Congratulations Colmesneil ISD’s 2024 homecoming queen River Squier, who was escorted by Hogan Ueckert. Children of the court were Gideon Clowers and Sophie Rowinsky, and of course, a big …

Kenneth Graham served as the parade marshal for the “Home for the Holidays with the Bulldogs” Homecoming parade on Oct. 19. Graham is a CHS alumnus and currently teaches math …

FRED – A two-vehicle accident near Fred claimed the life of a 62-year-old resident last Wednesday. According to Sgt. Shana Clark with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the …

WOODVILLE – This photo submitted by Ruth Recio was selected by the Tyler County Art League judge as the Big Woods Nature Trail Photo-of-the-Month for September. Recio, who is from …

WOODVILLE – Lisa Meysembourg, who serves as Woodville ISD superintendent and the president of the Rotary Club of Woodville, brought an informative program at last week’s Rotary meeting at …

High energy bills are a challenge for any household.   This is especially true for low-income households and those living on a fixed income. One way to combat concern is by home …

He was called a friend, a brother, and even a mentor, but one of the highest compliments Greg Peak ever received was that he was a newspaper man, through and through. Peak, who was a longtime …

TYLER COUNTY –  With one week down in the early voting period, 4,672 registered voters turned out to the polls already, from numbers reported by the Tyler County Clerk’s Office on …

WOODVILLE  – Tyler County Judge Milton Powers had some promising news that he saved for the end of Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Tyler County Commissioners Court. Powers said …

SPURGER –  If you have been convicted of a sex crime in the state of Texas, and neglect your registration requirements, it could cost you your freedom. Tyler County Sheriff Bryan …

I enjoy cooking and trying new dishes but if you know me, then you know that I also enjoy recipes that come together quickly and easily when I’m exhausted from work and don’t feel like …

WOODVILLE – There was no shortage of things to do last weekend, but if you did not take advantage of the beautiful weather and venture out to the Harvest Festival at Heritage Village, you …

Robert Fong, right, inspects a WWI-era Army helmet, which was donated last week, among many other artifacts by Colmesneil resident and historian/educator/author Mark Martin (left). Fong, who is the …

AUSTIN — The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has extended the state financial aid application priority deadline to Feb. 15 for the 2025-2026 application cycle due to delays with the …

CHESTER – Five of the seven Chester board members met on Monday, Oct. 21 to handle school district business along with four employees and two community residents.  Board …

Boomtown is a musical comedy about the “most dangerous town in Texas.” It is set in the 1920s, amid wildcat oil strikes, overnight wealth and Prohibition, which gave rise to lawless …

WOODVILLE – Kathy Taylor, the volunteer for the Woodville Animal Shelter’s Community Cat Program, spoke before city council last Tuesday evening. Kathy brought several four-legged …

TYLER COUNTY – Six hundred and twenty-one Tyler County residents came out to the polling place in Woodville on Monday, Oct. 21 to cast their ballots for day one of early voting. The early …

SILSBEE –  A shooting last week near Silsbee resulted in the death of a Woodville man, and a suspect behind bars, facing a murder charge. According to reports from the Hardin County …

Editor’s Note: This edition of Bite by Bite originally ran on Oct. 16, 2022. Our days of trick or treating on Halloween are long behind us but I feel like I need to make some reference to …