Samuel Shaw

Texas House District 7 incumbent Rep. Jay Dean secured 73% of the roughly 79,000 votes cast in his race against Democratic newcomer Marlena Cooper.

Marlena Cooper, center, a Jefferson native and Longview resident, ran unsuccessfully against state Rep. Jay Dean for the District 7 House seat.

Rae Ann Patty, Waskom ISD's current superintendent, will fill Gladewater ISD's vacant superintendent position effective Dec. 2.

Eleazar Mondragon and Rodrigo Mondragon are co-owners and chefs at Ki' Mexico, their restaurant in Shreveport. There second location is planned for downtown Longview. (Courtesy Photo)

Samuel Shaw

As Gregg County and the city of Longview work toward solutions for the area’s stray animal problem, county commissioners Tuesday voted to chip in $45,000 to the Longview PAWS nonprofit

Concrete forms are going up at Pine Tree ISD campuses, the latest sign that a slew of bond-funded projects and renovations approved by voters in November are coming to fruition.

The new Longview Museum of Fine Arts location on Fredonia street began life as a bank.

Perhaps as early as summer, a historical home in Longview will be reborn as the Sunset Chateau, a formal tea and pie house. Only a few steps remain before the

Joshua Prekker, a Longview tattoo artist, began collecting blotter art a decade ago. A portion of his collection will be available for viewing Thursday