Gregg County News

This is for all you folks who were eagerly awaiting the continuation of my Blue Dogs redistricting series.

GREGG COUNTY Beginning Tuesday, Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews are scheduled to begin several days of pavement repairs on Interstate 20 between SH 135 and the Smith County Line.

Today is the final day of early voting in Gregg and other East Texas counties, and numerous voting locations will be open.

Can the tea party stick around? Does it have lasting appeal or was the 2010 election just a fluke? Behind East Texas' pine curtain, two Republican Primary races may help answer those questions.

A dismal turnout for early voting in East Texas since it began May 14th. The Texas primary is next Tuesday, the day after Memorial day.

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I have never publicly endorsed any candidate for any political race due to my law enforcement career with the Texas Department of Public Safety spanning 36 years.

Whether Mitt Romney edges out Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich or Michele Bachmann for Texas delegates in the Republican presidential primary evidently is not at the top of Gregg County voters' minds, according to Kathryn Neely, Gregg County elections administrator.

On Monday night, a Longview patrol officer pulled over a maroon passenger car for running a red light at North Eastman and Alpine Roads.

Kilgore College will receive a newly endowed scholarship during a short ceremony on Friday, May 18, in memory of longtime Kilgore businessman Karl F. Edmonds.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer A Lon Morris College linebacker remained in jail this afternoon on charges of evading arrest and leading police on a weekend car chase.

Gladewater, Texas, 5/2/2012 Mayor Walter Derrick is retiring from 22 years service to the City of Gladewater.

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012, the Rusk County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division succeeded in locating Kimberly Ann Davis, 39, of Henderson, who was reported missing by family members.

Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to continue approximately two weeks of pavement repairs on Westbound Interstate 20 between SH 110 south of Van and Willow Branch Road near the Van Zandt County Line.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of East Texas is excited about the new addition of a splash park and outdoor activity area at the Main Club location .

In China, they're using IVs. It's easy to understand why the images LONGVIEW -- Attorneys say two Kilgore firefighters are dead after the company, E-One, didn't do enough to keep them safe during a training exercise.

You won't believe what students do to prepare for a test that could spell success or failure for the rest of their lives.

Voters in Upshur County on Saturday determine the fate of a controversial proposed tax increase for the Upshur County Emergency Services District, and cast ballots in several city and school elections.

Two good Samaritans rescued a man in a motorized wheelchair from a burning brush pile.

Organizers are hoping that schedule and attraction changes will translate into a record year for a landmark East Texas event that draws thousands of visitors to Gregg County each year.