler ISD Superintendent Dr. Randy Reid Resigns
The search is on for a new Tyler School District Superintendent.
Dr. Randy Reid has accepted the superintendent’s position at Keller ISD after he became the sole finalist in the Keller School Boards search for a new superintendent.