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Abuse Victims Find Help at ET Crisis Center

December 14, 2024 The Patriot Talon

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…]

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Tyler Day Nursery Continues 90-Year Legacy of Caring

December 13, 2024 The Patriot Talon

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…]

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UT System Set to Provide Undergraduate Texans from Low-Income Families Free Tuition

November 21, 2024 Larry Bonilla

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…]

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Smith County Combatting Rise in Sex Trafficking

November 11, 2024 David Chapek

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…]

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PHOTO ESSAY: Tyler in Tyler: Excitement for “CHROMAKOPIA”

October 25, 2024 Orion Baker

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…]

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PHOTO GALLERY: Local Zoo Ensures a Legacy of Joy

October 7, 2024 Ashley Worley

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…]

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Fair Enough! UT Tyler Day Sept. 26 Promises Fun, Freebies, Festivities

September 23, 2024 The Patriot Talon

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…]

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Tyler Film Festival in September

August 29, 2024 Santiago Nunez

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…]

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Gen-X Jim Presents: How To Be A Rattlesnake Wrangler – American Edition

April 18, 2024 GenX Jim

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…]

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Gen-X Jim presents: Shut Up! My Song Is On…

April 15, 2024 GenX Jim

By JIM CLAYTON/Staff Writer How are ya, folks? Hopefully, life isn’t slapping at you like a Becky with a purse dog walking through a spider web. To anyone out there named Becky, don’t get upset. It’s [Read More…]

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