SWEPCO Encourages Customers To: Be Prepared For Severe Winter Weather

SWEPCO Encourages Customers To: Be Prepared For Severe Winter Weather

Feb 11, 2021

SWEPCO encourages customers to: BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER

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Breaking Barriers

Breaking Barriers

Jan 5, 2021

Breaking Barriers: Boston Red Sox Hire Bianca Smith as First Black Woman Coach in Baseball History. Bianca Smith, 29, becomes the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball. She will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility

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President-Elect Biden Nominates First Black Secretary Of Defense

President-Elect Biden Nominates First Black Secretary Of Defense

Dec 22, 2020

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As CENTCOM commander, he was responsible for military strategy and joint operations throughout the Middle East and Central and South Asia. He was also the architect and oversaw the military campaign’s execution to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and

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President-Elect Biden Selects Fmr. Ambassador Susan Rice For Top White House Post

President-Elect Biden Selects Fmr. Ambassador Susan Rice For Top White House Post

Dec 22, 2020

NNPA NEWSWIRE — With years of experience working at senior levels in the executive branch, Ambassador Susan Rice knows government inside and out and will carry through the President-elect’s vision of a newly empowered Domestic Policy Council and turbocharge the effort to build

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Joe Biden Makes Cabinet Appointments

Joe Biden Makes Cabinet Appointments

Dec 3, 2020

President-Elect Joe Biden Makes Cabinet Appointments NNPA NEWSWIIRE — Alejandro Mayorkas, a former Deputy Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, will become the first Latino and immigrant nominated to serve as the Department of Homeland Security Secretary. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA

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Council Approves $23.9 Million Contract for Voter-Approved Police Station

Council Approves $23.9 Million Contract for Voter-Approved Police Station

Oct 23, 2020

For construction projects such as the police station, the City of Longview is required to accept the lowest bid and not consider whether a company is local. The $23.9 million contract is about 14.6% or about $4 million below the allocated construction budget

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Commissioner Shannon Brown Arrested

Commissioner Shannon Brown Arrested

Sep 24, 2020

AG Paxton Announces Joint Prosecution of Gregg County Organized Election Fraud in Mail-In Balloting Scheme AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that authorities arrested Gregg County Commissioner Shannon Brown, Marlena Jackson, Charlie Burns, and DeWayne Ward on charges in connection with an organized vote harvesting

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Longview Athletics Releases Ticket Procedures for 2020 Season

Longview Athletics Releases Ticket Procedures for 2020 Season

Sep 2, 2020

Longview Athletics has released the following procedures for Lobo Football tickets for the 2020 season. All tickets will be purchased for the current game week. Performer Tickets: Football, Band, Cheer, ROTC, Viewettes performers for that week will receive two tickets performer. Coaches and

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Governor Abbott Issues Proclamation To Expand Hospital Capacity In Four Additional Texas Counties

Governor Abbott Issues Proclamation To Expand Hospital Capacity In Four Additional Texas Counties

Jun 30, 2020

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Nueces, and Webb counties to help ensure hospital bed availability for COVID-19 patients in these communities. This proclamation amends the Governor’s previous Executive Order to include

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The Longview Chamber Partners With The U.S. Chamber To Launch A National Initiative On Inequality Of Opportunity

The Longview Chamber Partners With The U.S. Chamber To Launch A National Initiative On Inequality Of Opportunity

Jun 12, 2020

The Longview Chamber is proud to announce they are partnering with The U.S. Chamber of Commerce to host a national townhall on June 25th as part of an ongoing initiative to address inequality of opportunity through education, employment, entrepreneurship, and criminal justice reform. 

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