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March 19, 2006 / Front Page

HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS

News Herald photo by LESTER MURRAY

The East Texas Christian School of Church on the Rock toured Kilgore City Hall, the Kilgore Police Department and station one of the Kilgore Fire Department. Mayor Joe T. More...

Shortage of truck drivers showing up in the oil field

By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Look at the classified ad section of this, or any, newspaper and you will find a list of ads seeking truck drivers long haul, regional routes, container trucks, flatbeds ... the list goes on. More...

Sean Mulcahy, a television director for the ABC sitcom "Rodney," which stars KC former student and Longview native Rodney Carrington, will be on the Kilgore College campus Tuesday through Thursday, March 21 - 23. More...

County offers gardening class

Do you need advice on how to have a beautiful lawn this spring and summer? Are you interested in learning how to use plants and garden accessories creatively? More...

Lane closures due in Arp area

The Texas Department of T r a n s p o r t a t i o n %27 s (TxDOT)work on SH 64 between SH 135 and the Rusk County line near Arp has moved into its pavement repair stage, meaning daytime lane closures will be in effect for the remainder of the project More...

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Lifestyles

BEAUTY IN KILGORE

Karen Wade at 2701 Royal Dr. was presented Beauty Spot for March from the Kilgore Improvement and Beautification Association. (top left) More...

No betrayal

FAMILY TALK

JIM PRIEST

I did a lot of dumb things in college, but one of the dumbest was when I hurt my friendship with my buddy Rich More...

A dash of green with some fish & prayers. Mix well.

CHITCHAT CORNER

LINDA K. BALLARD

The Green Machine arrived in our office on Friday. In lieu of St. Patrick%27s Day, our production department decided to "come out of the closet" to let their true personalities show through. More...

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Obituaries

Judy Kay Collum Taylor.

Satellite Beach, Florida: Judy Kay Collum Taylor. 59, died at her home in Satellite Beach, Florida on March 15, 2006. Memorial services will be held on March 21, 2006 at St. John%27s Episcopal Church, Melbourne, Fla. More...

ROSE MARIE BURNEY

Services for Rose "Rea Baby" Marie Burney, 54, of Henderson are pending with Southern Funeral Home of Henderson. She passed away March 7, 2006. More...

BILLY BOB NEWMAN

Funeral services for Billy Bob Newman, 55, of Henderson were Saturday March 18, 2006 at Southern Funeral Home Chapel Henderson with Rev. Billy Tribble, Bishop Robert Brown and Rev. Emmit Anderson officiating . More...

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Church News

Methodists get advertising grant

United Methodists in East Texas will receive a matching grant from The United Methodist Church to launch a local advertising campaign designed to reach out and welcome people into the church. More...

CHURCH NOTES

The Unity Tabernacle House of Faith, 6870 CR 292 East in Kilgore, will sponsor a "Soul Saving, Ground-Breaking Women%27s Conference 2006," March 24-26. More...

"In your anger do not sin"

MINISTER'S MOMENT

CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

Ephesians 4:26 "In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold." More...

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Violence adds to urgency in Iraq

President Bush warns of more bloodshed to come

By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) President Bush on Saturday braced Americans for more bloodshed in Iraq but said recent civil strife has motivated warring political factions to move quickly to set up a representative government. More...

Anderson gets mobile with help from Martin

Friday afternoon Brigitte Anderson became the proud owner of a 1999 GMC pickup truck. In itself that seems ordinary, but not so for Anderson. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

WORKERS at Clayton%27s Mini-Mart have scrubbed the shelves and replaced More...

Our World

How the US went wrong in Latin America

GUEST EDITORIAL

ALEXANDRA STARR

WASHINGTON Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice%27s visit to South America earlier this week came at a pivotal moment. The standing of the United States in the region is at a low ebb. More...

Full Story

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Editor, I am very disappointed that the the KHPF is no longer going to support the downtown building lighting during the holidays. More...

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Business

OIL & GAS

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT DEVELOPMENTAL

Gregg County The Toby Horton GU 1 Well No.18 will be drilled in the Danville (Travis Peak Consolidated) Field by Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP. The well will be located 4.9 miles southwest from Longview in the Edwards, H Survey, A64. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Mother loses a 'daughter' when son and wife divorce

DEAR ABBY

JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: My young son and his wife split up nine months ago. "Paige" had a troubled past and unfortunate parenting. We took her in while they were dating -Paige had just turned 18 -and my husband and I finished parenting her. More...

HOROSCOPE

JACQUELINE BIGAR

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 ARIES (March 21-April 19) More...

Look Beyond U.S. Borders for Investment Opportunities

FINANCIAL FOCUS

WILBUR YATES

On any given day, you could talk on a Samsung cell phone, watch a Sony television, take a Bayer aspirin or eat a Nestle Crunch bar. What do all these products have in common? More...

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Sports

DMN reports Owens, Cowboys have a deal

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

By JEAN-JACQUES TAYLOR The Dallas Morning News

EDITOR%27S NOTE: This article is a Dallas Morning News original article, written by JeanJacque Taylor for Saturday%27s DMN sports section. More...

CHURCH LEAGUE CHAMPS!

Courtesy photo The Kilgore Church Men's Basketball League finished their league play with a tournament. The winner of this year's tournament was First Presbyterian Church here in Kilgore. More...

Texas advances, will face NC State today

NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

DALLAS (AP) - With LaMarcus Aldridge and P.J. Tucker in the lineup, the Texas Longhorns were supposed to have an easier time in the first round of the NCAA tournament. More...

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School news

WEST RUSK HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

Ninth Grade: Paige Mitchell, Jeffery Dees, Rachel King, Joshua Kendall, Felix Williams, Bradley Lardy, Tanner Antonick, Kaycee Boyd, Jared Hoover, Kelsie White, Christine Dullard, Jessica Stout, Mark Barnes, Brittant Kind, Courtney Pool, Cody Walters More...

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