Gregg County Sheriff's Office searching for missing Longview man
GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KETK)– The Gregg County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who was last seen on Wednesday at his home in Longview.
Hopkins County Sheriff's Office searching for missing 16-year-old girl
According to the sheriff's office, Morgan Brady Smith was last seen wearing jeans, a white-sleeve collared button-up shirt and skater shoes.
Smith's vehicle is a black 2007 Honda Coupe with the the front bumper missing.
Texas license plate: SFX3672
Photos courtesy of Gregg County Sheriff's Office
If anyone has information about Morgan's whereabouts or have seen the car described, they are asked to contact the Gregg County Sheriff's Office at 903-236-8400 or call 911.
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