Longview News-Journal Photography

01/13/2026

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Members of the Longview High School Jazz Band perform at the Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center Friday, January 13, 2006. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)

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01/11/2026

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Chase Barnette, 10, dances Thursday evening, January 12, 2006 in the children's hip hop class at the Broughton Recreation Center in Longview. (Luisa Morenilla/News-Journal Photo.)

This is an ongoing effort to raise awareness of our online archive of digital images located at https://lnjphoto.smugmug.com/News-JournalPhotos.

01/10/2026

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Spring Hill Middle School principal Kelly Stansell carries a computer monitor into the school Tuesday, January 10, 2006, as Ray Mitchell of Southwestern Electric Power Company follows with a computer. SWEPCO donated 10 desktop and 11 laptop computers to the school, and plans to deliver more in several weeks, as part of a program the company has followed for about 10 years, of periodically donating used, upgraded computers to schools in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. Stensell says the computers will be used in classrooms, most of which currently have one computer each, to provide students greater access. (Luisa Morenilla/News-Journal Photo)

This is an ongoing effort to raise awareness of our online archive of digital images located at https://lnjphoto.smugmug.com/News-JournalPhotos.

01/09/2026

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Kriste Moreno, 11, Karla Portillo, 8 and Nancy Portillo 9, left, share a tire swing, with Anna Gallegos, and Marckeavian Elam both 4, in Teague Park in Longview Monday, January 9, 2006, after school. (Luisa Morenilla/News-Journal Photo).

This is an ongoing effort to raise awareness of our online archive of digital images located at https://lnjphoto.smugmug.com/News-JournalPhotos.

01/07/2026

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Mike Richardson buys a book of 37 cent stamps Saturday, January 7, 2006, at the Longview Post Office on Methvin. The price to mail a letter in the United States is increasing today from 37 to 39 cents. (Luisa Morenilla/News-Journal Photo)

This is an ongoing effort to raise awareness of our online archive of digital images located at https://lnjphoto.smugmug.com/News-JournalPhotos.

01/06/2026

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Jacquelyn Fields performs with Bethel Temple's Shakin' the House Praise Dancers Friday, January 6, 2006, at the Gospel Music Convention and Workshop. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)

This is an ongoing effort to raise awareness of our online archive of digital images located at https://lnjphoto.smugmug.com/News-JournalPhotos.

01/05/2026

From annoyance to adoration, Chris Woolsey is turning forgotten Texas markers into vibrant tales of history - one restoration at a time.

What started as childhood resentment for his dad’s mandatory roadside history stops on family vacations has evolved into a full-blown passion for Chris Woolsey. Woolsey is now on a heartfelt […]

01/05/2026

Happy New Year!

As far as I can recall, we’ve done a year in photos gallery every year I’ve been with the Longview News-Journal. I started here in November 2000, and every year […]

01/05/2026

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Chelsey Norton, a student in Staci Henderson's science class at Pine Tree Junior High School uses a laptop computer to complete a class assignment Thursday, January 5, 2006. The school recently replaced a single computer in the classrom with a set of 24, allowing each student personal use of a computer. (Luisa Morenilla/News-Journal Photo)

This is an ongoing effort to raise awareness of our online archive of digital images located at https://lnjphoto.smugmug.com/News-JournalPhotos.

01/04/2026

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Artist Jimmy McDuffie displays the sacred heart tattoo on his neck in his parlor at Studio 2000 on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. McDuffie has been tattooing clients for 15 years. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)

This is an ongoing effort to raise awareness of our online archive of digital images located at https://lnjphoto.smugmug.com/News-JournalPhotos.

01/03/2026

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Autumn Rinehart, 6, slides down a hill in the pine needle covered lawn of her friend's grandparents Tuesday, January 3, 2006. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)

This is an ongoing effort to raise awareness of our online archive of digital images located at https://lnjphoto.smugmug.com/News-JournalPhotos.

01/01/2026

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Brandie and Michael Clark celebrate the birth of their first baby Kindall who just so happens to be the first born of the year Sunday January 1, 2006. (Michael Cavazos/News-Journal Photo)

This is an ongoing effort to raise awareness of our online archive of digital images located at https://lnjphoto.smugmug.com/News-JournalPhotos.