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Voices of Democracy: Calling All Voters
Educating voters means more than ensuring they understand the electoral process. It also means hoping they make an informed choice. To address the first goal, the democratic process relies upon election officials and educators, but the responsibility for making informed choices lands squarely on voters’ shoulders. In an occasional...
TISD Proposes Revising Textbook Selection Policy
Proposed policy revisions for Tyler Independent School District reflect how educators can teach or discuss racism in American history and current events as prescribed by a new state law. The proposed policy eliminates broad selection criteria while directing staff members to select instructional materials consistent with the general educational goals...
Canceled due to rain: Porchella by The Tyler Loop
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been canceled due to rain. On Sunday evening, October 16th, The Tyler Loop invites you to take a walk around Tyler’s Azalea district and listen to five local musicians performing on five different porches. This FREE event is designed to celebrate our community, amazing...
How Tyler State Park Inspired a Fantasy World in Brandi Schonberg’s “The Gate”
Readers of author Brandi Schonberg’s new adult fantasy novel “The Gate” may find a recognizable setting in its pages. While one might expect otherworldly scenes in a fantasy story, a setting in “The Gate” is actually inspired by the natural magic and beauty of Tyler State Park.
Growth and Growing Pains: New Hope Energy Recycle Plant
Tyler’s population has been increasing for over 20 years. According to United States Census data, the city’s population was 96,900 in 2010. By 2020, the population had increased to 105,995, and preliminary estimates brought it to 107,192 last year. These changes have unfolded over the years, all the...
“A never-could-have-imagined moment”
Tim Frost never expected to have a child. Running away from home at 13, homeless for multiple years and overdosing on drugs once, he thought he would be dead by 16. Fast forward two decades, countless doctor visits and a global pandemic later, Tim, now in his 30s, is thriving and finding joy through his son Odin, who has recently become an internet sensation.
TISD Officials Preparing for Surprise Safety Audit
Constituents interested in learning the fate of nearly 200 books pulled from Tyler Independent School District libraries may direct their search to the “mystery” section. A district spokesperson declined to answer questions about the review and indicated a final report may not be forthcoming. “The District [sic] continues...
TISD Officials Preparing for Surprise Safety Audit
Sometime in the next few months, state auditors plan to visit a Tyler Independent School District campus to determine if it passes the test. The auditors won’t be checking the school’s financial records during the surprise visit. Rather, they will be testing doors. It’s an audit safety and...
Upcoming event: A viewing of critically acclaimed “Mass”
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No Timeouts for Career-Loving Sports Journalist Phil Hicks
As one of the longest tenured sports editors in Texas, Phil Hicks’ stat sheet includes 39 years of covering just about every type of athletic event from little league to the big leagues. By his own account, the Tyler Morning Telegraph veteran has covered 20 state championship games, six...
Workplace Day Care Hit Hard by Pandemic
For the past eight years, Centene Corporation in Tyler has offered its employees a benefit most other businesses do not: onsite child care. Providing that care not only attracts applicants but gives parent employees a sense of security knowing their children are close by. By the end of the year,...
All in a Day’s Work: Caring for Children
In a way, the timing was perfect for First Christian Church officials to fulfill a need in their community. The COVID pandemic had killed the decades-old Mother’s Day Out child care program freeing needed classroom space, and a highly qualified parishioner retired after 36 years of teaching. “They had...
Who is meditating in Tyler and why?
In a demanding and stressful world, some Tyler residents and professionals utilize meditation to deal with the pressures of modern life. Tyler meditation instructors weigh in on how and why they teach meditation in surprisingly common ways that fit into everyday routines. Meditation is an ancient practice with substantial benefits...
Finding Care for the Youngest Generation
When Amy Anderson schedules an interview for a child care teacher, she’s never sure if the candidate will show up. Even for new hires who have completed the required paperwork, a background check, fingerprinting and begin training, it’s not an unusual outcome – no two-week notice, and sometimes just a text message resignation.
Will Pollard neighborhood be Tyler’s next historic district?
In a meeting Tuesday night, Historic Tyler and residents discussed the history and significance of the Pollard neighborhood in south-central Tyler in hopes of naming Pollard a national historic district. The neighborhood, built primarily in the 1950s and 60s, represents the largest mid-century modern neighborhood in the state according to...
What was your summer job? Tyler seniors tell.
Summers in Tyler, it’s easy to spot teens and 20-somethings hustling at grocery stores, restaurants and retail. Have summer jobs changed over the last three generations? What were typical summer job seven decades ago?. Six senior Tyler residents in their 60s, 70s and 90s tell about the summer jobs...
Art up Close: Doug Carter’s “Roses” Aglow
Tyler artist Doug Carter’s “Roses” reflects the light and color he loves in painting, “giving things that don’t glow a natural glow.”. “Roses,” a still life created from a friend’s photo, “is simple but says a lot,” Carter said. The blue and orange tints — opposites on the color wheel — complement one another. The window is a “subtle spark” while the white line keeps you in the painting, he said.
Cook, Attorneys Beyond Frustrated over Wait
Kerry Max Cook remains in a “purgatory of uncertainty” while waiting for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to rule on the former death row inmate’s claim of actual innocence, his attorneys said. Delaying a vacatur of criminal charges against him “serves no purpose other than to...
Louie Gohmert Leaves Congress Having Passed One Law and Spread Countless Falsehoods
“Louie Gohmert leaves Congress having passed one law and spread countless falsehoods” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, our...
What made downtown cool: A Letter to the City from a Former Resident
To Mayor Don Warren and Anyone Who Cares about Tyler,. The purpose of my comments is to provide input regarding the long overdue historic designation and the restoration efforts of downtown Tyler. In my opinion, the historic designation of downtown Tyler is really good! The designation comes after the city of Tyler allowed for the destruction of too many historic buildings, grounds and unique features that were the best of town and the state of Texas.
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