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NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

Rev. Charlotte Austin, of McCary's Chapel United Methodist Church, led a crowd of about a hundred Kilgore-area residents in yesterday's observance of National Day of Prayer. The annual event was held at Sesquicentennial Park. More...

Hopson asks congress to secure borders

State Representative Chuck Hopson (D-Jacksonville) filed a resolution this week urging Congress to pass illegal immigration reform legislation that protects the "national and economic security of Texas citizens by securing our borders and assisting t More...

News

KILGOROUND

WINSTON GARDNER

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KILGORE CHARTER AMENDMENTS 21-37

Ballot Proposition 21: Do you favor amending Article IX, Section 89 eliminating property ownership as a qualification to vote in a bond election? More...

SPRING FLING

Travis Fox, assistant football coach and offensive coordinator at Kilgore College, takes his turn in the dunking booth during the annual Spring Fling at Kilgore College this week. More...

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Obituaries

TESSIE PORTLEY MORROW

Ore City, TX with Bishop James Morrow officiating. Arrangements are under the directions of Victory Funeral Services. More...

ANNIE LEE GILLIAM

Funeral services for Annie Lee Jackson Gilliam, 77, of Kilgore will be 11 a.m. May 6, 2006 at Kilgore Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Ross and Bro. Nathaniel Cantly officiating. Burial will be in Kilgore Baptist Cemetery. More...

REVEREND TOMMY L. STONE

Services for Rev. Tommy L. Stone, 71, of Kilgore were Friday, May 5, 2006 at the Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Donnie Beebe officiating. Rev. Stone passed away Sunday, April 30, 2006, in Kilgore. Tommy Stone was born Aug. More...

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Stripper wells get help from tax plan

AUSTIN - House Bill 3, the "margins tax" bill, is headed to Governor Perry's desk. The bill, part of the school finance overhaul, includes an amendment authored by Rep. Tommy Merritt (R-Longview). More...

First KFC trial set for August, 2007

HENDERSON (AP) A man accused in the 1983 slayings of five people abducted from a Kilgore fast food restaurant is scheduled not to go on trial until next year. More...

Bonham gets serious about overdue books

BONHAM (AP) Librarian Barbara McCutcheon is so fed up with overdue books, she wants the violators arrested. More...

MUSICAL HISTORY OF WWII

Dr. Archie McDonald, Texas historian from Nacogdoches, entertained Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation members last night with a musical history of World War II. More...

Advice & Entertainment

DEAR ABBY

Boyfriend's web of stories gets tangled in the truth
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: After being single for several years, I met the man of my dreams. "Chet" was everything I was searching for. We have become very close, and I'd trust him with my life. For nearly a year our relationship has been bliss. More...

YOUR HEALTH

Aortic dissection often ends in death
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My grandfather, 76, just died of an aortic dissection. It happened very quickly, and he barely made it to the hospital; he died shortly after. Our family isn't too clear on what happened, and if this is hereditary. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2006
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You have been in fifth gear. Now is the time to slow down. You could burn up your engine if you don't. Relax with those you care about. Get into a project. More...

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Sports

Former KHS players take Navarro to the top

Navarro is No. 1 seed in next week's conference tourney
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Two former Kilgore High School players have helped guide Navarro College in Corsicana to the East Zone baseball title of the Region XIV Conference, and a third former Bulldog hopes to help his new Bulldogs to even more success this year. More...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

UT, OU strike deal to keep Red River Shootout in Dallas

AUSTIN (AP) - The Red River Rivalry is staying in Dallas until 2010. More...

BODYBUILDING

Father-son team to represent Kilgore in Austin
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore bodybuilder Mickey Morris is used to the pressure of competing under the spotlight of shows with hundreds of equally-good opponents, and he normally gets lots of support from his family. More...

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