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07/21/2026

First vision of coal riches vanished at Nodena. From Nodena to Winfield, East Texas coal mines drew workers and dreamers before modern TXU draglines uncovered their forgotten shafts. Read the full story by clicking on the photo.

From Nodena to Winfield, East Texas coal mines drew workers and dreamers before modern TXU draglines uncovered their forgotten shafts.

07/14/2026

Lead Belly's Texas Roots: The DeKalb Story of Huddie Ledbetter. Explore Lead Belly's Texas roots, his Bowie County years, prison songs, and the East Texas influences behind a music legend. Read the full story by clicking on the photo.

Explore Lead Belly's Texas roots, his Bowie County years, prison songs, and the East Texas influences behind a music legend.

07/10/2026

Chris Smith: East Texas Stuntman Returns to Theme Park Action. Chris Smith balances life at Rychlik's Shell with summer work as a stuntman in theme park action shows across the country. Read the full story by clicking on the photo.

Chris Smith balances life at Rychlik's Shell with summer work as a stuntman in theme park action shows across the country.

06/23/2026

Tom Ramsay's Unexpected Link to Ima Hogg Through Franklin County History. Tom Ramsay's childhood ties to a Franklin County woman reveal an unexpected historical connection to Texas icon Ima Hogg. Read the full story by clicking on the photo.

Tom Ramsay's childhood ties to a Franklin County woman reveal an unexpected historical connection to Texas icon Ima Hogg.

06/17/2026

From Cooper's Chapel to the Front Lines: The World War II Journey of Corporal James Anderson. Discover the World War II story of Corporal James Anderson, from Cooper's Chapel, Texas, to North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany. Read the full story by clicking on the photo.

Discover the World War II story of Corporal James Anderson, from Cooper's Chapel, Texas, to North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany.

06/09/2026

Gidget the Feral Hog Finds a Home in Mt. Pleasant. Gidget the feral hog was rescued near Mt. Pleasant, Texas, and found a home at Freeman Feed, where she quickly became a local favorite. Read the full story by clicking on the photo.

Gidget the feral hog was rescued near Mt. Pleasant, Texas, and found a home at Freeman Feed, where she quickly became a local favorite.

06/04/2026

Phone book delivery ends with ambulance ride. This 1975 photo shot by Mt. Pleasant Daily Tribune Editor Robert S. Long triggered Bo Rester’s memory of falling off the running board of a pickup the scout masters were operating while throwing the phonebooks they’re pictured bagging for delivery. Read the full story by clicking on the photo.

This 1975 photo shot by Mt. Pleasant Daily Tribune Editor Robert S. Long triggered Bo Rester’s memory of falling off the running board of a pickup.

06/03/2026

Charlie Jack and the Omaha Museum Preserve East Texas History. Explore how Charlie Jack and the Omaha Museum preserve Omaha, Texas history through artifacts, family stories, and local legends. Read the full story by clicking on the photo.

Explore how Charlie Jack and the Omaha Museum preserve Omaha, Texas history through artifacts, family stories, and local legends.

06/02/2026

Hungarian Rotary Exchange Student Offers East Texans a Lesson in Freedom. A 1995 Rotary exchange student from Hungary reflects on freedom, East Texas life, and post-communist change in his homeland. Read the full story by clicking on the photo.

A 1995 Rotary exchange student from Hungary reflects on freedom, East Texas life, and post-communist change in his homeland.

05/29/2026

Mt. Pleasant Couple Followed Their Faith to Post-Communist Albania. Mike and Ellen Holman of Mt. Pleasant served as missionaries in Albania after communism collapsed in the 1990s. Read the full story by clicking on the photo.

Mike and Ellen Holman of Mt. Pleasant served as missionaries in Albania after communism collapsed in the 1990s.

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