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Consultants unveiled deigns for two new Longview Independent School District elementary campuses, including Hudson PEP's replacement and a new campus in Lakeport.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer LONGVIEW -- Police and federal authorities took another swing at driving violent crime out of Longview Tuesday morning with the arrests of three gang members.

Federal conspiracy charges have been leveled at three men who were arrested Thursday after a high-speed chase and shootout, according to a press release from the Longview Police Department.

Longview police have arrested three men in connection with a high-speed chase and shootout early Thursday on South High Street.

One person was reported dead Wednesday morning in a wreck on Texas 149 near Lake Cherokee.

Lakeport police were still searching Monday for a teen suspect in Saturday's armed robbery of a local gas station.

Police in Lakeport are looking for a robbery suspect who held up a convenience store, a robber just 13-years-old. Police responded to the Conoco station around 8:00 p.m., Sunday in the 5,000 Block of Estes ...

A Lakeport gas station closed Saturday evening after it was robbed, reportedly by a 13-year-old juvenile, according to Gregg County dispatch reports.

LIGHTNING FLASHED in the western sky. A thunderstorm rolled toward the river. And here were two guys climbing into a metal boat on an open body of water.

Tim Durham of Weatherford wanted to save a memory of his first Great Texas Balloon Race on Sunday morning as the festival closed on a high note.

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

Texas 149 commuters will have fewer stop-and-go obstacles in their future, but they must travel through six to eight weeks of work zones to get there, highway officials said Monday.

The Gregg County Historical Museum opened its doors Friday morning with a free military memorabilia exhibit from East Texas veterans.

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“Beer and crawfish goes hand in hand”

Amy Fikes and Kim Dillard love crawfish. The two friends, who are Sulphur Springs residents, traveled to Big Sandy on Friday to eat dinner at their favorite crawfish eatery, the Crawfish Stand. via News-journal.com

“We catch a lot of these items that before they go through, but some do slip by”

If it's too good to be true, it probably is. A customer of Citizens National Bank was caught in a scam that resulted in checks amounting to nearly $5,000 bouncing at the bank, said Brad Tidwell, bank executive ... via News-journal.com

“I'd much rather use (H.G. Mosley Parkway) than go down the loop”

Residents and city officials agree - H.G. Mosley Parkway serves Longview well. Today is the 29th anniversary of the naming of the inner loop. via Longview News-Journal

Tickets are on sale for the 17th annual Giants of Law Enforcement Awards Banquet on Thursday at the Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center. via Longview News-Journal

Jones was arrested by the Gregg County Organized Drug Enforcement Unit on Friday at 2015 E. Marshall Ave. via News-journal.com

“I think we're seeing a big increase in buying handguns for self-defense.”

Joey Gunn grew up learning how to shoot, and loving every moment of it. As a kid, Gunn would go to the Sabine River with his dad every weekend, where the two of them would hone their skills. via News-journal.com