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This is the time of year that we get to see a whole new side of our neighbors. The house might look serene and picturesque from the outside, but then all of a sudden you're face-to-face with a faceless lady wrapped in linens hanging from a tree, and you're wondering if you should bother them for a screwdriver.

The "now hiring" signs are out at several Tyler businesses that are still in a bind over finding workers, and in some cases, you've probably noticed there are no people where there used to be people. There are at least four big ways the worker shortage will impact your grocery store run today.

There is nothing a kid loves more at Halloween than getting a pillowcase so heavy and full of candy that they have to drag it home, and at the same time, there's nothing a parent loves more than having some sort of healthy benefit from that huge sugar stash. This idea is a win-win.

Gilmer is named after former US Navy Secretary, Thomas Walker Gilmer, and sits on U.S. Highway 271, and Texas highways 154 and 155, and they have a pretty great high school football team too. Gilmer sits in the heart of East Texas, and there are plenty of other less-obvious facts to know about this hidden gem.

High school teams always play on Friday nights, right? Yes! Except when they don't. And one Tyler team gets to play on Saturday this week in Dallas.

Tyler and Mineola are hosting Walking Ghost tours this weekend, and the leaders will take you inside some haunted and historic locations. Wanna go?

Contrary to popular conspiracy theories, COVID-19 is not a hoax, and definitely isn't something to joke about.

Do you know why Kilgore is known as the “City of Stars?” It's tied to the holiday season and it's more proof that Hallmark Christmas movies should really be on year-round. Check out these fun facts about Kilgore and you'll be a huge hit at East Texas trivia parties.

A religious fanatic is believed by police to have possibly killed and dismembered 5 people, all under the guise of biblical sacrifice.

About 1 in 4 people in Athens, TX live alone, and over half of Athens residents have ancestry that classifies as "other." There is much to know about the lovely town of Athens, and some of these fun facts may surprise you.

If you're from the Midwest, you probably grew up on those tasty little bread pockets called Runzas, but to get one now you would have to drive all the way to Colorado or Nebraska.

This just in...Carthage is good. After a big win over Gilmer last week, the Bulldogs have one more non-district game before launching into district play next week on the quest to defend the state title. And the Longview Lobos take a #6 ranking into an important game at home against Wylie East.