Be Weather Prepared for Your Pet

Hurricane Laura is now a Category 4 Hurricane. It’s current track could bring East Texas over 4 inches of rain with winds of up to 60 to 70 miles per hour. Please be weather prepared for your pet.

Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Longview

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed a bat that was found by a Longview citizen outside a private residence in Northwest Longview has tested positive for rabies. The bat was picked up on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 and shipped to the D...

Thank You for Your Donations

Thank you for your generosity and willingness to donate to the Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center. You can make a monetary donation or you can also bring in pet supplies. You can make a monetary donation for our Fund for the Animals or please see be...

Gov. Abbott Expands Capacity for Certain Services, Announces Nursing Home Guidance

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded capacity levels for various services and permitted nursing homes to welcome guests with restrictions on Thursday, Sept. 17.

The announcement came alongside Executive Orders GA-30 and GA-31 as the governor continued to lift r...

Train Cars to be Removed from Stamper Park

The view at Stamper Park in Longview will soon no longer include the scene of derailed train cars. Dating back to the 1950’s, the Longview Fire Department has maintained a training facility adjacent to the park. In the late 1990’s, the...

U.S. 80/East Marshall Avenue Median Improvements

The City of Longview Public Works will hold the following public meeting to gather citizen input on median improvements to US 80/East Marshall Avenue, between Eastman Road and Nansemond Way. The meeting will be conducted utilizing a video conferencing too...

First Class Graduates from Longview Police Academy

Close friends and family watched as thirteen cadets became the first ever graduates of the Longview Police Academy during a ceremony held today at the Maude Cobb Convention Center. The academy provided basic peace officer training for eight cadets of the ...

CANCELED Longview National Night Out Canceled

On the first Tuesday of October each year, usually more than 100 neighborhoods across Longview gather for National Night Out, but this year’s local event has been canceled due to the risk associated with COVID-19. The City of Longview is asking ...

Finalists Announced for the 2020 Texas Downtown Association President’s Awards Program

Finalists for the 2020 President’s Awards Program were recently announced in Austin.  For over 30 years the awards program, sponsored by the Texas Downtown Association (TDA), has recognized outstanding projects, places, and people of Te...

UPDATE: Work Continues on Judson Road for Trail Project

Update on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 11:35 a.m.:

Traffic on Judson Road between Hoyt Drive and Pegues Place is expected to switch from the southbound lanes to northbound lanes in September, as work continues on the construction of the Guthrie Creek Trail from Mar...

Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Longview

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed a bat that was found by a Longview citizen outside a private residence in Northwest Longview has tested positive for rabies. The bat was picked up on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 and shipped to the D...

Unity and Diversity Committee Accepting Unity Honor Award Nominations

The City of Longview Partners in Prevention’s Unity and Diversity Committee is accepting nominations for the annual Unity Honors awards.  The Unity Honors is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes residents who have demonstrated l...

Restrictions on Outdoor Events and Functions at City Facilities

In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the City of Longview has placed a temporary restriction on indoor public events at the Longview Convention Complex and other City of Longview operated facilities. Exceptions may be permitted for necessary governm...

Train Cars to be Removed from Stamper Park

The view at Stamper Park in Longview will soon no longer include the scene of derailed train cars. Dating back to the 1950’s, the Longview Fire Department has maintained a training facility adjacent to the park. In the late 1990’s, the...

CANCELED Longview National Night Out Canceled

On the first Tuesday of October each year, usually more than 100 neighborhoods across Longview gather for National Night Out, but this year’s local event has been canceled due to the risk associated with COVID-19. The City of Longview is asking ...

Bookmark Design Contest

The Make Your Mark, bookmark design contest is back!

Ages 13+, choose from one of our themes to design the library’s next bookmark to pass out to patrons.Themes:• Christmas or Valentine’s day• Animals• Reading...

Personal Librarian Program

Let library staff personally pick and curate your next set of library materials!

Fill out our online form/questionnaire, and based on your guidelines, a staff member will choose up to 10 items for you to checkout.We’re happy to pick for all ages!...

Introducing CloudLibrary

We’re switching our eBook service app Hoopla, and moving over to CloudLibrary!

While Hoopla has been great to keep around, it also has rising costs and limited options for checking out materials.Switching over will allow us to link with other lib...

Writer's Workshop - Online

Learn some useful tips/tools to become a successful writer, and get a fresh set of eyes for your writing work.

An online meeting will be set up on Google Meet for anyone looking to drop in and request some review time.We will post a link to the Google Meet...

Restrictions on Outdoor Events and Functions at City Facilities

In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the City of Longview has placed a temporary restriction on indoor public events at the Longview Convention Complex and other City of Longview operated facilities. Exceptions may be permitted for necessary governm...

Train Cars to be Removed from Stamper Park

The view at Stamper Park in Longview will soon no longer include the scene of derailed train cars. Dating back to the 1950’s, the Longview Fire Department has maintained a training facility adjacent to the park. In the late 1990’s, the...

Restrictions on Outdoor Events and Functions at City Facilities

In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the City of Longview has placed a temporary restriction on indoor public events at the Longview Convention Complex and other City of Longview operated facilities. Exceptions may be permitted for necessary governm...

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CANCELED Longview National Night Out Canceled

On the first Tuesday of October each year, usually more than 100 neighborhoods across Longview gather for National Night Out, but this year’s local event has been canceled due to the risk associated with COVID-19. The City of Longview is asking ...

New Look for Partners in Prevention Programs

City of Longview Partners in Prevention programs have new, updated looks, and the Mentoring Program has a new name, Aspire Mentoring Program.  These changes come as the result of an anonymous donor making a contribution earmarked for marketing ma...

Partners in Prevention Unveils New Name for Mentoring Program

City of Longview Partners in Prevention Mentoring Program has made the most prominent changes in its impressive 24-year history serving youth in the Longview area. The organization has a new logo and has been meaningfully renamed as the Aspire Mentoring P...

Unity and Diversity Committee Accepting Unity Honor Award Nominations

The City of Longview Partners in Prevention’s Unity and Diversity Committee is accepting nominations for the annual Unity Honors awards.  The Unity Honors is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes residents who have demonstrated l...

One arrested after call regarding gun shots

On September 16, 2020, at approximately 3:44 a.m., Longview Police officers were dispatched to a motel in the 400 block of N. Spur 63 in reference to gun shots. Upon arrival at the scene, officers located a guest room exterior door with bullet holes that ...

First Class Graduates from Longview Police Academy

Close friends and family watched as thirteen cadets became the first ever graduates of the Longview Police Academy during a ceremony held today at the Maude Cobb Convention Center. The academy provided basic peace officer training for eight cadets of the ...

CANCELED Longview National Night Out Canceled

On the first Tuesday of October each year, usually more than 100 neighborhoods across Longview gather for National Night Out, but this year’s local event has been canceled due to the risk associated with COVID-19. The City of Longview is asking ...

UPDATE: Work Continues on Judson Road for Trail Project

Update on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 11:35 a.m.:

Traffic on Judson Road between Hoyt Drive and Pegues Place is expected to switch from the southbound lanes to northbound lanes in September, as work continues on the construction of the Guthrie Creek Trail from Mar...

UPDATE: Work Continues on Judson Road for Trail Project

Traffic on Judson Road between Hoyt Drive and Pegues Place is expected to switch from the southbound lanes to northbound lanes in September.

Update on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 11:35 a.m.:

Traffic on Judson Road between Hoyt Drive and Pegues Place is expected to switch from the southbound lanes to northbound lanes in September, as work continues on the construction of the Guthrie Creek Trail from Mar...