County Line Magazine

County Line Magazine is a monthly publication that serves as an entertainment guide for Northeast Texas, offering detailed listings of events, music, attractions, and dining options each month. In addition to listings, the magazine includes stories about local individuals, locations, and happenings. Special editions dive deeper into various subjects such as the annual Best of the Upper East Side of Texas, Home & Garden, The Arts, Summer Fun Guide, and Farm to Market. County Line Magazine celebrates the unique charm of living, working, and enjoying leisure time in the Upper East Side of Texas.

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Bowery Book Club 2024 Recommended Reads

Oct 30, 2024 | countylinemagazine.com | Jodi Taylor |Joy-Ann Reid |Shelby Van Pelt |Joe Siple

The Bowery Book Club formed in 2007 in Winnsboro, Texas. The all-women group with 30+ members meet once a month for lively conversations about fun and meaningful stories. Here are their 2024 collective recommendations for good reads.
Architects and Artists Design Palestine, Texas

Oct 30, 2024 | countylinemagazine.com | P.A. Geddie

By P.A. GeddieFirst time visitors to Palestine, Texas, are often surprised by the intriguing architecture, art sculptures, and murals found at every turn. Second only to Galveston in the number of historic sites in the state, Palestine has more than 1,800 noteworthy sites including buildings, homes, monuments, churches, cemeteries, and museums. The town’s active visitor center has a lengthy list of tours and other things to do sure to please anyone interested in architecture and visual arts.
SILKWOOD: 50 Years Later

Oct 30, 2024 | countylinemagazine.com | P.A. Geddie

Longview native and whistle blower Karen Silkwood died in a car crash on November 13, 1974. She was on her way to meet investigative reporter David Burnham to discuss unsafe practices at a nuclear power plant. This year marks the 50th anniversary of her suspicious death. Silkwood gained national attention after voicing concerns of health and safety issues at the Kerr-McGee nuclear facility in Crescent, Oklahoma. Her life was the subject of a motion picture titled Silkwood, released in 1983.
My Life as an Electric Toothbrush

Sep 1, 2024 | countylinemagazine.com | Ed Garcia

I am two years into my eighties, so naturally, my thoughts and conversations often turn to aging and the next thing that happens after aging. For no good reason, this has led me to think about my electric toothbrush. I don’t leave the toothbrush in its charging cradle (a lovely term), but use it until it begins to blink red to tell me it needs to be recharged. My sense is that over time the charge has begun to last shorter and shorter times.
Shaping Harmony

Sep 1, 2024 | countylinemagazine.com | P.A. Geddie

While gathering and writing stories for the September/October 2024 County Line Magazine, I was reminded how we humans often mindlessly view others, relying on our “experience filters” in our brains to form quick opinions of who they are and where they belong. Some react in fear of our differences, while others choose to expand our perspectives and learn from each other or simply move on and live and let live.
‘The Thicket’ Comes to Theaters September 6

Aug 31, 2024 | countylinemagazine.com | P.A. Geddie

By P.A. GeddieA movie based on a novel by East Texan Joe R. Lansdale is releasing in theaters on September 6. A Western thriller, The Thicket is about fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Peter Dinklage) who is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill (Juliette Lewis). He rallies a band of unlikely heroes, including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire.
Late Artists’ Legacy Continues at Shows this Fall

Aug 31, 2024 | countylinemagazine.com | P.A. Geddie

The colorful hand-drawn images of artist Gary Bachers were a staple at art festivals around the country and none appreciated them more than the collectors at Texas shows, including Edom Art Festival and Cottonwood Art Festival that take place each October. Bachers passed away in August 2023 but attendees at the Edom and Richardson festivals this year will be happy to find his artwork once again among the sea of artists’ tents.
Whiskeyfish Reunites for Salt Festival 50th Anniversary

Aug 31, 2024 | countylinemagazine.com | P.A. Geddie

It’s been more than 20 years since brothers J.P. and Matt Fisher rose up out of the salt dome city of Grand Saline, Texas, to share their talented harmonizing voices, musicianship, and songwriting skills with fans in Van Zandt County and the surrounding region. Before long, they fronted the popular alt-country band, Whiskeyfish with Jacob Phillips, also of Grand Saline, and Jonathan Wilson from Canton. Daniel Young joined the group later, adding rhythm guitar and vocals to the brother’s harmonies.
Boogie Woogie Highway

Aug 31, 2024 | countylinemagazine.com | P.A. Geddie

By P.A. GeddieIn the late 1800s, trains filled the air with melodic background noise for the families of railway laborers living among the piney woods of the Upper East Side of Texas. The rhythm of the Texas and Pacific Railroad steam engine trains — running parallel to Highway 59 between Marshall and Texarkana — made its way into a genre of music called boogie woogie.
Black Cowboys

Aug 31, 2024 | countylinemagazine.com | P.A. Geddie

Give me a home, where the buffalo roam,Where the deer and the antelope play,Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word,And the skies are not cloudy all day. The iconic lifestyle of the American cowboy is glamorized in books and film often depicting grueling work and intense shootouts between those who don’t see eye to eye.