July 6, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

KILGOROUND

KRISTI REYNOLDS an employee of the Gregg County Auditor's Office, had a unique Thursday last week. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

DEAR ABBY

Debate on church attire: show up or show respect?

DEAR ABBY: May I respond to your reply to "Dismayed in Marysville, Mich.," regarding attire in church? As a priest and pastor, I'm appalled at how some people come dressed for Sunday worship. More...

YOUR HEALTH

Pulmonary edema floods lungs with fluid

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My daughter, 40 years old, died. The coroner, who is not a medical doctor, said she died of pulmonary edema, because her tongue and mouth had a white covering. My heart doctor told me it was congestive heart failure. More...

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Obituaries

LILLYAN GIBSON

Services for Lillyan Gibson, 84, of Kilgore will be two p.m., Saturday, July 8, 2006 at the St. Luke's United More...

JOSEPH EDWARD "JOE" CLINE

Graveside services for Joseph Edward "Joe" Cline, 82, of Kilgore were Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at Hickory Grove Cemetery with Rev. Kelly Bryan officiating. Joe was called home to his Lord Saturday, July 1, 2006. More...

FRANK CONLEY COLE

Services for Frank Conley, 91, of Overton are pending with Southern Funeral Home of Henderson. More...

City seeking block grant

Officials host public hearing to explain plan The city is looking for more grant money - likely to continue replacement of aging water lines - and will host a public hearing to explain the process. More...

Helping Hands will celebrate 20 years of 'help'

Helping Hands is celebrating 20 years of service to the Kilgore community. More...

North Korea defends missile tests, vows to continue

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) A defiant North Korea on Thursday threatened to test-fire more missiles and warned of even stronger action if opponents of the tests put pressure on the country, amid signs of further activity at the reclusive regime's launch More...

News

Spinks completes PhD at Fuller Seminary

Chris Spinks, of Kilgore has been awarded a doctorate degree from Fuller Theological Seminary, in Pasadena, California. Spinks graduated from Fuller's School of Theology with a PhD in New Testament. More...

State GOP honors former Gregg party chairman

SAN ANTONIO -The Republican Party of Texas posthumously honored ex-Gregg County Party Chairman Glenn Canfield at the state convention here. More...

Sports

69th Classic kicks off Friday

GOLF/ MEADOWBROOK CLASSIC

Event continues through Sunday; long drive contest, hamburger dinner tonight More...

Rangers beat Jays, 9-3

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

ARLINGTON (AP) - Ian Kinsler had three hits, including one of Texas' four home runs, and Vicente Padilla struck out a seasonhigh 10 to lead the Rangers to a 9-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. More...

11-12's fighting for state berth as tourney continues

YOUTH BASEBALL/ KBBA ALL-STARS

The Kilgore Boys Baseball Association 11-12 year-old all-stars suffered a bit of a setback in their district tournament Wednesday night. More...