After a long look across the United States one local griller is a contestant in an all-new original series called Barbecue Country. The show features the best backyard cooks in the nation.

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JOB ALERT: ABC Auto Parts in Mineola needs a Delivery Driver

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Friday Morning Forecast 6-2-23

Job vacancies are at their lowest total since April 2021, but there are ways for you to stand out. Recruiters are using social media sites like TikTok to coach people on how to get ready for interviews and get hired.

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Former Congressman Louie Gohmert weighed in on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment.

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On May 21, three people were killed and three more were injured in a single-vehicle crash early that morning on FM 2661. A few days later a vigil was held for two of the girls who were students at Palestine ISD. Thursday, the third victim was honored by family and friends in Jacksonville.

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Mini ‘S' Exotic Zoo in Mineola is closed to the public but offers encounters with nearly one-hundred animals.

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The Collins Field Airport in Wood County opened a new apron expansion at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday.

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38,000 pounds of mixed goods were donated to help East Texans facing food insecurity.

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Three cheetah cubs were born to mother, Orchid, and father, Flap, at the Caldwell Zoo. Their birth is a significant milestone for the zoo and for the conservation of the species.

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Three cheetah cubs were born on May 31 to mother, Orchid, and father, Flap, at the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler.

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An Athens woman was arrested on Wednesday for injury to a child after the 2022 death of her 10-year-old autistic non-verbal stepson.

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