Texas College Announces Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs as Its 24th President ETR Staff Report Texas College is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs as its next President, marking a historic milestone as she becomes the first woman to lead the institution since its founding in 1894. Dr. Gibbs’s selection represents both a celebration […]
Installed for impact: A new chapter for Bethel Temple Story by Joycelyne Fadojutimi They say some men chase platforms. Others build them. Erick D. Bowens has always been the builder. Long before the lights, the ceremony, the proclamations, and the applause, there was a man with blueprints in his spirit and blueprints for people, for institutions, for movements that would […]
Catie Espiricueta has been awarded the prestigious QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship ETR Staff Report “I applied through QuestBridge because it is designed to connect low-income, high-achieving students to top schools that might otherwise feel out of reach because of cost or circumstances.” Catie Espiricueta Tyler, TX – Tyler ISD’s Early College High School (ECHS) […]
ETR staff report Colten Parsell has been named the new Smith County Animal Control Supervisor. “I wanted this role because animal control is a direct service to the community. It should be about helping people, protecting our animals and supporting the officers who are out there doing difficult work every day,” he said. “I hope […]
East Texas Council of Governments receives a 2025 Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award ETCOG has received a 2025 Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) for its efforts in building Veteran-Friendly Communities in East Texas. The Veteran-Friendly Community Designation Program launched in 2024 as a collaborative effort between ETCOG, the Alamo Area Council […]
Longview, TX – Maggie Mayes, Longview High School alumna, made Longview FFA history as the chapter’s first-ever National Champion and fourth National Finalist, as well as the first student to be a two-time National Finalist. A quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson taped to her bathroom mirror has guided Longview FFA and Longview High School alumni […]
