By JAMES RASBERRY/Staff Writer Local game shop Geek World hosted its season finale for the community-wide Luminaria Dungeons and Dragons campaign on Feb. 1. The campaign is run in-store by Geek World Employees and provides [Read More…]
By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer Every year, thousands of children in East Texas grow up in abusive homes. When Jeremy Flowers was a kid, his home wasn’t out of the ordinary or strange – it was [Read More…]
By ABIGAIL SMITH/Staff Writer The hum of a CD player filling the room is a joyful melody echoing off the brightly colored walls of a classroom. The room is alive with the vibrant energy of [Read More…]
By LARRY BONILLA/Copy Editor The University of Texas System Board of Regents’ Academic Affairs Committee gave preliminary approval to provide tuition free education to undergraduate Texans attending any of the UT System’s nine academic institutions, [Read More…]
By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer Nearly 600 active online ads for prostitution were posted from Tyler in just one week according to local Homeland Security Investigations data. This shocking number is just one indicator of the [Read More…]
By ORION BAKER/Staff Writer Green trucks were spotted Friday, Oct. 18, having “CHROMAKOPIA” plastered on them in the general Tyler area. As the rollout for Tyler, the Creator’s new album “CHROMAKOPIA” has officially begun. CHROMAKOPIA [Read More…]
By ASHLEY WORLEY/Staff Writer Under a wooden, thatched-roof platform overlooking the edge of a yellow field, people mill about watching, waiting. A mother holds her son, a boy of about 5 years of age in [Read More…]
By MARIANO LUGO/Contributor UT Tyler Day at the East Texas State Fair is Sept. 26. The event promises free entry for UT Tyler students. Additionally, the event will have performances and fair attractions. Community members [Read More…]
BY SANTIAGO NUNES/Multimedia Editor The Tyler Film Festival is returning. The three-day event is set to take place Sept. 12-Sept. 14. The festival will be held at Liberty Hall in downtown Tyler. The events for [Read More…]
By JIM CLAYTON/Staff Writer I was reading a story online earlier today. It was one of those “clickbait” pieces of entertainment fluff, designed not so much to inform as to shock. The story took place [Read More…]