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Vote for Your Favorite Photo in Our ‘Me and My Pops’ Contest

We got some great submissions in our first-ever 96X + Barbershop Mancave "Me and My Pops" Father's Day photo contest. And now is when YOU decide who our winner is!

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Win Your Dad the Ultimate Father’s Day Gift in Our ‘Me and My Pops’ Contest

96X and Barbershop Mancave in Tyler are proud to present our first-ever 'Me and My Pops' photo contest, where a great picture of you with your dad could win your 'Pops' the ultimate prize!

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Rock Bands Needed for Liberty Hall’s ‘Battle of the Bands’

The Liberty Hall Theater is looking for local East Texas bands to compete in their first ever Battle of the Bands. If you want to get your name out there and win a spot in one of Tyler's best music shows of the year. Ready to show what you've got? 

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Second Annual Aquafest Coming to Lake Palestine for Children With Disabilities

A really cool event is coming back to Lake Palestine for its second year. It’s called an “Adaptive Aquafest” and it gives children and adults with disabilities the chance to experience water skiing. If you are not the parent of, or personally know anyone with a disability, then you may have never thought about the fact that they can’t experience water sports like the rest of us.

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East Texas Food Bank Wins $45,000 Grant from Walmart

In April I posted the story about the East Texas Food Bank and their quest to win Walmart's "Fighting Hunger Together" campaign. Yesterday we received word from officials at the food bank that they were one of 100 organizations selected to receive part of $3 million in grants to fight hunger. The East Texas Food Bank's part of the grant totals $45,000!

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Cracker Barrel Expected To Open In Longview

The City of Longview is doing what they can to attract businesses to move in on the south side of the city along the I-20 corridor. 

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Congratulations to Our Top 5 in the ‘What Was I Inking?’ Contest

We got a ton of votes in our first-ever "What Was I Inking?" contest sponsored by our friends at Resurrection Ink. It was apparent there are a lot of bad tattoos in East Texas, and here are the top five as voted by you, our awesome readers and listeners.

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Vote for the Worst Tattoo in East Texas in the 96X ‘What Was I Inking?’ Contest

I'm just gonna go ahead and say it: Some of y'all have some bad tats! But, that's what we're looking for, and now it's time to vote for the worst tattoos in East Texas in our "What Was I Inking?" contest with our friends at Resurrection Ink.

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What Was I Inking? Your Bad Tattoo Could Make You a Big Winner

We all have our fair share of regrets, and for many of us, that involves a tattoo. Maybe we were just really drunk one night. Maybe lost a bet. Maybe it was for that significant other who is no longer very significant. Or maybe we just picked a tattoo artist who had the artistic skills of a third grander.

Well, now we have your chance for redemption.

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Severe Thunderstorms Possible Wednesday

KLTV 7 meteorologist Grant Dade says there is a risk for severe storms in East Texas Wednesday morning as a cold front moves into the area.

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Help The East Texas Food Bank Win $45,000

The East Texas Food bank is asking for your help to earn them a grant for $45,000 from Wal-Mart. The East Texas Food bank is a finalist in Wal-Mart's "Fighting Hunger Together" campaign which will award 40 food banks with $45,000 for their child hunger programs!

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East Texas District Attorney and Wife Shot Multiple Times [UPDATED]

Documents in the slayings of a Texas district attorney and his wife indicate that the couple had been shot multiple times when they were found dead in their home in Forney, located just outside Dallas.

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