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Commercial building catches fire

thedrumbeat • January 26, 2015

At 11:30 this morning a commercial furniture building on CR 496 in Lindale caught fire sending smoke up that could be seen for miles. Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Books says the structure is unstable...

The 2014 Downtown Tyler Film Festival

thedrumbeat • September 25, 2014

Walking in to The Liberty people filled the lobby. They were waiting for the start of the first night of the 2014 Downtown Tyler Film Festival, or DTFF, to begin. The sponsors of the festival, Stella...

Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival

thedrumbeat • May 5, 2014

The first ever Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival took place May 3, 2014 and was the first of its kind to be held in Tyler. Tickets sold out there were more than 4,000 people in attendance and 15 restaurants...

Tyler’s Homeless: Camp PS 91 part 2

thedrumbeat • February 22, 2014

Making it through the first week was a challenge to say the least. Running water, heat and privacy was no longer the daily norm and staying warm was our main priority. The seventh day brought the coldest...

Tyler’s Homeless: Camp PS 91

thedrumbeat • February 7, 2014

Editors note: Favian Quezada lived in Tent City and with Camp PS 91. This is the first part of a three part series about his experiences with the residents and time spent homeless. Walking across the...