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April 25-June 27: Kaufman Poor Farm Spring Market will be held on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The Spring Market takes place from 9 a.m.

In educational leadership, we talk a lot about noise. The crowd gets loud.

As the calendar turns and a new year begins, many of us look for ways to reset priorities, strengthen plans, and make smarter decisions.

Leadership is not easy. Athletics and the game of life are more alike than we sometimes realize.

Temperatures are already on the rise, and blazing East Texas temperatures will be here before you know it. The best way to deal with air conditioning issues is to prevent them before they start.

Does a leader show love and demonstrate trust? When you’re dealing with people, you’re not just dealing with skills and responsibilities, you’re dealing with fear, uncertainty, and sometimes even past hurt.

Better Business Bureau East Texas (BBB) will host its next Lunch.Learn. Lead. business workshop, “From Setback to Strategy: Turning Disappointment into Business Breakthroughs,” on April 8, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. at the BBB offices located at 6115 New Copeland Rd., Tyler, TX.

March 28: Texas A&M Agrilife Extension is offering a salsa-making class on March 28, 2026. The class is at the Kaufman County Extension Office, located at 2471 N State Hwy 34 in Kaufman, from 9 a.m.

There is something powerful about the standards we set for ourselves. Not the ones written in policy manuals or enforced by supervisors, but the ones that live inside us, the ones we choose to honor when no one is watching.

Planning a wedding is one of the most exciting times in a couple’s life, but with so many details to manage, from venues and vendors to dresses and décor, it can also feel overwhelming.