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Forty-three second graders at Jones Elementary received new bicycles Thursday from nonprofit Wish for Wheels and Higginbotham, whose volunteers assembled the bikes, fitted helmets, taught basic safety, and helped students take their first rides on school grounds.

Chapel Hill High grad Malcom Passama, general manager of Tradehome Shoes in Arlington, donated 100 pairs of shoes to Jackson and Wise elementaries on Oct.

21. The Shoes for Kids gift—funded by select product proceeds—served 50 students at each campus with distributions at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.

TxDOT is urging drivers this fall to slow down in neighborhoods, watch for children near streets and trick-or-treat routes, and eliminate distractions as pedestrian crash risks rise in cooler months.

A clinical trial center at the Walmart on State Highway 64 West is offering health screenings and chances to learn about joining medical research now, and it's one of four sites opened through a Walmart and Care Access partnership that will add three more centers in the first half of 2027 (Livonia, Las Vegas, San Antonio).

Tyler City Council approved a zoning change Wednesday to reclassify property on North Center Avenue from M1 to Downtown Business, Arts and Culture so the site can become a family-friendly retail and entertainment area with small commercial spaces, food trucks, seating, and 10 p.m. closing. The council also approved a $3.745 million, 72-month AXON contract for police technology that will fund new interview-room recording systems immediately and body cameras that will roll out in November 2027.

Three Tyler ISD students had artwork featured Oct.

8-11 at the txEDCON Exhibition during the joint TASA/TASB conference at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, with selected pieces by Belle Jones of Tyler Legacy, Colin Long of Caldwell Arts Academy, and Aubrey Melton of Caldwell Arts Academy.

East Texas communities are hosting dozens of Halloween and fall events this weekend, including trunk or treat gatherings, haunted trails, and family festivals in Tyler, Longview, and Kilgore.

Check with organizers for weather updates, times, and exact locations.

Tyler Junior College hosted its 12th Annual Halloween at Home Plate on Sunday at CHRISTUS Mike Carter Field, where families enjoyed costume contests, trunk-or-treats, pumpkin decorating, bounce houses, and raffles (Mayor Stuart Hene attended) with prizes including Apache baseball season tickets.