Tyler ISD's Mike Pope and Mary Russell listen for their word to spell during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services.

(Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)