Jamey Boyum
Reporter/MMJ
East Texas
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Jamey Boyum is a longtime multi-media journalist for KLTV 7. He has worked for KLTV for more than 20 years.
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According to the Gregg County Fire Marshal’s Office they have investigators from outside their agency working to recover video files from hard drives damaged in the fire.
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Captain Beckham said it's reassuring to know the "citizens of Longview support the fire department, the members, past, present and future of the fire department".
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KLTV’s Jamey Boyum talks with Longview Fire Marshal Kevin May about two new additions to the Longview Fire Department: a new brush truck and a new ladder truck with a 107 foot reach.
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KLTV's Jamey Boyum talks with Lindley and Wanda Hagler to see how their cleanup is progressing after a tornado in Upshur County destroyed their home while they were in it.
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The Morris County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in searching for the person responsible for a Saturday night mass shooting.
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Tony McCullough said the tornado broke the tops of trees off 25 feet above the ground that would fall into the lines ripping whole sections down.
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He said the thing Upshur County can be most proud of is that people in the community are pulling together, “you don’t have to get on the phone” and they don’t ask, they show up with a chain saw and start working.
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An East Texas church is responding to the needs brought about by a tornado which moved through Upshur County Monday night.
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“As you can see the house is completely destroyed. And so fortunately I called out for her. I saw her arm move in the wreckage. And I came down and I just basically had to lift her out of the pile of rubble and move her as best as I could to get her out of the weather and into safety,” Talbert said.
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KLTV’s Jamey Boyum was in an area east of Gilmer that suffered extensive storm damage.
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KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks with Dirk Parker, an Ohio subcontractor for an oil company, who found a grasshopper of a different color (pink) in the grass in an undisclosed location in Wood County.
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KLTV’s Jamey Boyum spoke with Donald Robinette, the Harrison County elections administrator, about county-wide voting.
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KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks to Gregg County Clerk Michelle Gilley about a new program landowners can sign up for through the county that can send an alert for potential property theft.
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When foster children are relocated, they often must throw their belongings in a trash bag when they go. When a Diana woman heard about that she thought those children might feel like their things are just trash. So she thought she’d get backpacks to some of those kids in East Texas.
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Shawn Hara said the community comes together to pool resources and make a “one-stop-shop” connecting individuals to needed services.
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Mansfield said building relationships with site consultants and being proactive by reaching out to companies that are expanding is a concerted effort at LEDCO to bring businesses to Longview.
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A pedestrian was taken to the hospital Monday after being struck by a train in Longview.
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The data is state gathered information posted at CountyHealthRankings.org. She adds the information came from local hospitals, law enforcement and community health services.
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The approved $541,00 will be matched with another $500,000 from the special utility district to make it about a million-dollar project. Work will begin after the first of the year.
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The Longview Police are handing out free gift cards.
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KLTV's Jamey Boyum talks with Longview ISD Superintendent James Wilcox about plans for a proposed bond election for the school district.
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A total of 44 dogs and puppies, as well as one cat, were rescued, many requiring veterinary care.
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VAST, formed earlier this year, aims to help homeless veterans get back into society.
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KLTVs Jamey Boyum talked with Gregg County Judge Bill Stoudt about area road improvement projects, some of which have been delayed.
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KLTVs Jamey Boyum talked with David Clement from south Louisiana who says authorities will not allow him to go home until power is restored.
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KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks with Joseph Strawhorn who decided it was best if he, his family and pets left New Orleans before hurricane Ida made landfall.
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KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks with Longview ISD Superintendent Dr. James Wilcox about the school board’s decision to make mask wearing mandatory for students and staff while they are on school property.
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The Marshall Pet Adoption Center is just about to begin finding homes for pets, with a grand opening on Monday.
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KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks to Harrison County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Jay Webb about upcoming repairs to the courthouse.
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KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks with Donna Swanson with the Swimming Pool Super Center in Longview about what they are doing to make sure their customers are getting the chlorine needed for their pools.
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KLTVs Jamey Boyum talked with Tom Moss of Jefferson about what he says are Civil War-era artifacts he has found with his metal detector in Marion County.
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KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks with Jim McIntosh about the civil war re-enactment going on this weekend in Jefferson
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KLTV’s Jamey Boyum talks with LEDCO CEO Wayne Mansfield about a new company called Aviagen that will soon be setting up shop and bringing 67 jobs to Longview.
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The Rotary Club of Longview held their annual Citizen of the Year award in Longview today, but this year they gave out five awards.
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KLTV’s Jamey Boyum talks with Gregg County AG Extension Agent Shaniqua Davis who says if your freeze-shocked plants are greening up it’s probably time to do some trimming.
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KLTV’s Jamey Boyum talks with Gregg County Clerk Michelle Gilley about reopening the clerks office after being flooded out last Tuesday when a water valve failed.
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A man has agreed to a plea deal for two Longview arsons that occurred last year.
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KLTV’s Jamey Boyum talks with Kilgore College Media Relations Director Chris Craddock about plans to replace the walking bridge that used to span highway 259.
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Longview ISD will administer COVID-19 vaccines to interested students at the Longview High School campus Wednesday.
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The Longview PRCA Rodeo is back in time for its thirtieth anniversary after being canceled last year due to COVID-19.
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The driver of the vehicle was detained and questioned by police and was later released.
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It’s National Telecommunicators Week and KLTV’s Jamey Boyum talks with Longview PD Communications Manager Matt Ainsworth about how 911 dispatch has changed over the last few years.
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A late-morning fire has taken the life of an Avinger man and his dog.
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WEBXTRA: How Longview ISD is handling graduation and the final six weeks of school
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KLTV’s Jamey Boyum talks with Longview Director of Parks and Recreation Scott Caron about the upcoming 5.3 million dollar expansion project at the Broughton Recreation Center.
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A Vietnam era bomb has just landed at the Gregg County Historical Museum.
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The man accused of shooting a Marshall newspaper delivery woman last Friday remains in jail Monday.
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KLTV’s Jamey Boyum talks with TJC Earth and Space Science Centers Beau Hartweg about a near Earth asteroid flying by Friday night.
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Wrecker drivers and snow movers deal with the snow.
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KLTV’s Jamey Boyum has a look at road conditions in Longview.