April 18, 1940: Delegates to the annual convention of the East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association began arriving at the Hilton Hotel downtown. Beyond the 100 delegates, guests included Lt. Gov. Coke Stevenson, gubernatorial candidate and state Highway...
April 17, 1961: The Judson School Board called a bond election for construction of a new elementary school and an addition to the junior high school. The proposed elementary would be built on Hollybrook Drive, between Airline and Fourth streets, in the south part of...
April 16, 1994: Some residents whose addresses had been in the 75601 ZIP code saw them shift to 75605. Growth in North Longview and conversion to an automated mail-sorting system created the need for the move, which aimed to reduce the size of the 75601 area.
April 15, 1940: Plans for a community center in Greggton were approved for funding by the federal government to the tune of $18,232, County Judge Merritt H. Gibson reported. The building was to include an auditorium, fire station in the basement and several...
April 14, 1942: Floodwaters on the Sabine River reached a 28-year record height of 32.2 feet and were still rising to a crest expected later in the day. Hundreds in Gladewater and the Longview area were chased from their homes, and workmen along the Longview-Kilgore...
April 13, 1948: About two years after ground was broken, and 18 months after the first bulldozer rolled off its line, R.G. LeTourneau’s plant was dedicated. The industrialist emphasized the need for combining academic education with practical work, as he had done with...
