Tyler News

ARREDONDO, Juanita M., 79, of Wichita Falls. Funeral services at 2 p.m. today at Central Christian Church.

Five students from The University of Texas at Tyler were awarded top honors at the 2012 National Model United Nations-Europe Conference in Lille, France, according to a prepared statement from the university.

It was almost like that scene from Woody Allen's Annie Hall: Alvy Singer: [the man behind him in line is talking loudly] What I wouldn't give for a large sock with horse manure in it! Alvy Singer: [to audience] Whaddya do when you get stuck in a movie line with a guy like this behind you? Man in Theatre Line: Wait a minute, why can't I give my ... (more)

Clay Pollard, a senior at The University of Texas at Austin majoring in petroleum engineering, received the James L. Ellis Memorial SPE Scholarship.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer African-American Tylerites faced adversity as they struggled for fair representation in local government during the 1960s and 1970s, but decades later, they say the experience was a worthwhile endeavor with teachable moments.

The East Texas Communities Foundation is offering scholarships for hard-working East Texas students who want to continue their education.

By DAYNA WORCHEL Staff Writer They file into Smith County family Judge Carole Clark's each Friday afternoon.

Professional archaeologists, educators, avocational archaeologists, students, members of the community and other interested attendees at the 19th annual East Texas Archeological Conference studied developments in archeology throughout the region.

Sheriff J.B. Smith will again provide his own recipe, cultivated after his years of experience as a judge in the World Championship International Chili Cook-Off in Terlingua.

The University of Texas at Tyler will have three meetings to provide information about its charter school scheduled to open campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine this fall.

Several present and former Tyler residents were among those recently honored with the First Families of Baylor Award.

Church members and volunteers set out on a marathon this weekend, not to run toward a finish line, but to make quilts for a good cause.

I've been itching for a road trip for a very long time. The rumble of the pavement under my tires, the mile markers and road signs zooming past, destinations unknown waiting for me.

Recent rains helped to improve soil-moisture levels throughout the state, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service county agents.

Around 6:10 p.m. 19-year-old Danielle Baldauf was heading towards Tyler from Canton on 64.

A federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas decided on Thursday that a technology company with offices in Tyler does not hold valid patents to give it ownership of the interactive Web, U.S. Judge Leonard Davis' office staff confirmed on Friday.

By STEWART SMITH Entertainment Editor As one half of a dance company created by the late choreographer and modern dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, Ailey II continues the traditions and philosophies formed by its namesake.

Tyler City Councilman Jason Wright filed paperwork this week to retain his position as the District 6 representative.

The students also served refreshments, recited poetry and even played the piano at the event.

Here we go again. Just days after paying our property taxes on Jan. 31, we get hit with headlines in the Tyler Morning Telegraph concerning a new TISD bond election.