New Braunfels, Texas— The Texas Historical Commission (THC) commended Marshall Main Street for successful annual progress as a designated Main Street community, one of 58 to be recognized this year. The Texas Main Street Program (TMSP) began in 1981 as one of the first state coordinating programs in the country. 2016 marks TMSP’s 35th anniversary. […]
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Killough Massacre Monument
Killough Massacre Monument By Dana Goolsby JACKSONVILLE- After researching the Eden-Madden Massacre near Grapeland, Texas a few years ago, I became interested in other such sites of unfortunate and tragic events in East Texas. I had long since heard tales of the Killough Massacre, which took place on the outskirts of present-day Jacksonville, Texas. There […]
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Federation of Student Anglers Organizing Clubs Across Texas
Federation of Student Anglers Organizing Clubs Across Texas ATHENS—The Federation of Student Anglers (FSA) wants to hear from students in Texas middle and high schools who want to form or be on a school fishing team and from school administrators who are interested in starting a club team at their school. FSA is expanding its […]
Caddo Lake
Caddo Lake is located on the Texas-Louisiana state line, northeast of Marshall in Harrison and Marion counties. The lake sprawls across 26, 800 acres and averages a maximum depth of 20 feet. Approximately 60 percent of the lake is dominated by native submerged and emergent aquatic vegetation. Game fish on the Texas side of the […]
City of Marshall Partners With Texas Forest Trail Region To Offer 1-Day Hands-On Social Media Workshop
Marshall, Texas- On March 28 the Texas Forest Trail Region, in partnership with the City of Marshall Texas, will offer a Social Media Essentials workshop for local businesses. The workshop will be held from 9:00—2:00 p.m. at the Marshall Visual Art Center, 208 E. Burleson Street in downtown Marshall. “This program is a great opportunity […]
Davy Crockett Paddling Trail
Davy Crockett Paddling Trail Get up close and personal with the Neches River; the last wild river in Texas. Paddle down the Neches, through the Davy Crockett Forest along the paddling trail named after the great pioneer, Davy Crockett. The Neches River is one of Texas’ wildest and least-discovered natural assets. Pine trees, dogwoods, and blackgum trees jut […]
Haunting at the Excelsior
Jefferson, Texas- The Excelsior House was built in the 1850s, and has been in continuous operation ever since, making it the oldest hotel in East Texas according to the National Register of Historic Places. Over 160 years later, the history of the hotel has been steeped in mystery, and haunted happenings. The historic Excelsior House […]
Pie Heaven
Pie Heaven Oxbow Bakery & Antiques By Dana Goolsby PALESTINE- Texas born humorist Jack Handy once said, “When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it’s not, mmmmmmmm, boy.” But you don’t have to wait until you die to […]
East Texas Fall Foliage Routes
East Texas Fall Foliage Routes ETX- The shorter days are bringing cooler weather, a chill is in the air, and wild things are putting on their winter coats. All the while, a silent explosion of amazing fall colors is transforming East Texas. It isn’t necessary to travel to New England to see the glorious colors of […]
Perch Jerking: An East Texas Past Time
Perch Jerking: An East Texas Past Time- Perch jerking is an East Texas past time. The Pineywoods is a prime location for dabbling along the banks of lakes, rivers, and creeks. “Perch” is the common catchall term for the various panfish found in local freshwater drainages. Whether you catch brightly colored sun perch or crappie, also known […]
Wildflower Chasing and Cemetery Searching In Galveston
Galveston Island, Texas- The island’s historic City Cemetery on Broadway is floating on a sea of firewheels and coreposis this May. Known for being the final resting place of many who died in the Great Hurricane of 1900, the cemeteries are also known for the yellow blanket of Texas wildflowers they adorn each May. No need to […]
B.A. Steinhagen Lake
B.A. Steinhagen Lake is located on the Neches River, 14 miles west of Jasper, on US 190. The lake is 10,687 surface acres, with a maximum depth of 35 feet. The water body’s aquatic vegetation consists primarily of water hyacinth, hydrilla. In this shallow lake, the abundance of aquatic vegetation is relatively high. Predominant types […]
Call To Arms
Call To Arms Jefferson – Since Jefferson played a key role in the Trans-Mississippi Department’s military/industrial complex, Jefferson is a natural location for hosting a Civil War Symposium during the current Civil War Sesquicentennial on Saturday, August 18, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The symposium will feature four speakers who are experts on Civil War […]
First Monday Pickin’
First Monday Pickin’ By Dana Goolsby CANTON- Every collector, craftsman, artist, and treasure hunter in East Texas worth his weight knows that First Monday Weekend in Canton is the treasure chest of the Pineywoods. My friends and I go pickin’ and treasure hunting almost every weekend, and Canton is one of our favorite places. We […]
A Taste of New Orleans In Longview
By Dana Goolsby LONGVIEW- New Orleans (NOLA) has an incredible and distinctive regional food tradition, but you can have a taste of NOLA in the Pineywoods. New Orleans-style creole cuisine is on tap at Johnny Cace’s Seafood & Steakhouse in Longview, Texas. For over 60 years, the Cace’s have been carving out their creole niche in East […]
Muddy Gras
Muddy Gras It’s almost time for 9th Annual Texas Redneck Muddy Gras! The Texas Redneck Muddy Gras “North” and “South” have been combined to be one big, muddy event and will be held only at Tree Off Road Park on February 2-5, 2012. There will not be a Texas Redneck “Muddy Gras” event held at General […]
Twilight Cemetery Stroll in Historic Jefferson
Twilight Cemetery Stroll in Historic Jefferson A Shipwreck Victim, Murdered Diamond Bessie, Her Accused Murderer, A Freed Slave, and More Lucy Russell,lost in a tragic steamboat voyage in 1871, offers her spirited story during the Twilight Cemetery Stroll in Jefferson, Texas. The one-hour walking tour features six brave and raucous characters greeting visitors from their […]
In The Jailhouse Now at Sadler’s Kitchen
In The Jailhouse Now at Sadler’s Kitchen By Dana Goolsby JACKSONVILLE, TX- Since 1943 the Sadler name as been synonymous with great food in Jacksonville. Times have changed, as well as the location, but the great food has stayed the same at Sadler’s Kitchen! Today Sadler’s is located in the old Jacksonville City Jail, (also […]
State Game Wardens Stress Boater Education in Water Safety
State Game Wardens Stress Boater Education in Water Safety AUSTIN – With many Texas lakes holding more water than they did this time last year, Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens are anticipating a busy boating season. And while they will be doing everything they can to make it a safe one, wardens could use […]
Consumption Advisory Issued for Gafftopsail Catfish in Sabine Lake
Consumption advisory issued for gafftopsail catfish in Sabine Lake PORT ARTHUR – The Texas Department of State Health Services today advised limiting consumption of gafftopsail (gafftop) catfish from the Texas waters of Sabine Lake because of concerns about chemicals known as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). PCBs are known to cause cancer and neurobehavioral and immunological changes […]
Hiking Through History at Mission Tejas State Park
Hiking Through History at Mission Tejas State Park By Dana Goolsby WECHES- What Mission Tejas State Park lacks in size and amenities it certainly makes up for in history. Located on the El Camino Real, Texas Highway 21, between Alto and Crockett, the 363-acre park marks the historic location of Mission San Francisco de los […]