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rita puts strain on local businesses

With people fleeing Rita and Kilgore expecting to get hit hard by the storm businesses are straining to keep up with the demand for gas, food and bottled water. More...

Forest Home church organizing groups with chainsaws

Forest Home Baptist Church is preparing for hurricane Rita by setting up a More...

KC leaves class schedule intact

Chris Moore, public information and sports coordinator for Kilgore College, said college will function pretty much as usual over the weekend, hurricane Rita notwithstanding. More...

News

Evacuees killed in deadly bus accident

By SHEILA FLYNN Associated Press Writer

WILMER, Texas (AP) - A bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita caught fire then was rocked by explosions early Friday on a gridlocked highway near Dallas, killing as many as 24 people, authorities said. More...

LeTourneau cancels Saturday activities

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Crossroads issues warning for Rita

Residents in the Crossroads Special Utility District are being asked to conserve water during bad weather expected to come from Hurricane Rita. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Neighbor can’t close his eyes to nude gardener next door

DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: I am 76, my wife is 65. Our neighbor "Roy" is retired, but probably less than 60 years old. More...

Celiac disease cause of stomach upset

YOUR HEALTH
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My specialist has diagnosed me with celiac disease, via an intestinal biopsy. I am 71. It seems strange that I should get it at this late date. Does old age make you more sensitive to it? More...

HOROSCOPE

JACQUELINE BIGAR

FORECAST FOR SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 2005 ARIES (March 21-April 19) More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Rev. David E. Daniels Funeral services for Rev. David Earl Daniels, 52, of Kilgore, will be at noon, Saturday, September 24, 2005 at Faith Tabernacle of God in Christ with Rev. K. B. Henry officiating. More...

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Rita spins toward Texas

By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON (AP) - Hurricane Rita roared toward the Texas and Louisiana coasts early Friday, a major Category 4 storm that spurred a traffic-snarled exodus and fears it could cripple the heart of the nation%27s petrochemical industry. More...

Kilgore crews prepared for clean-up work

Storm planning

East Texas should be feeling the effects of hurricane Rita area by Saturday morning. The hurricane is expected to come ashore near the Texas-Louisiana border as a Class 4 storm. More...

Kilgore Manor gets 40 evacuees

Kilgore Manor Nursing Home on U.S. 259 S. in Kilgore received 40 guests yesterday, evacuees from hurricane Rita. More...

Make Kilgore Shine day re-scheduled

Kilgore may be glistening Saturday, but it won More...

KILGOROUND

BECKY CRABTREE

BECKY CRABTREE is a former News Herald reporter now living in Lumberton. More...

Our World

In the 24/7 news cycle, repetition is not revelation

GUEST EDITORIAL
DANNY HEITMAN

BATON ROUGE, LA. - Here in Baton Rouge, while watching round-the-clock coverage of hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, I%27ve been thinking about More...

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Excusify me, but is ‘refugeed’ a verb?

GUEST EDITORIAL
JEFFREY SHAFFER

PORTLAND, ORE. - Shortly after Katrina slammed into New Orleans, a radio announcer described the plight of residents "refugeed" to other areas. Apparently one of the lesser known effects of the storm was its impact on the noun "refugee." More...

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Sports

Nac knock

Kilgore outguns Nacogdoches in early 17-4A opener
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com Photos by Kathy Bowden

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Volleyball postponed; Rangers, Blinn will play at end of season; high school games on

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Hurricane Rita may or may not play havoc with the Texas coastline, but it is definitely playing havoc with the much-less important issue of local sports. More...

Photo

Photos by Kathy Bowden

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