The city of Longview will obtain a new ladder truck for the fire department in the coming budget year, with the City Council voting Thursday night to adopt a 2020-21 spending plan that includes the expenditure.
HALLSVILLE — A special visitor showed up to greet Hallsville High School students for their first day of school Thursday, and Marshall High School students returned to a different looking campus with many updates.
Carthage’s annual Potlatch Festival will not take place in October because of COVID-19 concerns.
Republican Party of Texas Chairman Allen West is scheduled to speak Tuesday in Texarkana.
The Shreveport VA says it is working to alleviate delays in medication shipments through the U.S. Postal Service.
Charter organizations operating most Longview ISD campuses will implement similar COVID-19 safety measures such as temperature screenings and face masks when students return to classes Monday.
Longview’s Knights of Pythias lodge has kicked off a campaign to give out signs in support of law enforcement and firefighters.
The fishing was good — it was the catching that was bad.
TYLER — An assembly line of volunteers — many of them members of Rotary Clubs from across East Texas — filled baggies with juice pouches, colorful fruit snacks, mandarin orange slices and whole-grain cheese crackers Wednesday afternoon.
Local health officials announced two new deaths related to COVID-19 on Wednesday in Gregg County as recoveries increased sharply for the second consecutive day.
A Spring Hill ISD staff member who was confirmed to have COVID-19 was at the high school Thursday, according to a letter sent to parents by Superintendent Wayne Guidry.
The two new fatalities add to an already deadly period in Gregg County, bringing the death toll for the week to eight.
Free drive-up COVID-19 testing that has been ongoing at the Longview Convention Complex is set to end on Saturday.
CARTHAGE — Mission Carthage normally serves 500 to 600 people indoors at the Carthage Civic Center at its annual Back to School Bash giveaway. The COVID-19 pandemic made that impossible this year, so organizers came up with a different plan with the help of Carthage ISD: drive-thru service a…
After colleges and universities had to shut down residence halls and move classes online in the spring, students are back on the LeTourneau University campus in Longview for the fall semester, with COVID-19 precautions in place.
Upshur County commissioners are set to discuss and take action Friday on the proposed 2020-21 tax rate.
Gregg County COVID-19 recoveries increased almost 16% on Tuesday as the county added 16 new coronavirus cases.
Documents from the Texas Medical Board show a Longview doctor whose license has been suspended is accused of inappropriately touching two male patients younger than 17 during examinations at his office.
Although he’s heard people say there’s no way kids will wear a mask during school, Spring Hill ISD Superintendent Wayne Guidry is confident in his students.
Public health officials this afternoon said two more Gregg County residents with COVID-19 had died as recoveries from the virus surged for the second day in a row, increasing by 69.
A Gilmer man Wednesday remained in jail after police say he was shot while trying to get into a Longview home through a window.
A judge in Henderson County has granted immunity for two Union Pacific employees who were operating a train involved in an Athens ISD bus crash that killed one child and injured another.
The East Texas Oil Museum at Kilgore College has received a $5,000 grant to help offset revenue losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A man was shot and wounded at a Shreveport hospital this morning in what police called an active shooter situation.
Henderson ISD is at least the second East Texas school district to have students or staff test positive for COVID-19 soon after starting the year with in-person classes.
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Editor's note: This story has been corrected.
A new station is adding a bit of style and creativity to Longview World of Wonders while also paying tribute to the children’s museum longtime fundraiser.
Employees with the Longview Parks and Recreation Department installed a safety surface made of mulched tires around a swing set Tuesday at Rotary Ambucs Park.
The Kilgore College TRIO program has been awarded a total of $1,371,980 in federal grants to continue through 2025.
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HALLSVILLE — The new community group Together Hallsville held its first major event Sunday by handing out more than 500 hamburger meals and more than 200 backpacks full of supplies for students.
Kilgore College will hold Ranger Registration sessions Thursday, July 9, and Saturday, July 18, for students to register for classes in-person.
The Texas Medical Board has suspended the license of a Longview doctor after discovering he is being investigated in the sexual assault of three children.
A Longview woman faces charges after police say she stalked and threatened a woman during a four-month period in 2019.
A Jefferson High School student has tested positive for COVID-19, Jefferson ISD officials announced Monday. The student was last on campus Saturday for extracurricular activities, and district officials are working to notify students or staff members who might have had contact.
From staff reports
The Longview ISD school board had a busy night Monday, hearing updates and voting on many different issues.
Public health officials on Monday said four more Gregg County residents with COVID-19 had died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 29.
President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing this afternoon. He returned minutes later, saying there was a “shooting” outside the White House that was “under control.”
Public health officials this afternoon said four more Gregg County residents with COVID-19 had died. The county has now had 29 deaths.
Following another round of impassioned discussion Monday about the fate of the Confederate monument on the Gregg County Courthouse lawn, the county judge said commissioners will take action next week.
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Police on Monday said a 10-year-old died from injuries in a shooting the previous day in Longview.
After further investigation, a former Christus EMS paramedic is now facing an additional child pornography charge for allegedly sharing many inappropriate images of children using Instagram and text messages.
City officials on Monday said curbside recycling is unavailable this week in Longview.
With precautions in place and some concerns, White Oak ISD on Monday started the new school year and became the first district in Gregg County to welcome back students to campuses since they were closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Longview Arboretum and Nature Center has gone fishin’.
Here’s a look at roadwork planned this week across Northeast Texas by the Texas Department of Transportation:
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