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Loading Map…. TASCA10495 CR 2167 – WhitehouseEvents 32.2528719 -95.23698100000001 Date/Time Date(s) – 07/10/20157:00 PM – 10:30 PM Location TASCA Categories Music

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Posted by dgetx Leap Year Traditions & Facts Leap Day is a concept that has existed for more than 2,000 years, and is still associated with age-old traditions, folklore and superstition. Why do we add an extra day to our calendar almost every four years? Leap Years are needed to keep our calendar in alignment […]

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Posted by MYETX Tweet Tweet The Grinch: Locked Up! PALESTINE- He’s Mean. He’s Green. He’s in Palestine! The Grinch has been locked up inside the Historic Anderson County Jail, and you can see his lair every weekend in December. “The Grinch’s Lair is a fun, festive and family friendly experience. Guests get a personal tour […]

Voices from the Backwoods Gary Endsley Read Gary’s Posts Gary Endsley is the Director of Collins Academy in Jefferson and a proponent for rural sustainability in Northeast Texas. He believes the rural way of life is in jeopardy and works to develop available human, natural, and cultural assets so communities can pull themselves up by […]

Mary Allen Seminary CROCKETT, TEXAS- Atop a hill in Crockett, on HWY 19 sits a fading historical treasure. The Mary Allen Seminary, which was once a bustling school for African American girls and later a co-ed junior college, is now a crumbling structure. However, plans are in the works to not only restore the magnificent […]

May 11, 2017 | No Comments Loading Map…. Porth Ag Arena1100 Edmiston Drive – CrockettEvents 31.3051751 -95.44765230000002 Date/Time Date(s) – 05/11/2017 – 05/13/20177:30 PM Location Porth Ag Arena Categories Rodeos It’s time to RODEO, and the Crockett Lions Club is going to MAKE IT HAPPEN! Judge Clyde Black, President of the Crockett Lions Club, has […]

Posted by MYETX Tweet Tweet Read Sarah’s Posts – The Black Apron… BIO- Sarah A. Rogers is a native of Palestine, Texas and an all around character who loves East Texas and the people who live there. She is more fun in the kitchen than Paula Dean and can pinch a penny until it screams! […]

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August 4, 2017 | No Comments Loading Map…. Jefferson Flea Market213 W. Broadway Street – JeffersonEvents 32.7614718 -94.35668140000001 Date/Time Date(s) – 08/04/2017 – 08/05/2017All Day Location Jefferson Flea Market Categories No Categories The Jefferson Flea Market is located at 213 W. Broadway (across from East Texas Farm and Ranch Supply)!  We are open EVERY 1st […]

Posted by the MYETX team Tweet Tweet Frost Fest’s “Freeze Your Buns Fun Run”           PALESTINE- The “Freeze Your Buns Fun Run”  will kick off the Frost Fest in Palestine! This year the City of Palestine will bring you a festive tromp downtown with jingle bells on your feet is sure to […]

Loading Map…. Liberty Hall103 E Erwin – TylerEvents 32.350548 -95.30037900000002 Date/Time Date(s) – 09/19/20158:00 PM – 10:00 PM Location Liberty Hall Categories No Categories

Posted by dgetx Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility Palestine- If you didn’t make it to the Space Center in Houston this summer, the Official Visitors Center of NASA’s Johnson’s Space Center and home of astronaut training and Mission Control, take a quick trip to Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) in East Texas. CSBF is a NASA-run […]

Posted by dgetx Salmon Lake Park: A Great East Texas Swimming Hole- If you have been searching for a good swimming hole in East Texas you will find one tucked away in Grapeland. Salmon Lake Park has been helping East Texans chill out for years and continues to provide area residents with a place to […]

Tweet Tweet Loading Map…. Tyler Junior College: Jean Browne Theatre1400 E. 5th st – TylerEvents 32.333779 -95.27901600000001 Date/Time Date(s) – 10/08/2014 – 10/11/20147:30 PM – 9:30 PM Location Tyler Junior College: Jean Browne Theatre Categories Live Theatre By Frank Galati, from the novel by John Steinbeck A powerful and deeply affecting masterpiece of American literature, […]

Loading Map…. Downtown PalestineMain Street – PalestineEvents 31.7621153 -95.63078910000002 Date/Time Date(s) – 05/21/20169:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location Downtown Palestine Categories Festivals & Fairs The Palestine Library and United Way of East Central Texas have joined forces to host the Children’s Literacy & Arts Festival in Downtown Palestine. Events will include children’s activities, readings, art […]

Posted by Dana G. Tweet Tweet Palestine- Calling all actors and actresses! Auditions for the next performance at the Historic Texas Theatre are here! This fall, Palestine Community Theatre will present the comedy, “Playing Doctor” at the Texas. “Playing Doctor” is a hilarious play about the art of deception. In the play Rob Brewster’s parents […]

Loading Map…. Jefferson Flea Market213 W. Broadway Street – JeffersonEvents 32.7614563 -94.35668140000001 Date/Time Date(s) – 11/20/2015 – 11/22/20158:00 AM Location Jefferson Flea Market Categories Festivals & Fairs CITY:                      Jefferson EVENT NAME:   Jefferson Flea Market EVENT DATES: March 6-8, 2015 June 5-7, 2015 September 4-6, 2015 March 20-22, 2015 June 19-21, 2015 September 18-20, 2015 April […]

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April 14, 2017 | No Comments Loading Map…. Jefferson Flea Market213 W. Broadway Street – JeffersonEvents 32.7614718 -94.35668140000001 Date/Time Date(s) – 04/14/2017All Day Location Jefferson Flea Market Categories No Categories The Jefferson Flea Market is located at 213 W. Broadway (across from East Texas Farm and Ranch Supply)!  We are open EVERY 1st and 3rd […]

FEATURES Moonshinin’ In the Pines EAST TEXAS- Moonshine is an unmistakable spirit known by names such as white lightning, hooch, and mountain dew. Moonshining is the unlicensed distillation of whiskey and has deep roots in the Deep South, dating back to long before the Nineteenth Century. The corn whiskey takes its romanticized name from the […]