December 28, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

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SPRING-LIKE OUTING

Travis Hutchison, 11, hits the halfpipe at Kilgore City Park yesterday. Joe and Cindy Hutchison brought Travis and his brother, Joshua, 9, from Longview to take advantage of the weather and the skateboard ramps during the Christmas break. More...

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KILGOROUND

LINDA BALLARD

It was the season for much more than the holidays, according to Bobbie Allison, nurse at Laird Memorial Hospital. More...

News

BURN BAN

Roger Hinkle stares at the burning remains of the home he shared with his father, last night in Cross Plains. Hinkle said he had lived in the 100-year-old home since he was two weeks old. Texas Gov. More...

Red Cross audit reveals hurricane fraud

By OLIVIA MUNOZ Associated Press Writer

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) Forty-nine people have been indicted in a scheme that bilked thousands of dollars from a Red Cross fund designated for Hurricane Katrina victims, federal authorities said. More...

MOTHER NATURE SERVES UP WARM WEATHER

Coach Mac Blackstone observes Jody Madding, 14, work the net during a casual tennis clinic at the KHS courts on Tuesday. Madding is the son of Vance Madding. More...

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Obituaries

JEANNIE C. BERRY

Graveside services for Jeannie C. Berry, 60, of Kilgore will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Chapel of the Air at Land of Memory Cemetery, Palestine with Rev. James Boatman officiating. More...

GENE VANMETER

Funeral services for Gene VanMeter, 78, of Kilgore, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28,2005, at Grace Baptist Church with Revs. Don Beebe and Tommy Stone officiating. Interment will follow at Rock Springs Cemetery in Gladewater. Mr. More...

MARTHA NELL NICHOLS

Services for Martha Nell Nichols, 56, Mt. Enterprise were 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005 at American Legion Post #844 in Henderson with Rev. John Mosley officiating. More...

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Fires sweep through parched Texas

By SHEILA FLYNN Associated Press Writer

CROSS PLAINS (AP) Thick smoke lingered over scorched homes and roads remained blocked Wednesday after one of the grass fires that raged across Texas consumed thousands of acres in this rural town. More...

BURNING RULES

RUSK COUNTY: Ban on outdoor burning; ban on aerial fireworks More...

2006 may bring higher utility costs

(AP) In the new year, Texans could see significant increases in utility costs, including electricity and possibly phone service. More...

Committee overhauls ‘60-model charter

2005: THE YEAR IN REVIEW
By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

This year eleven Kilgore citizens took part in a project that could move the city forward 45 years. More...

Advice & Entertainment

Wife props up husband who puts himself down

DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my soul mate and best friend, "Herbert," for a year and a half. There%27s only one downside to our marriage. Herbert speaks horribly about himself several times a day. More...

Why not give anitbiotics for all sore throats?

YOUR HEALTH
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What makes a strep throat so different from other sore throats? Our doctor almost never treats our sore throats with antibiotics because he says most sore throats are not strep throats, and antibiotics don%27t help. Why not? More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, DEC. 29, 2005
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) A morning thought or dream could point you in a successful and rewarding direction. A conversation or an excursion to get more information adds dynamite More...

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Sports

Big-time matchup tonight in the Alamo Bowl

Traditional powers Michigan, Nebraska face off COLLEGE FOOTBALL/ THE ALAMO BOWL

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Longhorns arrive in Pasadena — again

Same hotel, same practice field
By JERRY CROWE The Los Angeles Times

Been here, done that. The Texas Longhorns, 38-37 winners over Michigan in the Rose Bowl game in January, are coming back for an encore. And they say they won More...

‘Threepeat’ would put USC among football’s royalty

By OLIN BUCHANAN Austin American-Statesman

Among the exhibits seen on a tour of the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., is a replica of Bear Bryant More...

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