Longview Public Library joined the Liftoff 2020 club Tuesday when Library Director Jennifer Eldridge led the unveiling of its metal balloon sculpture that will help mark it as part of the city’s sesquicentennial celebration next year.
NORRIS CITY, Ill. — In southern Illinois, Norris City is a small dot on the map, 20 miles northeast of Harrisburg. But for about seven months during World War II, it was one of the most important places in the country.
NORRIS CITY, Ill. — About 40 people ventured out in inclement weather Monday on Veterans Day to attend the dedication of an historical marker commemorating the 1943 wartime completion of the first leg of the Big Inch Pipeline in Norris City, Illinois.
Longview Mayor Andy Mack turned the traditional public speech format on its head again during his fifth annual State of the City address — and several guests called it his best address yet.
The time capsule commemorating Longview’s sesquicentennial will be buried at the historical Central Fire Station on Cotton Street, but who gets to speak at the spring ceremony might be a limited list.
<p>HALLSVILLE — The past made a comeback on Saturday in Hallsville as the town celebrated its 150th birthday with hundreds of community members and guests during the Hallsville Sesquicentennial Celebration.</p>
Liftoff 2020 is getting ready to hit the ground.
After two years of planning for the city’s sesquicentennial in 2020, the Longview 150 Committee now is turning its focus to production of the celebration.
Exhibits and events this year that feature everything from local icons to season’s greetings is getting a greenback boost from last year’s guests of Longview hospitality.
A sesquicentennial time capsule might not be buried at the Longview Public Library after all — mainly because of the capsule’s large size, City Planner Angela Choy said.