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Longview family of Vietnam veteran receives long-overdue Bronze Star
Like many Vietnam War veterans, John Clark didn’t talk about his experiences in combat. His wife, Sherry, didn’t ...
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East Texas broadband internet expansion advances, but funding, timing hamper some projects
Marion County is becoming a little more well connected than it used to be. After years of planning, ...
Elections
Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock says he’ll improve government’s operating speed if elected to full term
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock says he’ll continue making the office more transparent with taxpayers and make it ...
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Tuesday meeting to focus on reforestation in Longview
Longview residents are invited to a community meeting Tuesday to learn how they can help transform the local ...
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Is a Democrat’s flip of a Texas county a midterm election bellwether?
Texas’s first major election of 2026 saw Democrat Taylor Rehmet flip a state Senate seat that has long ...
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Longview native May Cobb, author of ‘The Hunting Wives,’ talks about new East Texas thriller
Longview native May Cobb, author of “The Hunting Wives,” is back with a new thriller set among the ...
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PHOTOS: Our readers’ Best Shots during Winter Storm Fern 2026
This photo feature, called Best Shots, showcases our favorite reader-submitted photographs of the week. This week features a ...
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Packed Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center puts out call for adopters
The Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center needs more than just a few good people. It needs people ...
Elections
Texas Railroad Commission candidate says addressing orphaned, abandoned oil wells is priority
Longview native and longtime oilfield worker Hawk Dunlap recently told attendees at an East Texas candidate forum that ...
Texas
Nation’s largest ICE detention center planned in Texas
The warehouse has stood vacant for months, a hulking shell of concrete, its doors closed and parking lot ...
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Bissell: Reasons to visit the Longview arboretum in 2026
Wow! We wrapped up 2025 on a high note at the Longview Arboretum and Nature Center with the ...
Barbara McClellan
McClellan: The power of the potluck
You have heard me mention potluck dinners so many times (there is very little you have not heard ...
Sports
Legacy holds off Lady Lobos in 10-6A action, 38-34
A couple of 3-pointers in the third quarter and clutch free throw shooting in the fourth stanza proved ...
Sports
KC softball opens season in Louisiana
YOUNGSVILLE, La. – The Kilgore College softball team opened the season with a pair of losses at the ...
Sports
2-minute drill: ETCA Hall of Honor; Golden Gloves Boxing
ETCA HONORS: Officials from the East Texas Coaches Association (ETCA) have announced the seven exceptional individuals, representing the ...
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FRIDAY GIRLS P. TREE 62, GILMER 50: The Pine Tree Lady Pirates moved to 7-4 in District 16-4A ...
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Jackrabbits hold off Lobos in 10-6A action
A pair of fourth-quarter dunks by Martial Djomo-Simo kept Forney just out of reach Thursday as the Longview ...
Sports
STAR POWER: 2025 Longview News-Journal All-East Texas Football Team
The 2025 high school football season in East Texas produced one state champion, a state runner-up, a record-breaking ...
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Martin House Children’s Advocacy Center marks start of construction on larger Longview facility
The Martin House Children’s Advocacy Center in Longview celebrated the beginning of construction Thursday on a new facility ...
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Gladewater to receive $1.5 million in federal funds for dam repairs
The city of Gladewater will receive $1.5 million to repair its aging dam if Congress approves the Homeland ...
Texas
Abbott: It’s OK for Texans to bring guns to protests
Gov. Greg Abbott stood his ground Thursday in support of Texans’ constitutional right to carry guns to protests, ...
Elections
Third candidate joins race for District 3 seat on Longview council
A third person has filed as a candidate in the District 3 Longview City Council race. Marlena Cooper, ...
Sports
Spring Hill girls, Kilgore boys win 16-4A battles
Spring Hill’s girls and Kilgore’s boys, both in the thick of the race for District 16-4A championships, picked ...
Elections
Eagles frontman, oil and gas family among donors in Texas House District 7 race
State Rep. Jay Dean led Republican primary challenger Melissa Beckett in campaign fundraising from July through December, according ...