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Texas Oncology in Longview celebrated the completion of a more than $11 million expansion and renovation project this month.

About a year ago, the Longview campus at 1300 Fourth St. began a project to add more than 3,000 square feet of space. The project modernized and expanded the patient waiting room to make room for more healthcare providers and space for new MRI and CT scanners.

Longview Center opened in 1983. We examine tens of thousands of patients a year, and the number of new patients has increased in recent years as the population continues to age and screening for early detection of cancer has increased.

LeTourneau breaks ground on athletic facility

Let-Renault University said the new Athletic and Human Performance Air Dome will provide the university and East Texas with the “best indoor track and field venue.”

The university broke ground this month on the 12,000-square-foot facility, which it said will be able to “host major regional and national competitions, as well as provide space for a variety of other athletics, academics, and recreation.” .

“Air Dome will be a unique and LeTourneau solution to the needs of our campus and community,” Tourneau University President Dr. Stephen D. Mason said in a statement.

The university’s founder, RG LeTourneau, was an inventor and businessman who founded today’s Komatsu. The company has long been known for manufacturing huge mining, forestry and construction equipment. For many years, much of that work was done in a dome on the factory grounds at Estes Parkway and Moberly Avenue.

“Given RG’s love for the Dome, this facility will not only be a truly premier sporting destination, but also a place of wellness, academic and community hospitality. This investment will benefit students, faculty and staff. , and will create new opportunities for our staff. We welcome visitors from around our region,” Mr Mason said.

The Air Dome will feature national championship quality track and field facilities with a 200 meter banked track and seating for 1,500 people. It will be possible to host athletics competitions of all sizes.

The Air Dome will support student and employee health and expand recreational and on-campus options, the university said. Indoor pickleball, tennis and track and field facilities will also be available to area residents. The Air Dome can attract regional sports tournaments to Longview and host trade shows and other events.

East Texas Juicery is open

Sidney Reed started drinking juice when she was in college and saw how it helped her mother, who had colon cancer. Her mother was undergoing traditional cancer treatment but was drinking juice and eating plant-based whole foods. Her mother, Tina Reed, beat cancer.

Inspired by this, Sidney Reed also started making juice a few years later. That grew into selling juice for friends and family, and now Reed and her partner Chris Williams have opened East Texas Juicery at 424 East Cotton Street near downtown Longview. They recently completed renovations to the former Newgate Mission store and had their opening day on Friday. The couple and their 2-year-old son, Echo, plan to hold a grand opening celebration at a later date. Current business hours are Friday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mr. Reed is a graduate of Longview High School and holds a bachelor’s degree in health studies from the University of Texas at Tyler. Williams, also an East Texas native, runs his own business as a graphic artist and also screen prints T-shirts. He designed logos, labels and signage for the juicery.

“We make organic cold-pressed bottled juices,” Reid said, using all organic fruits and vegetables.

“What I started with was something that was in my neighborhood, making it at home and offering it to friends and family, and more and more people were asking for it,” she said.

She understood that there was a need. There is no other business in Longview that focuses solely on juice.

They sell their juices in glass bottles, as they try to offer more sustainable options to their customers, but plastic bottles are also available.

“It’s like the old milk bottle system,” Reed said, adding that customers can return the glass bottle and receive a credit. Reed says glasses can keep the juice fresher and cooler, making it a healthier option.

“We’ll potentially be processing 500 pounds of produce a week,” Williams said.

“One bottle of juice is equivalent to one to two pounds of produce,” Reed says.

Customers can walk in and buy juices from the fridge, or they can order ahead and stock up.

“It’s a guilt-free drink option, but it also has health benefits,” Reid said.

For menu information and to order, visit www.etxjuicery.com.