Brothers and recent Longview and Carthage high school graduates were identified as the victims in a fatal shooting Saturday at a Whataburger in Marshall. Jassiah Hill, 18, and James Morrow, 20, also ...

Longview’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has given its blessing to a proposal that could see ownership of Temple Emanu-el transferred to the city. The proposal will now be forwarded to the City ...

GILMER — Leaders of four East Texas counties voted Tuesday to take part in a proposed regional groundwater conservation district, which they say is the only way the region can protect one of its most ...

As Americans prepare to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday on Saturday, communities across East Texas are hosting a variety of Independence Day events, including fireworks displays, live ...

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today… Shawn Hara, right, with the City of Longview, holds a trash barrel for his wife, Bethany, as she decorates it with her hand print Saturday, July 1, 2006. The City of ...

LONGVIEW — Graveside services are scheduled for Mr. Lamon Espy, 87, of Longview, 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2026 at Grace Hill Cemetery. Viewing, Thursday July 2 ...

Former Brownsboro High School standout Khyra Garrett has signed to play basketball for the University of Memphis. Garrett was a member of the Bearettes’ Class 4A state championship team in 2022.

The second annual Gladewater Jazz & Independence Festival returns to Main Street on July 3–4, bringing two full days of live jazz music and community celebration. The festival is produced by Jackson ...

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today … Odell Cooper sells watermelons on U.S. 80 in Longview Wednesday, June 28, 2006. He says he usually sells them a couple days a week but business has been slow. (Luisa ...

LONGVIEW — John Leonard Hitt, 79, of Judson, Texas passed away on June 27, 2026. He was born on June 23, 1947, in Longview, TX. John is survived by his beloved wife Beverley; his son, John Hitt and ...

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today … Riley Meritt, 7, plays Lunar Golf at Longview Mall with her brother, Rayce, and mom, Brandy, on Monday, June 26, 2006. (Luisa Morenilla/Longview News-Journal) Looking ...

Memories of lost loved ones can fill someone with sadness and joy at the same time. That paradox can be hard for children to understand, but the leaders of a long-running youth grief camp in Longview ...