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SUN, SWINGS, SHADOWS

With unusually warm weather in our area families are taking advantage of the parks with students still out of school for Christmas break. More...

KILGOROUND

BRENDA ALLUMS

DARN . . . I wish I could count. I thought last week More...

News

Gregg County makes ban on outdoor burning official

By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

A burn ban was officially ordered for the county by Gregg County Commissions Wednesday. More...

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DEAR ABBY: "Aaron in Syracuse" asked whether it was rude of him to ask, "May I ask who%27s calling, please?" when he answers the phone at home. His wife says it%27s nosy and people will think he%27s screening his calls. More...

Pain that lingers after injury is hard to treat

YOUR HEALTH

DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My niece was rear-ended in a car accident more than a year ago. There was extensive damage to her right shoulder, arm and hand. She was still in pain long after the accident, without anyone being able to tell her why. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 2005

JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You play leader of the gang through the new year. You might want to bring others together for a fun event, if plans aren%27t made yet. More...

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Obituaries

GENE VANMETER

Funeral services for Gene VanMeter, 78, of Kilgore, were Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at Grace Baptist Church with Rev. Don Beebe and Tommy Stone officiating. Interment followed at Rock Springs Cemetery in Gladewater. Mr. VanMeter died Sunday, Dec. More...

JARONN WILLIAMS

Services for Jaronn Williams, 35, of Tatum are pending with Southern Funeral Home in Henderson. Mr. Williams died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005. More...

GLADYS W. EUBANKS

Services for Gladys W. Eubanks, 85, Longview, will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005 at First Baptist Church Danville with Rev. Freeman Pierce officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Park Cemetery in Longview. Mrs. Eubanks died Tuesday, Dec. More...

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Waste not, water lots

City in early stages of planning to re-use treated waste water

By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Re-use of water is an emerging water conservation practice, and the city of Kilgore is looking into the feasibility of one day implementing a plan to use effluent water for industrial, irrigation and other uses. More...

KISD juggles uncertain finances, needs

2005: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

By LESTER MURRAY news@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore school officials will remember the past year as one of uncertainty. More...

Four dead in wind-driven fires across Texas

By ANGELA K. BROWN Associated Press Writer

CROSS PLAINS (AP) Linda and Kenneth Dixson put their 1920s renovated farmhouse on the market a few months ago but recently turned down a potential buyer%27s offer, deciding they really didn%27t want to leave the quaint tan house on seven acres. More...

Our World

What a year in politics; what’s next?

GUEST EDITORIAL

DAVE MCNEELY

If Iraq indeed achieves democracy, it may want to use something other than the Texas of recent years as a role model. More...

YOUR WORLD

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FDR and Nine Acres

ALL THINGS HISTORICAL

BOB BOWMAN

With luck -and an infusion of funds -a historic Kilgore home built in the 1930s could be on its way to regaining its stature as one of East Texas More...

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