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  • The definition of public servant certainly includes helping those who otherwise would go without.  And helping those in need is certainly the mission of Breckenridge Village of Tyler.
    The definition of public servant certainly includes helping those who otherwise would go without.  And helping those in need is certainly the mission of Breckenridge Village of Tyler – KLTV's Community Spotlight for November.

  • Thursday, May 5 2011 1:40 PM EDT2011-05-05 18:40:57 GMT
    During Occupational Health and Safety Week, May 2-6, Trinity Mother Frances Health At Work celebrates 15 years of serving businesses and workers in the region.
    During Occupational Health and Safety Week, May 2-6, Trinity Mother Frances Health At Work celebrates 15 years of serving businesses and workers in the region.

  • Friday, April 8 2011 1:52 PM EDT2011-04-08 18:52:37 GMT
    A memorial to the 117 children who died of abuse and neglect in Texas in 2010 will be displayed at the Gregg County Courthouse.
    A memorial to the 117 children who died of abuse and neglect in Texas in 2010 will be displayed at the Gregg County Courthouse.

  • Wednesday, April 6 2011 8:29 AM EDT2011-04-06 13:29:47 GMT
    Tyler Junior College's annual International Day, set Tuesday, April 19, will feature an eclectic mix of music and presentations from many cultures.
    Tyler Junior College's annual International Day, set Tuesday, April 19, will feature an eclectic mix of music and presentations from many cultures.

  • Thursday, March 31 2011 1:52 PM EDT2011-03-31 18:52:48 GMT
    The Longview Chamber is currently accepting nominations for the 2011 Small Business of the Year awards.
    The Longview Chamber is currently accepting nominations for the 2011 Small Business of the Year awards.

  • Monday, March 28 2011 11:59 AM EDT2011-03-28 16:59:47 GMT
    The Board of Directors for Christian Men's Job Corps participated in strategic planning to begin preparing plans for the future.
    The Board of Directors for Christian Men's Job Corps, a nonprofit recently funded by A Circle of Ten's, Expanding Capacity Opportunities for Nonprofits, participated in strategic planning to begin preparing plans for the future.

  • Thursday, March 24 2011 12:18 PM EDT2011-03-24 16:18:52 GMT
    The Azalea Orthopedics All-Star high school basketball players for the games on April 2 have been selected.
    The Azalea Orthopedics All-Star high school basketball players for the games on April 2 have been selected.

  • Tuesday, March 22 2011 6:54 AM EDT2011-03-22 10:54:54 GMT
    Azalea Orthopedics All-Star 2011 Classic Announces Coaches for Game.
    Azalea Orthopedics All-Star 2011 Classic Announces Coaches for Game.

  • Thursday, March 17 2011 5:42 PM EDT2011-03-17 21:42:45 GMT
    The Azalea Orthopedics All-Star high school basketball games have been set for April 2, 2011 at the Wagstaff Gymnasium on the Tyler Junior College campus.
    The Azalea Orthopedics All-Star high school basketball games have been set for April 2, 2011 at the Wagstaff Gymnasium on the Tyler Junior College campus.

  • Thursday, March 17 2011 12:20 PM EDT2011-03-17 16:20:44 GMT
    The Board of Directors for Michael's House of Hope, a nonprofit recently funded by A Circle of Ten's Expanding Capacity Opportunities for Nonprofits, participated in strategic planning to begin preparing plans for the future.
    The Board of Directors for Michael's House of Hope, a nonprofit recently funded by A Circle of Ten's Expanding Capacity Opportunities for Nonprofits, participated in strategic planning to begin preparing plans for the future.

  • Thursday, March 17 2011 10:29 AM EDT2011-03-17 14:29:25 GMT
    Whether you are starting a small business or expanding an existing business, we have the professionals that you need to meet.
    Whether you are starting a small business or expanding an existing business, we have the professionals that you need to meet.

  • Friday, March 4 2011 6:57 AM EST2011-03-04 11:57:42 GMT
    As a part of Tyler Regions Bank's second "Share the Good" campaign, all 6 branches have been collecting food and other items to donate to The Salvation Army in Tyler.

  • Tuesday, February 22 2011 9:00 AM EST2011-02-22 14:00:26 GMT
    Tyler Cattle Barons announces "A Night on the Red Carpet", benefiting the American Cancer Society.

  • Tuesday, February 15 2011 3:23 PM EST2011-02-15 20:23:17 GMT
    As part of the Mayor's Tree Initiative, Artmire's Urban Forestry has donated 1,000 trees per year for the next five years to be planted at select locations in Faulkner Park, Rose Rudman Trail and Creekside Trail.

  • Monday, February 14 2011 3:58 PM EST2011-02-14 20:58:40 GMT
    Perhaps the best way to sum up the annual Fly Fish Texas event at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens is this: In one day the complete beginner can learn to tie a fly, cast that fly, and catch a fish with it.

  • Monday, February 14 2011 1:29 PM EST2011-02-14 18:29:45 GMT
    Released by The Tyler Independent School District: TYLER, TX - Tyler Independent School District is inviting everyone to attend a Farewell Party for Danny Long. On February 17th you can come by the Plyler

  • Friday, February 11 2011 2:38 PM EST2011-02-11 19:38:51 GMT
    The Lindale ISD Alumni Association will host an organizational meeting on Tuesday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lindale ISD Administration Building.

  • Friday, February 11 2011 10:56 AM EST2011-02-11 15:56:52 GMT
    Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon and an award-winning artist, will be the featured guest at the 2011 installment of the Archie McDonald Speaker Series at Stephen F. Austin State University.

  • Thursday, February 10 2011 10:57 AM EST2011-02-10 15:57:06 GMT
    University of Houston and Rice University Lecturer, Stephen Fox, will be speaking about Twentieth-Century Architecture in Texas and its lasting impact on the buildings of today and tomorrow.

  • Tuesday, February 8 2011 1:36 PM EST2011-02-08 18:36:48 GMT

    Learn how to maximize grocery savings and purchase hundreds of dollars' worth of everyday supplies for just pennies at the Tyler Public Library, on Saturday, Feb. 19 from 2-4 p.m. in the Library's Taylor Auditorium.

  • Monday, February 7 2011 11:02 AM EST2011-02-07 16:02:47 GMT
    The fun and festivity of an old-fashioned street fair returns to this tiny town in East Texas . "April in Edom" fills the main street of Downtown Edom on April 16 and 17 and it is free!

  • Thursday, January 27 2011 2:23 PM EST2011-01-27 19:23:11 GMT
    The Zonta Club of Longview presents the 37th Anitques Show and Sale, featuring the Zonta Tea Room and Dessert Bar.

  • Wednesday, January 26 2011 11:58 AM EST2011-01-26 16:58:54 GMT
    On Saturday, February 5, 2011, 300 walkers will flex their muscles and raise funds and awareness for Muscular Dystrophy Association.

  • Monday, January 24 2011 10:09 AM EST2011-01-24 15:09:59 GMT
    It's often said that fame is fleeting, but that does not apply to Splash, the former world record blue catfish caught from Lake Texoma January 16, 2004, by Cody Mullennix of Howe.

  • Friday, January 21 2011 12:34 PM EST2011-01-21 17:34:40 GMT
    The Longview Police Department is hosting a Women's Handgun Safety Class.

  • Tuesday, January 18 2011 2:52 PM EST2011-01-18 19:52:21 GMT
    The race is on! Starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 volunteers with Longview Habitat for Humanity will attempt to completely frame, deck and roof a home in one day.

  • Tuesday, January 18 2011 1:28 PM EST2011-01-18 18:28:01 GMT
    TYLER, TX - Spectacular large-scale murals by Maxfield Parrish from the Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Collection, a nearly seven-foot tall, golden Diana of the Tower, and ruggedly dynamic horse and rider

  • Monday, January 17 2011 8:40 AM EST2011-01-17 13:40:57 GMT
    The Tyler Junior College presence in Lindale is growing to meet increased demand.

  • Friday, January 14 2011 11:54 AM EST2011-01-14 16:54:08 GMT
    Five Lindale High School students were each awarded $109,000 Post 9-11 GI Bill scholarships Wednesday from the U.S. Navy.

  • Friday, January 14 2011 11:53 AM EST2011-01-14 16:53:43 GMT
    Every winter season, Tylerites have the opportunity to keep the bowls of the needy filled with warm and tasty Chick-fil-A chicken noodle soup.

  • Friday, January 14 2011 11:41 AM EST2011-01-14 16:41:26 GMT
    A group of volunteers saved Smith County tax payers just over $74,000 in unpaid labor hours in 2010, Smith County Volunteer Coordinator Alicia Armstrong announced this week.

  • Thursday, January 13 2011 12:31 PM EST2011-01-13 17:31:07 GMT
    Long-term care provider opens area's first and only ‘neighborhood concept' living facility for seniors.

  • Thursday, January 13 2011 12:15 PM EST2011-01-13 17:15:41 GMT
    Barbara Coloroso will be the speaker for the Parent Services Center annual parenting conference on Saturday, January 22, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The conference, "The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander," will be held at the Ornelas Activity Center on the UT Tyler Campus, 3402 Old Omen Road.

  • Thursday, January 13 2011 12:06 PM EST2011-01-13 17:06:24 GMT
    Jarvis Christian College will be holding its Masquerade Ball on January 22, 2011 at Maude Cobb Convention Center in Longview, Texas.

  • Monday, January 3 2011 11:29 AM EST2011-01-03 16:29:07 GMT
    The Charles Wilson VA Outpatient Clinic will hold a special ceremony to dedicate a remembrance statue of its namesake, Charles "Charlie" Nesbitt Wilson.

  • Monday, January 3 2011 10:44 AM EST2011-01-03 15:44:00 GMT
    Caldwell Elementary School fourth grade students were involved in a charitable project during the holiday season that expanded their personal world and concern for others in a unique way.

  • Tuesday, December 14 2010 2:12 PM EST2010-12-14 19:12:13 GMT
    On October 5, Louis and Peaches Owen made a record philanthropic donation of $18 million to Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler, to help construct the area's first stand alone  heart hospital. On Tuesday, hospital officials unveiled the completion of Phase One of The Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital, which is located in the Ornelas Tower.

  • Thursday, December 9 2010 12:02 PM EST2010-12-09 17:02:50 GMT
    Christmas in Wonderland in downtown Longview, will  be held this weekend on the courthouse lawn. It is open to the public, everything is free, rides, entertainment, refreshments etc.

  • Thursday, December 9 2010 11:26 AM EST2010-12-09 16:26:42 GMT
    Tyler Community Band presents a concert of Christmas favorites in "A Winter Festival". Tuesday night, December 14, 2010 7:30 p.m. at the University of Texas at Tyler's Cowan Center.

  • Tuesday, December 7 2010 6:07 PM EST2010-12-07 23:07:34 GMT
    The Christmas in Tyler 2010 limited edition ornament, featuring Christ Episcopal Church, is now available. The ornaments benefit The City of Tyler Main Street Program

  • Tuesday, December 7 2010 2:41 PM EST2010-12-07 19:41:45 GMT
    Angels are available at over twenty locations across Tyler (see list below) from Wal-Mart to On the Border. The biggest amount of angels remaining can be found at the Broadway Square Mall location by JCPenney's and Chick-Fil-A.

  • Tuesday, December 7 2010 12:52 PM EST2010-12-07 17:52:59 GMT
    TXU Energy partners with PATH to educate locals on ways to stay safe and save.

  • Tuesday, December 7 2010 8:23 AM EST2010-12-07 13:23:38 GMT
    Peters Chevrolet has purchased 10 Amtrykes to be assembled by Peter's employees and displayed in their showroom until December 9.

  • Thursday, December 2 2010 8:54 AM EST2010-12-02 13:54:06 GMT
    The Longview Running Club is proud to present the first annual "Longview Half" half-marathon run and 5k run-walk on March 19, 2011.

  • Tuesday, November 23 2010 12:40 PM EST2010-11-23 17:40:01 GMT
    An opportunity for artists and craftsman with disabilities to share their creative passion, while exploring the potential for related income possibilities.

  • Wednesday, October 27 2010 7:15 AM EDT2010-10-27 12:15:24 GMT
    October 27 marks the two-year anniversary of Good Shepherd's Institute for Healthy Living.

  • Tuesday, October 26 2010 10:31 AM EDT2010-10-26 15:31:09 GMT
    Omega Home Health, along with additional corporate sponsors will host the Kick-Off Event, which will include exhibits, free health screenings, live entertainment, guest speakers, and scheduled appearances by Representative Leo Berman and local government officials.

  • Path's mission is to serve, through well-equipped volunteers, the economically disadvantaged people in Smith County with both emergency assistance and programs to empower and encourage them to become self-sufficient.

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