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Another Longview homeowner won permission Tuesday to build a garage on his property.
Longview oil company owner and philanthropist Tom Chinn will be remembered for his generosity, kindness and faith, his family and friends say.
The Globe Inn, a longtime Longview landmark of ill repute, soon will be only a memory.
David Alexander Nelson, the Longview man accused of making terroristic threats to two local school districts, is scheduled for an open plea hearing at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 5 in the 188th District Court in Longview, a court employee said.
The new Hallsville West Elementary School is expected to be completed by April 7, 2022, and the new Hallsville High School auditorium is expected to be ready by Feb. 2, 2022.
A 42-year-old Marshall man who was driving on the wrong side of Texas 43 died Tuesday morning after his car hit a tractor trailer, Sgt. Jean Dark of the Texas Department of Public Safety reported.
Rusk County Sheriff’s deputies recently arrested a 17-year-old from Longview on warrants charging him with shooting another male and with burglary.
Longview police arrested a 42-year-old man Friday and charged him with biting and spitting on an officer, along with other offenses, according to a report.
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KILGORE — It’s time to move forward on the inclusive Friendship Playground at Harris Street Park, the Kilgore Public Library director told Kilgore City Council members this past week.
State Rep. Jay Dean, R-Longview filed for reelection Monday, receiving an endorsement from Gov. Greg Abbott.
No humans were injured, but several pets died during a house fire early Tuesday morning in Longview.
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Pine Tree ISD has established a district safety and security committee to ensure it is doing what it can to keep students safe.
The surgeons at Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center looked a little young Monday morning.
A 63-year-old man died Sunday after the recreational vehicle he was in caught fire in Gladewater.
A Longview man accused of making terroristic threats against two local school districts through social media has waived his right to a jury trial.
A pasture fire outside Tatum on Saturday afternoon burned 3 acres of land and caused a landowner to lose 24 rolls of hay.
A quiet zone could be established at another local railroad crossing.
Former Gregg County District Attorney Rob Foster has paid his debt to society, a judge has found.
Pine Tree ISD Superintendent Steve Clugston is “in the kid business,” he said. So he wants to help the students of his district any way he can.
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Here’s a look at roadwork planned this week across Northeast Texas by the Texas Department of Transportation:
Remembering the A&M bonfire collapse: Henderson family lost daughter, finds comfort in fellow Aggies
Jamie Lynn Hand’s clothes, photos and artwork remain in the Henderson home of Larry and Neva Hand, each item too precious and full of memories to part with.
It’s been two decades since the 19-year-old environmental design freshman, who aspired to study graphic design, died in the Aggie bonfire collapse.
An expanded military exhibit at the Old Jail Museum and Library in downtown Carthage seeks to showcase Panola County’s involvement in wars throughout U.S. history.
EASTON — Two people are in custody after reports of recklessly firing firearms on a Gregg County road.
The city of Longview is seeking canned goods and cash donations for the 35th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive on Nov. 25 so that less fortunate families can enjoy a meal days later.
Trustees at Hallsville ISD are scheduled to review drafts of the auditorium and West Elementary School project schedules Monday at their regular monthly meeting.
Pine Tree ISD trustees on Monday will review and possibly approve the financial audit for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
KILGORE — Kilgore civic leaders Lloyd and Evelyn Bolding ushered in the Christmas spirit Saturday night by flipping a switch to light more than 20 derricks lining Commerce Street in the World’s Richest Acre.
Planned renovations for Broughton Recreation Center and Park in Longview include a new gym and basketball court, more parking spaces, a new trail and other additions.
East Texas Advanced Academies, the nonprofit organization running Longview ISD’s district-within-a-district of charter campuses, is paying its chief executive officer $175,000, more than LISD’s part-time superintendent. The five employees of ETAA make more than a combined $500,000 per year.
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It can be lonely, arduous work preparing a week’s meals as a solo act, and Kilgore Public Library staffers hope for a more festive atmosphere when they gather food preppers en masse this month. Set for 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19, the library’s Freezer Meals Prep Party is pretty self-explanatory, according to KPL director Stacey Cole.
Several Panola County businesses are hosting a heater drive for Mission Carthage and families in need.
State Rep. Travis Clardy, R-Nacogdoches, has filed for reelection and has received an endorsement from Gov. Greg Abbott.
Two Longview residents have been arrested after Harrison County Sheriff’s Office deputies found a steroid lab and 40 kilos of the drug worth about $150,000 while responding to a shots fired call.
TYLER — Harvey Convention Center is a focus of an investigation into the source of contaminated water that caused an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in East Texas that has left one person dead.
Brandon Seegers’ mom said that he was born wide-eyed and looking around the room, and that was the way he lived his life.
An East Texas anti-abortion group pushing for area cities to ban abortions within their limits plans to bring their proposed ordinance to Carthage before Christmas.
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Meadowbrook Funeral Home will remain the vendor for the county’s removal and transport of the deceased as well as for direct cremation for the county’s deceased paupers, Harrison County Commissioners Court decided in a 3-2 vote on Wednesday.
The Greater Longview United Way has teamed up with the East Texas Council of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse to hand out bags for free for the safe disposal of prescription drugs in the trash.
The unemployment rate for the tri-county Longview metro area held steady in October at 3.6% while the rate statewide stayed at 3.4%, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday.
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A 19-year-old Dallas woman who was reported as a missing person in June 2018 was arrested on a grand jury indictment charging her with having sex with a child under age 14, court records show.
Longview police on Friday arrested the suspect sought in the Sunday evening shooting near Lake Cherokee, according to Gregg County Jail records.
An open call for partners to manage Longview ISD campuses as charter schools should be coming soon.
