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Lawmakers primed for next session

By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com
Local legislators are gearing up for a return to Austin in about month for another special on Texas school finance. More...

Organizers urge community to step up

RELAY FOR LIFE Challenge is to build on prior years' excitement
By GREG A. COLLINS Publicity Chairman

In just over a month, residents of Kilgore will come together for one night to show their support for the fight against cancer. Is the community ready? Is the momentum that has been generated over the past three years continuing to burn? More...

Kilgore lawmen earn honors

LONGVIEW -Kilgore Police Office Jerry McDaniel was named Kilgore Officer of the Year during the 15th annual Giants of Law Enforcement Banquet. More...

News

Broadway lights up Longview

LONGVIEW -Opera East Texas and the Longview Community Theater will combine their talents and present "Broadway Nights" on March 25 25 at 7 p.m. nightly. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Genetic testing may reveal son is not husband's child

DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: My heart is pounding and I%27m at my wit%27s end. This situation is difficult to explain. More...

Thyroid medicine makes her sick

YOUR HEALTH
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: How can I lower my TSH without thyroid medicine? Is a high TSH dangerous? I took Synthroid (thyroid hormone) for several months, and I had many symptoms, which went away when I stopped taking it. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2006
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You take the lead, and More...

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Sports

KILGORE HIGH SCHOOL

Baseball and softball teams claim wins over Pine Tree in Longview last night
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

LONGVIEW -It was an eventful trip here to Longview on Tuesday night for both Kilgore High School diamond teams, which both returned home with a victory. More...

End of an era: Cowboys release OL Larry Allen

By JAIME ARON AP Sports Writer

IRVING, Texas (AP) Larry Allen was the last link to the Dallas Cowboys%27 glory days _ the final remaining member of their most recent Super Bowl team and the guy Emmitt Smith ran behind for much of his NFL-record rushing total. More...

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Vinatieri goes to Indy; Abraham traded to Falcons
By The Associated Press

(AP) The Colts signed Adam Vinatieri, the clutch kicker Indianapolis needed. The Jets traded defensive end John Abraham to Atlanta, giving him the escape from New York he wanted. More...

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For The Record

POLICE REPORT

INCIDENTS TUESDAY Credit/Debit Card Abuse, 815 Main St., First Presbyterian Church, Sheila Gilstrap Arnold reported same. Reported at 10:09 a.m. by Officer Jerry McDaniel. More...

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Construction starts on Alzheimer's unit

Country Place Village, Kilgore%27s Independent and Assisted Living Residence, celebrated the ground breaking for their new 12-bed Memory Care addition yesterday. More...

Chamber members get update on worker's comp

By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

House Bill 7, a Worker%27s Compensation Reform Bill passed during the last regular session, is a "very good thing." More...

Morning Fuel Prices

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KILGOROUND

LINDA BALLARD

Often times it is the quiet ones that are over looked and yet as time passes it is the quiet ones we learn to appreciate the most. More...

Lawmakers primed for next session

By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Local legislators are gearing up for a return to Austin in about month for another special on Texas school finance. More...

Our World

A completely different governor's race

GUEST EDITORIAL
DAVE MCNEELY

There is no runoff. Chris Bell, the Democratic nominee for governor, is trying to spread that message. More...

YOUR WORLD

Full Story

Smiling faces assist with sad discoveries

TODAY'S VIEWPOINT
RHETA GRIMSLEY JOHNSON

FISHTRAP HOLLOW, Miss. -I was sitting on my front porch listening to the radio when I heard the saddest Hurricane Katrina sight I%27ve seen. Maybe that%27s because I%27m a word person. A vivid word, sometimes, is worth a thousand pictures. More...

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Obituaries

FARRIS BUSTER LANDFAIR

Graveside Services for Farris Buster Landfair, 79, Kilgore, are scheduled for 10:30 A.M., Thursday, March 23, 2006 in Tyler at Cathedral in the Pines, with Lanny Cole officiating under the direction of Lloyd James Funeral Home. Mr. More...

CLARA CAMPBELL WEST

Services for Clara Campbell West, 87, of Kilgore were, Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel of Kilgore with Chris Vidacovich, officiating. Burial followed in Rusk County Memorial Gardens. Mrs. More...

VERA NIX

Services for Mrs. Vera Nix, 81, of Kilgore will be held Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at Two O%27clock in the afternoon in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore with the Reverend Steve Boyd officiating. Burial will follow in the Danville Cemetery. More...

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