East Texas counties are implementing outdoor burn bans as the region continues to face hot, dry conditions — and for now, that weather isn’t going anywhere. Gregg and Smith county leaders enacted burn ...

Did you know: Saturday’s game is a non-conference game. The teams will meet again in Southwest Junior College Football Conference action on Sept. 26 in Kilgore … Saturday’s game marks the 86th meeting ...

A North Texas official says he covered and unplugged all of his county’s Flock cameras — a shutdown he characterized as a stand for local control. “These cameras were constantly scanning and recording ...

LeTourneau University on Wednesday officially opened its 120,000-square-foot athletic & Human Performance Air Dome, which the university said is one of the first such facilities of its kind in East ...

City of Longview school districts earned As and Bs in the Texas Education Agency’s 2026 school accountability ratings. Spring Hill ISD earned an overall A rating, and Longview and Pine Tree ISDs ...

Coming off a Bronze Bracket championship over the weekend at the Garland Tournament, the Hallsville Ladycats kept the momentum going on Tuesday with a 27-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-17 win over the Longview ...

It was a great day Thursday at Hallsville East Elementary School as students arrived to start the new school year. Children were greeted outside the building by a bubble-making machine and rows of ...

The East Texas Regional Airport will begin the process of repaving its secondary runway in the next two years. Runway No. 18/36, which measures more than 6,000 feet long and handles between 40% and 50 ...

GILMER — Upshur County commissioners have proposed keeping the county property tax rate flat for the 2026-27 fiscal year while funding several major purchases and expenses. The proposed $25.5 million ...

After a year of construction, two-way traffic is set to be restored today on Reel Road in Longview. Drivers will be able to travel west onto Reel Road from Gilmer Road. Also, drivers will have access ...

Longview restaurateur Sugey Garcia has started a new venture – Grand Catering East Texas. Garcia celebrated the opening this past week with a Longview Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony. She ...

Others receiving votes: Atlanta 30; Waskom 30; Overton 28; Lovelady 24; DeKalb 23; Garrison 22; Carlisle 21; Grand Saline 20; Grapeland 17; Beckville 15; Commerce (1 ...