LONGVIEW, Texas — Editor's Note: The above video aired on March 1, 2024.
A truckload of students from Foster Middle School cruised around south Longview on a Saturday morning in April as part of the Love Longview Day of Service beautification event. With buckets of paint and brushes, they were ready to repaint fire hydrants needing a fresh splash of color.
But as they walked around the city’s south side, their eyes glanced back and forth constantly. Foster Middle School Assistant Principal John Washington knew exactly what they were looking for: vicious, loose dogs. And he said he understands why.
The former Longview Lobo remembers the day when, as a 17-year-old football player, he went for a jog not far off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and was chased by three dogs. All these years later, loose and dangerous animals remain a problem in the area.
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