Interview with Clover Bolden, executive director of Tyler Metro Chamber of Commerce about Juneteenth events in Tyler. Listing of celebrations in East Texas.
Decker acknowledged the importance of the meeting between the leaders with many issues to tackle, such as the recent cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline and JBS Foods.
With the closure of the 87th legislative session, East Texas lawmakers are now turning their focus to an upcoming special session for which they will return to Austin to focus on several items.
Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn, the subjects of “Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors” spoke to East Texas Now host Jeremy Butler on Friday.
The festival is held annually on the second Saturday in June, rain or shine, according to Grace Handler, festival chairman and there will be events all week leading up to the festival including a Blue Grass music concert the night before.
Let’s Talk Tyler hosted a George Floyd town hall Thursday night. The topic included race relations with law enforcement, the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, and the protests that followed.
Brittney Roundtree from Texas Child Protective Services, (CPS), joined East Texas Now to talk about fostering and volunteer opportunities during National Foster Care Month.
By KLTV Digital Media Staff and KTRE Digital Media Staff
Klein discussed President Biden’s infrastructure package, new policing legislation, the conflict in the Middle East, and the investigation into former president Trump.
An entrepreneur from East Texas did what most entrepreneurs only dream of, securing a deal on ABC’s Shark Tank. She joined East Texas Now to share her experience on the show.
Noel Almrud, director of the Cleveland Amory black Beauty Ranch, discussed how the tiger from Houston making headlines nationwide came to their ranch in Murchison.
Since the CDC lifted the mask mandate for vaccinated people Thursday, Dr. Ed said he’s comfortable with the guidelines put forth by the CDC because the recommendations are based on science.
The pandemic has thrown the federal tax filing season into a little bit of chaos thanks to rearranged deadlines and such. East Texas Now’s Jeremy G. Butler spoke with Rick Allen, a local CPA, in the hopes of untangling some of the more confusing aspects of this year’s tax filing requirements.
Patrick De Haan of Gas Buddy told KLTV’s Blake Holland that refinery production in Texas could be forced to slow down as a result of the Colonial Pipeline shut down.
By KLTV Digital Media Staff, KTRE Digital Media Staff and Jeremy Butler
East Texas Now’s Jeremy G. Butler speaks with Jessica Barnes, assistant professor of cosmochemistry, lunar studies and planetary analogs at the University of Arizona, about NASA’s new asteroid sample and return mission, OSIRIS-REx.
East Texans have concerns over whether inflation is inevitable in the current economy, and what that will mean for working people. After the pandemic and trillions in relief and infrastructure government spending, where is the economy headed?
After receiving approval in the Texas Senate, an East Texas legislator’s bill, which would stop certain abortion procedures from taking place, received final passage in the Texas House on Thursday.
A Longview native joined East Texas Now on Tuesday to discuss a project that commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Greenwood Race Massacre that occurred in Tulsa.
Jess Mowery, the marketing manager for Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital, spoke to ETN host Kayla Lyons about two upcoming joint seminars Tuesday morning.
Among the various topics discussed, Dr. Ed gave his thoughts on the future of COVID-19 and if it is something that will stick around as a seasonal illness or go the way of exterminated diseases.
Contestants categories begin with Mini Miss ages 6-11 but there is no maximum age limit for competitors. Jackson said right now the greatest number of contestants are in the 30 and above category.
Jessica Richardson, the director of Next Step Community Solutions, joined East Texas Now to tell us about her organization and the fundraiser happening this Friday in Tyler.
Roberts was optimistic explaining the number of COVID cases continues to decline, access to vaccines has “dramatically improved”, and the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients is significantly lower.
By KLTV Digital Media Staff, KTRE Digital Media Staff and Jeremy Butler
East Texas Now’s Jeremy G. Butler spoke with Kyle Penney, president of the East Texas Communities Foundation, about how East Texans can participate in East Texas Giving Day and how it serves hundreds of organizations.
KLTV’s Blake Holland speaks with his own former radio mentor, Steve Eberhart, about working for Chapman and about what Chapman’s impact on radio was through the decades.
TISD had adopted the book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey as a motto of sorts and thought a music video would help instill ideas such as leading and being proactive in the students’ minds.
Mark Scirto shared personal stories from his experience as a meteorologist and answered questions from classrooms concerning safety at home and on the road, wind patterns, lightning, flooding, and suggestions on the best way to prepare for a tornado.
Roberts said now “the picture continues to be much brighter” and he continued “the number of positive cases has dropped, the number of COVID-19 positive hospitalized cases is significantly lower, and access to receive a COVID-19 vaccine has dramatically improved.”
There are many interesting stories across Texas about the unusual or interesting names of some of our cities. This week, we visited Mineola to learn how its name came about.
By KLTV Digital Media Staff and KTRE Digital Media Staff
Among the questions addressed included ones asking about the “ingredients” of all three of the major vaccines, specifically in how they might affect someone prone to experiencing blood clots, as well as a viewer who asked about a relative who had been vaccinated within 90 days of having recovered fr
