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Longview Coronavirus (COVID-19) News Release Compilation

How Gov. Abbott’s GA-14 Order Impacts Longview  - March 31, 2020

On Tuesday, March 31, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-14 regarding additional direction for social distancing and essential businesses across the state, wh...

Longview and Gregg County Issue Mandatory Shelter-in-Place Orders

The City of Longview and Gregg County have issued mandatory orders for residents to Shelter-in-Place for the next two weeks, beginning Thursday, March 26 at 11:59 p.m., and lasting through Thursday, April 9 at 11:59 p.m., due to the threat of the Coronavi...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Helpful Information and Links

The City of Longview is closely monitoring the threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and is dedicated to keeping its residents informed during this quickly-evolving season.  In addition to notifications sent out as news releases, the City is maintaini...

CANCELED -Longview Trade Days – April 11-12

This event has been canceled as a precaution due to the threat of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).The city will notify the public of events that have been tentatively rescheduled once those dates have been confirmed.

RESCHEDULED to Sept. 18-19: Longview PRCA Rodeo - April 17-18

This event has been rescheduled to Sept. 18 and 19 as a precaution due to the threat of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
The city will notify the public of events that have been tentatively rescheduled once those dates have been confirmed.

Your Best Care Day - May 9

Sheryll Mitchell Ministries will host Your Best Care Day at Maude Cobb Convention Center on Saturday, May 9, 2020, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Your Best Care Day is a Breast Cancer awareness/prevention event for women to gather health and other information, get...

Mark Chesnutt to Headline July 4 Celebration

The City of Longview announced the entertainment lineup for the 2020 Fireworks and Freedom Celebration today. Country star Mark Chesnutt will headline an outdoor free-to-the-public concert to be held just before the biggest fireworks show in East Texas. R...