Diagnostic Clinic Drops Order Against Gregg County

LONGVIEW — Diagnostic Clinic of Longview on Friday afternoon dropped efforts to halt lease renewal and extension talks between Gregg County and Good Shepherd Medical Center. Earlier Friday, Gregg County Judge Bill Stoudt said he had received the latest version of a proposed lease agreement between the county and Good Shepherd, and had reinstated a public hearing on the matter for Monday morning. �We�re going to proceed with the hearing, but there will not be any vote by the commissioners court on Monday,� Stoudt said. It is possible the public hearing on Good Shepherd�s proposal to have its lease extended could continue past Monday. �We want to give everyone a chance to be heard, and we�ll do that,� he said. Stoudt said he was pleased Diagnostic Clinic had ended its efforts to secure a restraining order, void the county�s current lease agreement with Good Shepherd and halt further negotiations.