Marshall ISD is projecting a deficit of $1.6 million in its 2026-27 budget but is managing the shortfall through department cuts and doesn’t expect a property tax rate increase. Despite the mandated ...

I have not been to the grocery store in the past couple of weeks or so. We’ve been trying to clear out the freezers before, hopefully, Jerry starts stocking us up with deer meat again. It’s been great ...

Leaving Ashdown, Arkansas, was an event unto itself. When your family has one car, going anywhere was a treat. Especially if the destination was a long one where there were lots of people. So, to be ...

Texas teachers who have inappropriate relationships with students would face a minimum of 10 years in prison under a proposal by Gov. Greg Abbott. The governor pushed for stricter penalties for ...

LONGVIEW — Before Martin Porroson arrived in Texas, he had grand ideas of what he would find. “I thought you guys were all like cowboys riding horses or massive pickup trucks, which is true,” he said ...

Hallsville ISD welcomed students and families to Hallsville Junior High Thursday for a back-to-school bash. The event featured various community groups such as the Hallsville Education Foundation, the ...

Waskom ISD teachers and staff welcomed students back for the 2026-27 school year Monday with smiles and hugs. And the Wildcats mascot was on hand at the elementary and middle school to greet students ...

My life has been a determined pursuit of truth and a commitment to share what is true with others — delivering them from ignorance, real lies, selfishness, sinfulness and godlessness. Along with this ...

A program supplying air conditioning units to people in need in Gregg, Upshur and Harrison counties has received more than $30,000 of the $50,000 its supporters want to raise. State Rep. Jay Dean, ...

WHITE OAK — North of town, a handful of repainted trailer houses and tow-behind campers cover a small tract of land along Shiloh Road. To the unsuspecting passersby, it might look like any other ...

MARSHALL — In their first live action games of the season, the Marshall volleyball team hosted several programs for their annual preseason scrimmage. Elysian Fields, Central Heights, Jefferson, ...

The Longview News-Journal conducted an informal survey with East Texas high school football coaches. Below are the answers from coaches who answered the survey. Biggest coaching influence on your ...