Longview is celebrating its sesquicentennial anniversary in 2020. That’s 150 years of East Texas traditions that will be celebrated in a series of events collectively titled “Longview 150.”

Fall is just around the corner, and with it football season. What better way to celebrate than by going to a tailgate party with a purpose?

Live Clean. Experience Hope. Grow in Grace.

Connie Richardson doesn’t have to play cards to feel the thrill of a winning hand.

When people are making difficult choices between buying medications or feeding their families in Kilgore, Helping Hands of Kilgore lives up to its name.

For Meaghan and Matthew Simpson, a move to Kilgore six years ago meant a simpler life filled with the drama they love as staff members of the Texas Shakespeare Festival.

June 19 — a day that goes by many names, from Freedom Day to Emancipation Day and Juneteenth Independence Day — was declared an official Texas state holiday in 1980. Longview’s Juneteenth celebration takes place not just on June 19, but throughout the entire month, commemorating the historic…

In a city with a poverty rate that’s almost double the rest of the state, knowing where your next meal is coming from can be an everyday concern.

For the past 34 years, people from all over Texas and neighboring states have flocked to the Tomato Capital for one of East Texas’ iconic celebrations: Tomato Fest.

It will soon be “All Aboard!” for the Historic Jefferson Train Show, sponsored by the Jefferson & Cypress Bayou Model Railroad Club and Historic Jefferson Railway on May 18 and 19.

The East Texas Alzheimer’s Alliance plans to make this year’s Longview Wine Festival bigger and better, after a successful first year that helped the organization begin expanding services. Visitors can enjoy food, live music and wine tastings with more than 10 wineries from noon to 6 p.m. Ap…

Although the chill of winter still hangs in the air, it won’t be long before breathtaking blooms will reveal themselves as a part of the largest azalea garden in Texas, located in Nacogdoches.

Using nature to help bring people closer to God is the goal of Camp Gilmont, outside of Gilmer.

There is no “I” in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, according to Jerry Crutcher, commandant of the Marine Corps League in Longview.

Each Christmas season, mini trains chug merrily along tracks at the Gregg County Historical Museum, offering the occasional high-pitched whistle or puff of smoke, as children’s eyes go wide with wonder.

Bob Graham recites the specifics of the new Miracle League of East Texas field the way some people might talk about the details of a classic car.

They called it the “Big Inch,” but it was actually 24 inches in diameter, the biggest oil-carrying pipeline ever when built during World War II.

Spanning a wide variety of musical eras and genres, the new 903 Music Fest in downtown Longview is designed to bring people together through music.

It debuted one November night in 1984 in the old Marathon LeTourneau hanger at the Gregg County Airport.

Good child care is good for business. When parents have a safe, nurturing place to leave their children, they can concentrate on their work, says Sharon Kale, president of the board for Longview Child Development Center that serves low income families.

From the music of Journey to the songs of action movies such as “Star Wars and “Indiana Jones,” the Longview Symphony will hit a high note for its 50th anniversary season.

East Texans had the opportunity to experience an interactive Kentucky Bourbon Trail and a Texas Bourbon Trail complete with master distillers during the annual Bourbon & Bowties fundraiser. The annual event raises money to support Longview World of Wonders, a hands-on children's museum.