Bob Hallmark

KLTV 7 Reporter

Bob Hallmark is a longtime reporter for KLTV. He grew up in Aldine, a south Texas town. At age 18, he joined the U.S. Navy. He later attended Chapman University in Orange, California.

Before moving to the Tyler-Longview area, Bob worked for Major League Baseball as network director of the Houston Astros Baseball Team. He was also network producer for Houston's International Hockey League, the Houston Aeros Hockey Team. Bob has also worked for radio/television stations in Boise, Idaho.

Since 2000, Bob has been a reporter and bureau chief in Longview. Bob is married to Norma Hallmark and has two sons: Jacob and Luke. Bob loves the outdoors. He owns a small farm in Hawkins where he raises livestock, including horses. He also does a little farming.

Recent Articles by Bob

‘Big Boy’ steam engine rolls through East Texas

Thousands of onlookers lined a stretch of East Texas railroad tracks on Sunday, to catch a glimpse of a piece of history.

Bob Hallmark

Published November 11, 2019 at 8:28 AM

Human remains found during search for missing man in Gregg County

It is not known if the body is that of the missing man.

Bob Hallmark

Published November 6, 2019 at 3:24 PM

Gregg County Sheriff’s Office searching for man after car found near river

The Gregg County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 78-year-old man.

Bob Hallmark

Published November 6, 2019 at 10:49 AM

Rescue mission prepares for winter homeless

As the holiday season approaches, so do the cooler temperatures, and that cold weather means more visitors to East Texas homeless shelters. With temperatures getting into the 30's already on a couple of October nights, Highway 80 Rescue Mission is preparing to care for more people in need.

Bob Hallmark

Published November 3, 2019 at 10:10 AM

Family reacts to double murder at Kilgore apartment complex

East Texas police continue to gather evidence at the scene of a double murder. Two women were found dead Wednesday inside an apartment at the Stone Creek complex in Kilgore. Police are not saying how the women died, but a male relative is in custody.

Bob Hallmark

Published October 10, 2019 at 9:21 PM

Cross-training in law enforcement, medical skills required for East Texas sheriff’s airport division

Some East Texas law enforcement has cross-training in multiple areas to deal with a wide variety of emergencies. Airport divisions. The Gregg county sheriff's office airport division is one of those that has a laundry list of required training.

Bob Hallmark

Published October 9, 2019 at 10:49 PM

Coyotes sighted attacking pets in East Texas county

Residents in one East Texas county have become alarmed and concerned about not only frequent sightings of coyotes, but also attacks by those animals on their pets. And some have lost pets to the predators. White Oak police say security video shows a coyote chasing and killing a house cat.

Bob Hallmark

Published September 27, 2019 at 11:38 PM

9 East Texas counties have now effected 'burn bans' due to the dangerous dry conditions. Gregg county being the latest. an East Texas fire marshal says there are specific dangerous conditions most of us don't know about, that make a burn ban necessary.

Bob Hallmark

Published September 5, 2019 at 9:01 PM

East Texan authors book on escaping communist regime in Cambodia

An East Texas man has published a book on his harrowing time as a prisoner of a brutal totalitarian regime in southeast Asia.The 'Khmer Rouge' of Cambodia. His story is one of surviving the horror of 'the killing fields' and his eventual triumph by escaping to the United States.

Bob Hallmark

Published September 2, 2019 at 4:09 PM

Academy cadets fight suppression fire in summer heat

Cadets of an East Texas fire academy faced a major test, battling a structure fire , in full bunker-gear, in the sweltering East Texas summer heat. In a real time structure fire suppression exercise, cadets with Kilgore fire academy used all the skills they had learned to battle a blaze.

Bob Hallmark

Published August 18, 2019 at 11:54 AM

East Texas women’s shelter at capacity during heat, in need of donations

The relentless August heat has had East Texas shelters filled over capacity, and one women's shelter has experienced the same problem.

Bob Hallmark

Published August 15, 2019 at 8:06 PM

Huge bee colony (and free honey) removed from East Texas woman’s home

An East Texas homeowner has lived with an enormous insect problem in the wall of her home for years. Bees!

Bob Hallmark

Published July 31, 2019 at 10:21 PM

East Texas World War II veteran turns 100

A celebration of a century of life in East Texas, for a member of the greatest generation. Hundreds of friends and family turned out in Ore city today to wish a happy 100-th birthday to 'Hosea McCain' , affectionately know in town as 'grampa'.

Bob Hallmark

Published July 22, 2019 at 11:11 AM

Investigation solves mysterious East Texas lake oil slick

A mysterious slick on an East Texas lake is solved.

Bob Hallmark

Published July 4, 2019 at 7:49 PM

Bodycam video shows Harrison County deputy striking handcuffed man upon arrival at jail

A Waskom man who says he was beaten by a Harrison County deputy after being taken into custody without cause has filed a lawsuit against five sheriff’s office employees.

Melissa Greene and Bob Hallmark

Published July 3, 2019 at 11:12 PM

Pilot and passenger injured in Wood county plane crash

A pilot and passenger are hospitalized tonight, after a plane crash near an East Texas airfield. First responders say the plane went down just before 9 am on FM 2869, between Hawkins and holly lake ranch. First responders were only a mile away when a small plane crashed near an airfield.

Bob Hallmark

Published June 13, 2019 at 6:55 PM

A steel works that once employed thousands of East Texans before massive layoffs, is now hiring again. The economy of Lone Star had been dependent on the prosperity of U.S. Lone Star steel for decades. and after years of layoffs, the company is now hiring again.

Bob Hallmark

Published February 10, 2019 at 11:21 PM

Sisters reunite for first time in 50 years

An East Texas woman was hoping for a different kind of present this season, one of family that she had not seen in 50 years. It's the story of two sisters, separated by adoption when they were babies. For years Michelle Crocker of Daingerfield had been searching for a long lost sister.

Bob Hallmark

Published December 23, 2018 at 11:41 PM

Longview holds Thanksgiving prayer service

A sign of the coming holidays played out on an East Texas courthouse lawn.

Bob Hallmark

Published November 15, 2018 at 8:48 PM

East Texas firefighters join California wildfire battle

The death toll from the California fires has risen to fifty eight people, and now Longview firefighters are in the area of the Woolsey fire where they have been attached to a hands crew unit.