May 18, 1948: A $10,000 loan was made to Gregg County to hire an architect and consultant to design and plan a county hospital. The loan was co-signed by Carl L. Estes, publisher of the Longview News and Journal, and Roy H. Laird, mayor of Kilgore.
May 17, 2005: Longview entertainer Neal McCoy was named the humanitarian of the year by the Academy of Country Music for raising more than $3 million through his East Texas Angel Network. The award financed construction of Neal McCoy Playground in Spring Hill later in...
May 16, 1972: A $13.26 million federal order received by the Marathon LeTourneau Co. would lead to a substantial employment increase. The order, for 156,000 metal parts for 750-pound bombs, would enable the company to add a night shift and operate at full production...
May 15, 1943: An election was conducted to determine if Spring Hill Common School District No. 12 should become an independent school district, and for election of seven trustees, up from three. They were C.C. Clemens, S.C. Rundell, R.L. Magrill, J.W. Lee, D.T....
May 14, 1974: Metroflight Airlines began service between Longview, Tyler and Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport after receiving temporary certification for operations from the Texas Aeronautics Commission a day earlier in Austin. The certification was given over...
May 13, 1959: About 60 East Texas police chiefs and sheriffs met for a law enforcement conference sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Longview Police Chief Roy Stone, host of the conference, said it was intended to improve the flow of information between...
