Longview

UT-Tyler, LETU softball postponed

The UT Tyler softball matchup against LeTourneau, scheduled for Wednesday in Longview, has been postponed until Monday, April 15 at 4 p.m. due to the threat of inclement weather. 

Good Shepherd honors ‘heart, soul’ of hospital at volunteer luncheon

A person who works 40 hours a week would have to stay at his or her job for more than 23 years to put in 49,500 hours.

Longview health providers promote Medicaid expansion

Medical providers in Longview urged a small audience Tuesday to sway state lawmakers who are contemplating Medicaid expansion to insure some 1.5 million Texans under national health care reform.

MHBT CEO Bill Henry to speak on faith and work

LeTourneau University will feature CEO Bill Henry of MHBT, one of the largest independent insurance firms in Texas, to speak on merging faith and work during a special chapel service at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the S.E. Belcher Jr.

STAAR testing in progress across state this week

Students across Texas are poring over state-mandated tests this week even as lawmakers debate reducing the number of tests students must take.

Mosaic sculptures works of love for East Texas artist

Jeanie Folzenlogen’s mosaic sculptures have attracted a devoted following in East Texas, but admirers of her work can’t commission a statue or even buy one directly.

Gammage defendants head to court Wednesday

Three defendants indicted for the December slaying of a mentally impaired Longview man are scheduled to be in Upshur County District Court on Wednesday.

Lawmakers debate Medicaid expansion

LETU Students plan Pray the Loop event

LeTourneau University students, led by senior marketing major Natalie Schuller of Houston, Texas, are inviting the public to join university students, faculty and staff to join them in 30 minutes of prayer in the second annual “Pray the L

Longview District 2 Town Meeting Scheduled for April 2

Mayor Jay Dean and District 2 Councilman Gary Smith have scheduled a Town Meeting for 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, at Longview Christian Fellowship, 2101 W. Marshall Ave.

Trial set for suspect in Gregg Co. murder plot

A Longview woman accused of scheming to steal a baby by killing a mother with a newborn or one who was in late-term pregnancy is set for trial this month.

Trial set for suspect in in murder, theft plot

A Longview woman accused of scheming to steal a baby by killing a mother with a newborn or one who was in late-term pregnancy is set for trial this month.

Teen estranged from family since childhood, reunites with relatives for Easter

After enduring the hurt and shame brought on by emotional, physical and sexual abuse, a Longview family celebrated Easter no longer separated from the child they never stopped loving.

‘Dangerous’ Longview intersection set for $1 million in upgrades

Dan Mercer was working in his garden this past week when he heard a familiar, unnerving sound.