According to the Longview Ballet Theater website:

Longview Ballet Theatre will host the East Texas Premiere of "Bernie"

Thursday, May 31

4 Star Cinema in Kilgore, Texas

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 15 at noon at
www.BelcherCenter.com or by calling 903.233.3080.  

Tickets are by pre-sell only and will not be sold at the 4 Star Cinema Box Office.

From Richard Linklater, the director of School of Rock and Dazed and Confused, Bernie tells the story of an East Texas murder, and how a small town's residents react when the accused is beloved and the victim is not.

Starring Longview Native, Matthew McConaughey as Prosecutor, Danny Buck Davidson and Jack Black as Bernie Tiede.

LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV)- Longview Police say one person is dead and three others have been shot.

Just before 10 p.m., Tuesday, Longview Police were dispatched to the scene in the 2900 block of Signal Hill.

Authorities found four victims, all suffering from gunshot wounds. Longview Police say one person, Deaundray Lamanze Rossum, 23, of Kilgore died of an apparent gunshot wound, inside a vehicle.

Police located another male inside an apartment at the location who had also been shot several times. He was transported to a Longview hospital. Two other victims were brought by private vehicle to the hospital with non life threatening gunshot wounds.

Police believe that the suspects in this shooting were black males and may have been wearing hoodies.

The case remains under investigation at this time.

LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV)-

After being in Afghanistan since December, he is now back in East Texas for two weeks of well- deserved R&R.

"I'm glad I'm home for my sister's graduation and my best friend's wedding," Brown said. 

It's a short but appreciated break from his job over seas.

"A big steak for sure; I need a steak," Brown said. 

That's a request this thankful family said they can handle.

"Yeah, I'm going to grill him some steaks...as many as he wants," Colton's father, Billy Brown, said. 

The past few months have been difficult for the whole family.