April 6, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Watchdog group says Texans bring the bacon

WASHINGTON (AP) The Texas congressional delegation brought home the fourth-largest amount of federal funding for special projects last year, according to a spending watchdog group. More...

KILGOROUND

TEXAS Shakespeare Festival is searching for petfriendly volunteers. More...

News

Drivers wanted

DAV gets long-sought van, now they need drivers to go with it

The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 21 of Kilgore announced this week that community%27s efforts have paid off: they now have their new 2005 Ford van. More...

Player represents region in effort to teach legislature about schools

Members from local school boards across the State of Texas are attempting to sway Texas legislators in the upcoming 80th session. More...

State EDC chief will speak at park opening

Carlton Schwab, president and CEO of the Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) will be featured at the grand opening of SYnergy Park. More...

Sports

Leverett's Chapel wins district meet

The Leverett%27s Chapel boys and girls swept the District 20-A track meet last week. More...

GOLF/ THE MASTERS

Lots of mystery at the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - One by one, players trudged up the hill leading to the clubhouse at Augusta National, then paused and gazed back at a course that by now they should know all too well. More...

KILGORE SOCCER ASSOCIATION ROUNDUP

EDITOR%27S NOTE: This is the report from last weekend%27s action in the Kilgore Soccer Association (KSA), which plays its games at the youth soccer and softball complex on SH 135 each Saturday. The information here is taken from reports given to the More...

Synergy touted as visionary

(Second in a four-part series in connection with the opening of Kilgore%27s new Synergy Park.) More...

Cinema joins remodeling boom

After nearly 20 years, 4 Star Cinema is getting a facelift. More...

College board takes meeting to West Rusk

The Kilgore College Board of Trustees will conduct its April meeting on Tuesday, April 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the West Rusk ISD administration building in New London. Area residents are encouraged to attend. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

DEAR ABBY

Teen's generosity gives life to multiple organ recipients

DEAR ABBY: One evening as I was preparing dinner, my teenage son, Allen, came to me and asked whether or not he should check "yes" to organ donation on his driver%27s license. More...

YOUR HEALTH

Heart inflammation often strikes young adults

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My son is 18. He plays football and basketball. Two weeks ago he started having chest pains. I took him to a doctor who thought he had costochondritis. He didn%27t get better. I took him to another doctor, who ordered X-rays. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Possibilities seem to file More...

Obituaries

R. ANDREW "HOZY" HOZDISH

R. Andrew "Hozy" Hozdish, age 25, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Monday, April 3, 2006. Andrew was born Sep. 7, 1980 in Houston, TX to Robert Perry and Roxanne Hozdish. More...

DAVID TARVER

Funeral services for David Tarver, 70, of Kilgore were Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at Highland Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Riley Pippen officiating. Burial will followed in the Danville Cemetery. Mr. More...

MILTON THURMOND

Services for Milton Thurmond, 54, of Houston, formely of Henderson, are pending with Southern Funeral Home of Henderson. He passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2006. More...

For The Record

POLICE BEAT

ACCIDENTS Unit 1, a 1997 Chevrolet driven by Autumn Shae Brown, 1900 CR 1124, Kilgore was in an accident with Unit 2, a 1999 Ford parked. Unit 1 attempted to exit a parking space and struck Unit 2. Reported at 4:33 p.m. by Officer Dee Brown on 4/4. More...