Rope that dogie
Local student qualifies to compete at world's largest rodeo
      Katy Strange, an 11 grade student at Sabine High School has earned a position on the Texas State high school rodeo team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Farmington, New Mexico July 20-26 to compete at the 60th Annual National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) in the Breakaway Roping a...
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A Word Please
by June Casagrande
      Webster's defines "define" as: "to state the meaning or meanings of (as word)." That's right, dictionaries not only define things, they define what it means to define things. Talk about privilege. Actually, that has always been my dream job -- the job of writing my own job description.
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God Bless America
CHITCHAT CORNER
LINDA K. BALLARD
      Oh, yes, the red, white and blue are flying high in celebration of the Fourth of July weekend. "When I was a child," said Janet Murray, "My family always came to Kilgore on the Fourth of July to be with "Meme and Poppie (Victor and Zera Samford) and to watch the fireworks over Lake Cherokee.
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Big show for Rusk County Extension Office
Liz Buckner County Extension Agent-FCS
      Rusk County The Sixth Annual Rusk County Family and Consumer Sciences Fair and Fruit and Vegetable Show was held June 25-27, at the Rusk County Extension Office Meeting Room and was a success thanks to all the exhibitors and all who visited during the viewing of exhibits.
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Ewing and Mathews unite in marriage
      Ms. Kristen Leigh Ewing and Mr. Thomas Corey Mathews were united in marriage on the beautiful day of June 7, 2008 at Three o'clock in the afternoon in the historic Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Jefferson Texas. The double ring ceremony was officiated by Mr. Rex French, friend of the groom.
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Kilgore Senior Citizens hold a successful White Elephant sale
      The Kilgore Senior Citizens met Wednesday, June 25 in the Lions building at 307 Rusk St. Ray Drost led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and Red Fleming gave the opening prayer. They had two visitors, Jo Hillyer and her friend.
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March wedding for Edwards and Mount
      Susan Lynn Hannah of Port Elizabeth, N.J. is pleased to annoucne the engagement of her daughter, Amy Lynn Edwards, of Houston to Douglas Keith Mount, of Houston. He is the son of Oscar and Judy Clayton of Kilgore. Amy is the granddaughter of David and Rebecca Garton of Port Elizabeth, N.J.
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