May 6, 1985: Officers, directors and shareholders of Eastman Kodak Co. began converging on Longview for the company’s first-ever annual meeting in Texas. A crowd of 1,000 was expected for the session, which was to be followed by a barbecue and tours of the Texas...
May 5, 2003: The Longview staging area for crews seeking debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster was closed with a ceremony at 1403 W. Cotton St. Workers deployed from Longview collected more than 48,500 objects weighing more than 222,000 pounds, more than 40%...
May 4, 2003: Longview voters ousted an incumbent mayor for the third straight time as local businessman Murray Moore defeated Mayor Earl Roberts by an almost two-to-one vote margin.
May 3, 1959: Lake Cherokee had risen five feet by late morning from the previous day’s level after a deluge of more than 8 inches of rain. Damage to flooded homes, washed-out bridges, ruined boathouses, swamped boats and other property was estimated at more than $2...
May 2, 1961: Postmen on six routes in Longview took on a new look in “a snappy, new three-wheel postal route carrier.” The vehicles were expected to speed delivery on routes with large gaps between delivery points. Eventually, all foot routes were to be equipped with...
May 1, 1947: Longview Packing Co. Inc. opened its ultra-modern plant, an enterprise seen as a major step toward the city becoming the livestock marketing center of the region. The plant a mile south of the city just off the Kilgore Highway was to employ from 75 to 100...
