Dressed in costumes depicting decades throughout Longview’s 150-year history, planners for the city’s sesquicentennial celebration in 2020 posed for photos Friday outside Central Fire Station. From Uniquely Longview’s Kimberly Fish dressed as a doctor who worked at...
Longview preservationists know the city’s sesquicentennial time capsule won’t be buried at the Gregg County Courthouse, but that’s where their certainties end. During Tuesday’s meeting of Historic Preservation Commission, members discussed a time capsule planned in...
Preparing a time capsule is more than simply putting a box in the ground. Therefore, the Longview Historic Preservation Commission created a three-person panel Tuesday to properly prepare a commemorative time capsule for the city’s sesquicentennial in 2020. The...
The Longview Public Library is the first customer to buy a replica hot air balloon in preparation for the city’s sesquicentennial celebration next year. The Gregg County Historical Foundation is selling the metal balloons as a fundraiser hailed as Liftoff 2020. So...
The Great Texas Balloon Race has made hot air balloons iconic to Longview, and they could become permanent fixtures around town in more than just the skies. Gregg County Historical Museum supporters have laid out plans for businesses and residents to purchase metal...
The movement to make Longview’s sesquicentennial in 2020 a full community celebration must embrace diversity, city leaders said Wednesday. “We must ensure diversity throughout this entire thing,” Community Services Director Laura Hill told at least 15 people who are...
