Date: Friday, Mar 2nd (Texas Independence Day)

Time: 11: 30 am 

Place: Big Inch Pipeline Historical Marker in Longview, TX 

Event: Tommy Merritt, Candidate for Texas House of Representatives (District 7), talks about energy independence, national security, and the Keystone Pipeline 

The Keystone Pipeline runs through our district, and the East Texas economy is HEAVILY dependent upon the oil and gas industry. To coincide with Texas Independence Day, Tommy is going to talk about the necessity of the Keystone Pipeline for our area, independence from foreign energy, and national security. Two things to note: 

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The Neurological Institute at Good Shepherd will wrap up their month-long, extremely successful troop care package item drive with a final send-off and preparation day party on Friday, August 12. Dr. Jeannette Liu, who herself formerly served in Afghanistan as an active duty Neurosurgeon in the U.S. Air Force, will be hosting this Support the Troops Extravaganza packing party. The call for donations to support Captain Agnes Yau and her squadron, who are currently stationed in Kandahar, Afghanistan with the U.S. Air Force, quickly turned from a small in-office drive into a community-wide show of support for our fine service men and women.

Released by City of Longview.

The next City of Longview Election will be Saturday, May 14, 2011. Early voting will begin May 2. Voters from District 3 and 4 will elect City Council Members, and voters from all districts will consider a street bond proposition.

City Council: Candidates for City Council District 3 include Kasha G. Williams, Wray Wade, and Victoria Wilson. The unopposed candidate declared elected for City Council District 4 is Wayne Frost.