February 24, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Rabbit Creek expects 5,000 at Muddy Gras

Starting around noon on Saturday the festivities will start at the Texas Redneck Muddy Gras at Rabbit Creek. More...

Arab company will delay ports takeover

WASHINGTON (AP) A United Arab Emirates company has volunteered to postpone its takeover of significant operations at six major U.S. More...

KILGOROUND

KILGOROUND usually likes to give you ample warning of what%27s coming. More...

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Our World

Yesteryear returns with Super Bowl’s super singer

TODAY

I%27ve decided that Aretha Franklin may be the last all-real, natural woman celebrity in America -her parts are her parts, have always been her parts, till death do they part -which would make her the last female star deserving of much R-E-S-P-E-C-T. More...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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Sports

Bulldogs open ’06 with a 4-2 victory

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

The last two times a Kilgore High School team opened their season with Greenville, things worked out pretty well More...

KHS girls take third in home tourney

HIGH SCHOOL GOLF

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Kilgore girls now 4-0, as tourney continues

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

The Kilgore High School softball team still hasn More...

Cable company will upgrade local system

Business property owners delinquent in paying taxes are going to have to dig deeper in their pockets and come up with a 20 percent penalty payment. More...

BREAKING NEWS

Merritt files suit against Williams

The gloves have come off in District 7 More...

Brown named Investigator of the Year

In November the Rusk County Attorney, Michael Jimerson, submitted a nomination to the Texas District and County Attorneys Association for investigator of the year and in February a long time Rusk County resident was selected. More...

Morning Fuel Prices

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News

EXXON CONTRIBUTES TO LONDON MUSEUM

The London Museum received a $2000 award from the Exxon Mobil Foundation Volunteer Involvement Program. More...

Laird anesthetists join national association

Of the millions of patients who will undergo surgery or deliver a baby this year, most will receive their anesthesia care directly from a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). More...

Lifestyles

PETS OF THE WEEK

Tuna came from a Kilgore home with too many cats. This female black and white Domestic Shorthair is approximately 5 months old, has a sociable personality, and loves to play with dangling cat toys. More...

Advice & Entertainment

Racy pictures fuel fantasies about friend’s hunky husband

DEAR ABBY

DEAR ABBY: I was visiting my friend, "Carla," last week and arrived a little early on our way to go shopping. While I was waiting for her to dress, I noticed some photographs on her kitchen counter. More...

Too much copper damages liver and brain

YOUR HEALTH

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My friend has suffered from Wilson%27s disease for many years. We would appreciate hearing if there has been any advancement in the treatment of this rarely-heard-of disease. -P.D. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SATURDAY, FEB. 25, 2006

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Not everyone knows which course to follow, but today you cannot go wrong if you follow your friends. You might find a loved one, child or even yourself a bit sour and difficult. You laugh, and someone else joins right in. More...

Obituaries

JAMES G. “RED” BURTON

Services for Red Burton, 96, of Kilgore will be two p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006, at the First Christian Church with the Reverend John Burton, Rev. Dr. Walter Naff, Rev. Bill Blanks, Jim Kelly and Lovell Aldrich officiating. More...

PATRICIA (PAT) ANNE DECKER

Patricia (Pat) Anne Cornelison Decker, age 61, passed away on Feb. 21, 2006 at Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans, LA. Beloved wife of Milton (Butch) Garner Decker Jr. for 43 years. Loving mother of Milton G. Decker III, Raymond A. Decker and Kevin M. More...

LOIS LEROY EADS

Lois Leroy Eads, a resident of Zachary, past away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary. She was 74 and a native of Kilgore. Visitation was held at Charlet Funeral Home in Zachary, on Tuesday, Feb. More...