Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 21st of August.
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🎓 Education
LeTourneau University opened its new 120,000 sqft Athletic & Human Performance Air Dome on Wednesday.
The facility, built with nearly $30 million in donations by Longview-based Transet Co., features a 200-meter hydraulic track — designed to host indoor track meets — seating 1,500 and offers multiple sports spaces.
Pine Tree ISD welcomed its students with smiles and hugs on Wednesday (the start of the 2026-27 school year) as classes resumed alongside those at Spring Hill and Longview ISDs.
🏈 Sports
The Longview Lobos host Texas High for their lone season scrimmage today at Lobo Stadium; varsity teams will start at 7 p.m. after the ninth grade and JV squads begin at 5 p.m. — Coach John King said the matchup will boost team performance.
Former Longview Lobo standout Jalen Hale was named to the 2026 Comeback Player of the Year Preseason Watch List after recovering from a knee injury; he previously played five games for Alabama (now set to contribute at SMU) and finished his Longview career with 139 catches.
Sixty-seven teams will compete in the Tyler Legacy Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning at Lindsey Park.
Races begin at 7 a.m. with the girls open division + finish at 10 a.m. when the middle school boys complete their two-mile run.
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