Supt. Chris Moran says that the decision to bring students back to school was made after seeing that 70 percent of at-home students were failing to succeed academically.
The East Texas Crisis Center is prepared to help with a shelter, and a hotline available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for resources and advice. They also have a chat line available on their website.
Tyler Mayoral Candidate Joel Rando joined Julian Esparza and Jeremy Butler on East Texas Now Tuesday to discuss why he’s running for mayor again; it is his fourth outing.
Howie Hawkins, the presidential candidate for the Green Party, spoke about the response to COVID-19, the United States' economy, how the party would pay for its agenda, health care, job creation, and other topics in a wide-ranging ETN interview Tuesday.
During his interview on East Texas Now on Tuesday, Tenaha ISD Superintendent Scott Tyner said the start of the 2020-2021 school year has been a bit of a “mixed bag.”
Lufkin ISD’s administration and faculty members have been reaching out to the parents of students who struggled during the first grading period, according to Lynn Torres, LISD’s superintendent.
Brownsboro ISD Superintendent Dr. Keri Hampton said Atmos Energy testing Friday evening revealed it was not a gas leak but the cause of the smell has not been determined.
After a long hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pollard Theater Center in Tyler will be hosting its first show of the year later this week when its members perform a play called “Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got the Will.”
Administrators, staff, members, and Mineola ISD employees have been following the safety protocol since the school district’s 2020-2021 school year started on Aug. 13, and they have been able to limit the spread of the COVID virus.
Tyler ISD has started tracking its active COVID-19 cases online, and the numbers show that the school district has done a good job of slowing the spread of the coronavirus with the various CDC-recommended practices that are in place.
Henson Property Group LLC announced the new Starbucks location at 100 East End Blvd North in Marshall, at the northeast corner of Highway 59 and East Houston Street.
Unlike many other East Texas school districts, San Augustine ISD’s leadership opted to go the virtual learning route for the first few weeks of the 2020-2021 school year. Their students and teachers returned to in-class instruction on Sept. 9.
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, East Texas teachers and students are discovering that teaching and learning both look different than they did, say six months ago.
Huntington ISD Superintendent David Flowers said 60 students and staff are currently in quarantine as the district operates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Ed Dominguez, an infectious disease specialist with UT Health Southwest, joined East Texas Now on Friday to answer viewer-submitted about the COVID-19 virus.
In the first few weeks of the 2020-2021 school year, White Oak ISD has faced some challenges, including the decision to shut down the high school campus for a few days because of a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Even though Texas is still in the middle of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, things are slowly getting back to normal for Tyler ISD’s students, teachers, and staff.
On Wednesday, Sept. 9, George Roberts, CEO of the Northeast Texas Public Health District (NET Health), provided an update on COVID-19 in Smith County to city officials and the public.
Whitehouse ISD Superintendent Dr. Christopher Moran said nurses with the district have been under a lot of pressure since the school year began but they have stepped up to the plate.
Woodville ISD Superintendent Lisa Meyembourg said she has noticed she will have to start tracking quarantines and self-isolations after turning her COVID-19 report over to the state Tuesday.
Athens native Christian Stokes, who has worked as an actor/stunt man in the entertainment business for the past 20 years, visited with East Texas Now Friday afternoon about an upcoming feature film he will be in called ’Till Death” and about his journey.
The show, called Holey Moley, involves mini golf, but it’s amped up so that in addition to putting, they also face other obstacles to get through the super-sized course.
Anissa Centers has spent the whole week answering questions about how to have a fun Labor Day Celebration during this pandemic no matter where you plan to go or what you plan to do.
Grapeland ISD Superintendent Don Jackson said about six percent of students have changed their mind on remote learning and have returned for in-person learning.
s Tyler ISD was about to start the eighth day of its 2020-2021 school year, Dr. Marty Crawford, TISD’s superintendent, said their biggest challenge over the past week has been preparing for Hurricane Laura.
During an interview on Monday, East Texas Now’s Anissa Centers offered families some tips they can use to make the transition back to school healthier and less stressful.
Mineola ISD’s superintendent said Monday that after his school district ironed out the kinks last spring and during the summer, they were well prepared for the start of the 2020-2021 school year.
Livingston ISD is now in the eighth day of its 2020-2021 school year, and Dr. Brent Hawkins, LISD’s superintendent, said that one of the biggest challenges they have faced is trying to get into a routine regarding the new safety protocols and procedures.
Lindale ISD’s superintendent Stan Surratt said during his East Texas Now interview Friday morning that the first three days of LISD’s 2020-2021 school looked “pretty normal,” other than the fact that everyone was wearing masks or face shields.
Tyler ISD students started their third day of class Friday morning, and Dr. Marty Crawford, TISD’s superintendent, said, all things considered, they had a great opening.
