Gregg County News

The East Texas Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America is set to honor Gregg County Judge Bill Stoudt with its Distinguished Citizen Good Turn Award at a luncheon Friday.

A Gregg County Grand jury indicted 15 people this week, including two men charged with murder.

Shortly after 9:00 am Friday morning, a 911 call was made to the Sheriff's office reporting a robbery from a business at 4630 North US 259.

Longview police on Wednesday arrested seven women and three men on prostitution-related charges during a prostitution sting.

According to an arrest report, the store manager at the Walgreens on East Marshall Avenue said Spearman took several items and tried to leave without paying.

Gregg County voter turnout in Tuesday's election was low, but Elections Administrator Kathryn Nealy said that's to be expected in an off-year, amendment-only election.

Nearly a year after pausing on plans for a multipurpose entertainment venue in Gregg County, city and county leaders still are waiting for economic storm clouds to clear up.

Competition from Halloween carnivals didn't put a damper on Longview's annual multicultural festival Saturday at the Gregg County Fairgrounds.

SMITH/GREGG COUNTY, TX - An East Texas child is killed and five others injured in a rollover accident along Highway 271.

Gregg County could be getting solar panels to provide the energy for some of its buildings.

Gregg County is scheduled to offer its first public vaccination clinic for the H1N1 flu today.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer KILGORE - A Gregg County-based Department of Public Safety trooper got a big assist from a Kilgore Police K-9 officer Tuesday when the pooch located 161 pounds of marijuana in a vehicle stopped for speeding.

Emergency phone lines in the city of Gladewater are still down tonight. Police and fire crews, along with city hall workers cannot be reached by phone.

A Hallsville woman on Wednesday was held on a federal detainer in the Gregg County Jail, charged with robbing a Bullard bank.

A Gregg County grand jury returned 55 indictments this past week, including one for a Longview man who escaped from police custody in August.

Longview police arrested Flowers on Friday, according to Gregg County judicial records.

A Longview man remained in the Gregg County Jail on Friday morning after being charged with possession of about 20 grams of crack cocaine.

Williams was also charged with possession of marijuana. According to arrest reports, Longview police responded Wednesday to a home burglary in the 600 block of Electra Street.

Voting in Gregg County was slow during the first week of early balloting, but Elections Administrator Kathryn Nealy isn't surprised.

A Gregg County probation officer is under investigation for alleged animal cruelty.