APRIL / MAY 2021
From cover to cover, TYLER TODAY has so much for you to discover! Read the best of Tyler SIX times per year. Each issue is filled with the BEST of TYLER! Enjoy articles that inspire, inform and entertain. For more than 30 years, TYLER TODAY continues to bring you the best of Tyler─today, tomorrow and always.
We are thrilled to introduce you to one of the new residents of the CALDWELL ZOO. This cheetah cub was born in Tyler through a special breeding program aimed at protecting vulnerable and endangered species. The cheetah cub gracing our cover is the result of the dedicated research and conservation to strengthen and preserve the wildlife today and for generations to come. This issue brings you our 22nd Annual SUMMER PLANNER for Tyler, East Texas and beyond: SMITH COUNTY LAW with Sheriff Larry R. Smith in our 7th Annual LEGAL SECTION; and plans for a “STARLIGHT SERENADE” benefiting the WOMEN’S SYMPHONY LEAGUE OF TYLER; so much MORE!
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10 From the Editor>READ MORE
12 Smith County Sheriff’s Office Awards Dinner by Noah Morris>READ MORE
22 “Afternoon in the Park” Celebrating the Literacy Council of Tyler and Nancy Crawford’s 30 Years of Impact by Brooke Moore>READ MORE
33 22nd Annual Summer Planner Section: Summertime in Tyler, East Texas and Beyond>READ MORE
36 Zoo News: A Special Invitation by Paul Swen>READ MORE
42 22nd Annual Summer Planner>READ MORE
48 Five Remarkable Way to Enjoy the Outdoors in Tyler by James Waterson>READ MORE
50 Spend a Day at the Park by Adriana Rodriguez>READ MORE
52 Women in Tyler honoring “Women Who Turned the Tables” by Brooke Moore>READ MORE
53 Authors Among Us by Dr. Michael D. Dent>READ MORE
54 More than a Mother by Beth Bills>READ MORE
58 Tyler Yesterday: The Locust Street Water Tower by Robert Marlin>READ MORE
60 Digging Through the Archives – Smith County Historical Society: An Honest Man – Mc D Lorance 1823-1884 by Ray Kent>READ MORE
62 7th Annual Legal Section: Smith County Law>READ MORE
64 Smith County Law by Robert Marlin>READ MORE
74 7th Annual Legal Guide>READ MORE
78 The TEDC Report: The Benefits of Tyler Becoming a Foreign Trade Zone by Robert Marlin>READ MORE
80 Should You Cancel Unused Credit Cards or Keep Them? by Brian Selph>READ MORE
82 Retirement Planning in Strange Times by Jose A. Feliciano>READ MORE
84 Women’s Fund of Smith County Announces 2021 Grants by Bowen Hardy>READ MORE
86 Tribute to Courage: Jeff Hickerson – Navy Veteran Battles Leukemia by Brittany Sartain>READ MORE
88 Helping New Mothers Become Great Mothers by Janet Ragland>READ MORE
90 Our Mission for Mothers by Suzie Rippy>READ MORE
94 Life Lessons by Amy Pawlak>READ MORE
98 A Conversation About Arts in School by Amy W. Baskin>READ MORE
102 Tyler Tomorrow: Luke Jenz – Music in his Genes by Robert Marlin>READ MORE
104 Building Dreams: Building with Self-sufficiency by Eddie Clark>READ MORE
108 Home Style: Delaine and Bill Daniels – Charmed by History by Robert Marlin>READ MORE
126 Shopping: Happy Mother’s Day>READ MORE
128 Shopping: Congrats to the Class of 2021>READ MORE
134 2021 Women’s Symphony League Ball: Starlight Serenade>READ MORE
136 The Women’s Symphony League of Tyler by Kristina Wrenn>READ MORE
138 Junior Symphony League Class of 2021>READ MORE
143 Junior Symphony League Class of 2022>READ MORE
144 Laura Hyde: TASO Awards of Excellence – Volunteer of the Year by Robert Marlin>READ MORE
145 The Robert M. Rogers Foundation: TASO Awards of Excellence – Business of the Year by Robert Marlin>READ MORE
146 Prime 102 Pre-opening Cocktail Party benefiting PATH by Donna Cummings Photography>READ MORE
148 A Cowboy and His Brush by Caleb Bell>READ MORE
150 Dining & Entertainment Guide>READ MORE