Longview holds ‘Shop Small Business Saturday’

The event goes on until Friday culminating in a livestock auction at 11 a.m. It’s free to the public and the money benefits the students and the agriculture program.

While we’re still about six months away from the start of the next budget year, the Smith County auditor says the FY2024 budget process will be “tough” and advised county leaders to not get too comfortable with their current financial situation.

Latosha Cleaver took her sons to the YMCA to play one day; she became intrigued by powerlifting and was encouraged to try it, even though she said she didn't believe she was strong enough. “I found out that I was strong enough to break world records,” said Cleaver, who is now called "The Deadlift Diva."

“He’s bleeding. He had a belt tied around his leg. He said he had been shot. I asked him his age, where he was coming from, was he okay? He was responsive,” Williams says.

A texas teen has been arrested following a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash.

Lufkin High School’s PantherBots team gave their robot a rather intimidating name: Cobra. Student Ethan Cates said as of now, they are reworking the whole robot to advance their designs and coding.