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Young adults are returning to East Texas churches, and they’re seeking something real
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (1458+ words) Published 5:40 am Monday, March 9, 2026 For years and years, parents and grandparents in East Texas church pews have pondered the question and prayed for answers: "Where did our children go?" America's religious and spiritual decline, especially among younger generations, is nothing…...
LETU's Weeks, Espinosa honored by SCAC
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (89+ words) Published 12:48 pm Thursday, March 5, 2026 By LETU Athletic Communications CONWAY, Ark. " Kylie Weeks and Mariana Espinosa represented LeTourneau women's basketball on the 2025-26 All-SCAC women's basketball selections, the league announced Saturday at the conference tournament in Conway. Weeks collected All-SCAC third team…...
City of Longview to participate in Safe Haven Baby Box program
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (467+ words) Published 5:40 am Thursday, March 5, 2026 It's like the story from the Bible, in which baby Moses was placed in a basket in the Nile River so he could be protected from death at the hands of the Egyptians. That's the comparison…...
School news: Longview students win Black History Month essay contest
1+ week, 2+ day ago (710+ words) Published 5:38 am Friday, February 27, 2026 Longview High School senior Jessica Hernandez won first place in Eastman Chemical Co.s annual Black History Month Oratorical Contest, company officials said. Hernandez won a cash prize of $1,500. Hernandez won for her essay titled "A…...
Longview High School HBCU Day, application waiver help students find a college home
3+ week, 2+ day ago (750+ words) Published 5:35 am Saturday, February 14, 2026 For four years, Lolisha Wilson has organized Longview High School's annual event where students can learn more about attending historically black colleges and universities, better known as HBCUs. She can look back and answer the question:…...
Longview ISD breaks ground on new Early Childhood Learning Center
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (211+ words) Published 5:37 am Thursday, January 29, 2026 Longview ISD recently marked the beginning of construction of its new bond-funded Early Childhood Learning Center. The new center on Melba Street is designed to serve children from ages 6 weeks through age 4. The budget for the…...
KC softball set to sign 9 for 2026-2027 season
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (548+ words) Published 6:54 am Friday, January 16, 2026 KILGORE " The Kilgore College softball team will introduce nine high school signees for the 2026-27 season during a press conference at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, on the second floor of the McLaurin Administration Building on the Kilgore campus. The…...
Spring Hill ranked No. 2 in THSBCA preseason baseball poll
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (52+ words) Published 12:48 pm Thursday, January 15, 2026 Others receiving votes: Katy Taylor, Southlake Carroll, Rockwall, Waco Midway, Flower Mound Marcus Others receiving votes: Amarillo, Liberty Hill, Rouse, Boerne Champion, Melissa Others receiving votes: Central Heights, New Diana, Orangefield, Orange Grove, Thrall Others receiving…...
‘We’re grateful’: Families receive gifts during Salvation Army Angel Tree event in Longview
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (488+ words) Published 5:40 am Thursday, December 18, 2025 Cars lined Cotton Street on Wednesday morning, and one by one, drivers pulled into the parking lot of the Salvation Army warehouse. Thousands of children's toys, numerous bicycles, countless clothing items and more filled the warehouse....
Skeeter Boats give boat-load of toys to Longview-area charities
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (336+ words) Published 5:30 am Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Two trucks pulled into the parking lot Friday of the Walmart on Gilmer Road in Longview. One towed a Skeeter Boats-brand watercraft. Another towed a flatbed trailer carrying three wooden crates, all loaded to the top…...