Easton News

When life dealt lemons to the people of Easton, they made a big pot of turnip greens.

Living testaments of the Jim Crow South fellowshipped Saturday in two reunions of former Gregg County all-black schools.

Based on a hit British show, NBC's newest reality show, "The Baby Borrowers," is an experiment like America has never seen before, placing innocent, and sometimes screaming, children in the hands of teenage ...

Robert Eitel envisions a clean weekend of dirt fun at the Texas Luau Party, which is set to stir Gregg County dust in one week.

Soggy grounds will delay the greens in Easton this year. The 13th Annual Heritage Turnip Green Festival, held the second weekend in June, has been rescheduled to July 25-27, city officials announced Tuesday.

“Based upon what I believe occurred at your March 18, 2008, meeting, it seems apparent that my efforts have failed”

A Gregg County grand jury opted to not indict members of the Easton City Council on charges of violating the state's open meetings act. via News-journal.com

“As a city employee, I can not investigate city officials. That's why the information was turned over to the attorney general for the investigation.”

Easton Mayor Willis Sammons has called off a Saturday morning City Council meeting to avoid more Texas Open Meetings Act violations, he said Friday. via Longview News-Journal

Admittedly, there are times when the law isn't as clear as it should be. This is not one of those times. via News-journal.com

“We're doing everything we can to protect the safety of the residents”

About 10 evacuated Easton residents remain in a Longview hotel today as repairs on a gas well leak continue. via Longview News-Journal

“The company has been unable to shut down the well or begin repairs because of the leak”

By MALENA OGLES Staff Writer EASTON - More than a dozen Easton residents will remain in hotels while Anadarko Petroleum Corporation workers search for the cause of a gas well leak along Farm Road 2906. via Tyler Morning Telegraph

“There is a combination of saltwater and oil at the gas well. The potential for fire is a concern for those working on the site”

A gas well leak detected by an Anadarko Petroleum Cooperation during a routine maintenance inspection forced the evacuation of more than 15 residents in Easton on Monday afternoon. via Tyler Morning Telegraph

“That's been a big help to us, having those deputies out there”

The Gregg County Sheriff's Office is set to take over law enforcement services in Easton if the city's police department disbands as ordered last month. via News-journal.com

“Section 551.142 (of the Texas Government Code) specifically states that 'any interested person, including a member of the news media' may bring an action to 'stop, prevent or reverse' a violation of Chapter 551”

Easton police officers will stay on the job indefinitely -- or at least until the city determines whether a vote to disband the department was legal, Mayor Willis Sammons said Friday. via News-journal.com

“Everybody around here is kinfolks”

Some residents in Easton say they're getting no city services for their taxes. Still, not everyone will miss the city's police department when it is disbanded next month. via Longview News-Journal

“I've faxed both cases to the Texas Attorney General's Office”

Easton Police Chief Mark Stith is preparing for Feb. 5 -- the day his department is to be dissolved. via Longview News-Journal

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“I'm probably going to let the Council decide that”

The Easton Police Department will dissolve in two weeks, according to the city's mayor and police chief. via News-journal.com

“We're hoping that we can come up this winter”

Accusations between Easton's top two officeholders have gripped a city that is nearly $7,000 in debt. via News-journal.com

Firefighters from two volunteer fire departments are working to extinguish a fire that destroyed an Easton home this afternoon. via News-journal.com

“The city has paid a lot of money for materials trying to make it bigger and better every year.”

A destroyed pavilion at Easton City Park has the police chief searching for a culprit. via News-journal.com