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TRAIL DAYS

Whittany Baton (black hat) brought her miniature horse Pee Pie Paint to Kilgore Heights School Thursday to celebrate Trail Days. Baton%27s horse is only 7 months old and is as big as it will get. More...

City yet to fill Brady's Place 4

By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore City Commissioners formally accepted the resignation of Place 4 Commissioner Billy Bob Brady Monday night. More...

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News

Fundraisers, festivities on tap for KHPF

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

The Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation met yesterday with upcoming events highlighting the meeting. More...

Gregg County Jail one item for commissioners

By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Gregg County Commissioners approved a salary re-alignment in the Sheriff %27s Office that will allow the jail to have a jailer nurse on staff. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Widows defy age to contend for bride's wedding bouquet

DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: I couldn%27t believe your response to the widow who wanted to participate in the throwing of the wedding bouquet. It is meant for single women only, not widows or women who%27ve run through a legion of husbands. More...

Grain protein can block food absorption

YOUR HEALTH
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: We were disappointed with a response you gave about celiac disease. You see, our 13-year-old son died from this disease in 2003. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2006
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Though others could be complicated in their responses, you can be sure you will have the impact you want. Subtle but strong logic will work. Best would be that More...

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Obituaries

LEO COOK

Services for Leo Cook, 17, of Kilgore will be two p.m., Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at the Grace Baptist Church with the Reverend Don Beebe officiating. Burial More...

MADELYNE L. SKINNER

Funeral services for Madelyne L. Skinner, 55, of Longview, will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 16, 2006 at Victory Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Robert Kelley officiating. Burial will follow in Kilgore Baptist Cemetery in Kilgore.. More...

GERHARD LACZNY

Graveside services for Gerhard Laczny, 93, of Kilgore will be one p.m., Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas with Deacon Dennis Gilchrist officiating. Mr. Laczny died Saturday, March 11, 2006 in Kilgore. More...

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Vision for city fall under new committee

By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Twenty-seven Kilgore residents have agreed to serve on the city%27s Strategic Planning Committee (SPC). More...

Cause of blaze still a mystery

By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Investigators are still looking into a blaze that destroyed an apartment complex, chiropractic clinic and damaged a minimart and several houses last Thursday. More...

Camp to challenge Gohmert for District 1

By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

A Liberty City man is planning to challenge U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert for his District 1 Congressional seat. More...

KILGOROUND

MITCH LUCAS

I MEANT TO SAY SOMETHING about this in my Sunday column, but I was running late, and needed to finish the paper. More...

Our World

Republican breakdown

WASHINGTON POST
DAVID S. BRODER

At the beginning of this year, or even a month ago, no one would have guessed that a routine business transaction between two foreign-based firms would prove to be the lever for breaking up the governing Republican coalition in Washington. More...

YOUR WORLD

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DAILY DIGEST

TUESDAY THE KHS WAR YEARS REUNION GROUP will meet Tuesday, Mar. 14, at the 1 p.m. for their monthly lunch meeting at Captain%27s Fish House on 214 Hwy. 79 N., Henderson. More...

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Sports

Runnin' Rangers bow out in conference semifinals

Three KC players named part of All-Region team
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

The basketball season for the Kilgore College Runnin%27 Rangers ended with a bang Sunday evening in Floyd Wagstaff Gymnasium, on the campus of Tyler Junior College. More...

NOW THAT'S A WAY TO USE YOUR HEAD!

Kilgore High School midfielder Angel Garcia (21) goes airborne for the ball against Lufkin Hudson as teammate Kaleb Nix (2) looks on in this scene from a recent game. The Bulldogs will host Nacogdoches tonight, the last home game of the season. More...

KHS loses finals of tourney; at Nac tonight for 17-4A play

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

The Kilgore baseball Bulldogs were leading Brook Hill by six runs on Saturday, looking to finish the Athens Tournament with a 3-0 record and a three-game winning streak headed into District 17-4A play this week. More...

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School news

SPELLING BEE

In the Gregg County Spelling Bee, Shakiria Wheat, fifth grader from Kilgore Intermediate School, placed second and will serve as the alternate should Tyler Simmons, Pine Tree Jr. More...

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