July 13, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

City hall goes after sign for an Alto ATV event

Oscar Still is defying an order from the city of Kilgore to remove a sign advertising an offroad event in Alto. More...

News

A FAMILY AFFAIR

Work is moving right along on the new addition for the Kilgore College More...

LOCAL BRIEFS

OVERTON - Texas Department of Transportation Department (TxDOT) crews are scheduled to begin resurfacing operations on FM 850 in Rusk County on Thursday and Friday, weather permitting, between SH 135 in Overton and FM 2276 north of Henderson. More...

Sports

Baseball might be in for an intriguing second half

MLB

Nobody expected the Detroit Tigers to have the best record in baseball at the All-Star break, and everyone wants to see if they can keep it up. More...

Four of five teams begin state tourneys

7-8 year-olds play theirs here

A week the Kilgore Boys Baseball Association and the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce has been anticipating for months is almost finally here. More...

Texas in AL West lead as second half of season begins

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL/ TEXAS RANGERS MIDSEASON ANALYSIS

ARLINGTON (AP) - The Texas Rangers are in the same position as two summers ago: unexpectedly atop the AL West at the All-Star break. More...

For The Record

POLICE BEAT

INCIDENTS WEDNESDAY Theft $50 to $500, 611 Laird Ave., Timothy Wayne Whittington reported same. Reported at 2:50 p.m. by Officer Angela Burch. Theft $500 to $1500, 106 Midtown Shopping Center, Dollar General Store, Marlena Bartlett reported same. More...

Tesco acquires Carthage firm, expands here

An oil field supply company here has acquired a Carthage firm and will move 85 employees from the Panola County company. More...

Sabine pool available to swimmers

Local swimmers looking for a "pool fix" will have to look to Liberty City. More...

Divided GOP bring Voting Rights Act renewal to a vote

WASHINGTON (AP) Having quieted dissenting conservatives, House Republicans were trying again today to renew the 1965 Voting Rights Act in an election-year effort to win support from minority voters. More...

KILGOROUND

IF YOU WANT to see something really neat, drive by the intersection of Dudley Road and Whippoorwill after dark and see the well flare. Machin Drilling Co. is drilling a well and is flaring the excess gas. More...

Advice & Entertainment

HOROSCOPE

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CROSSWORD

Full Story

DEAR ABBY

Tables turn when jilted wife now could be 'other woman'

DEAR ABBY: For nearly 30 years, I believed my marriage to be rock solid. Imagine my shock, disbelief and pain when my husband announced he no longer loved me and wanted out of our marriage. More...

Obituaries

IVA LEE SLOAN

Services for Iva Lee Sloan, 89, of Kilgore will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 15, 2006, at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore, with the Reverend Hampton officiating. Burial will follow in the Kilgore Cemetery. Mrs. More...

RUBBIN "EDDIE" BRANSCOM

Rubbin "Eddie" Branscom passed away July 11, 2006, he was born Aug. 13, 1951. He was a graduate of Leveretts Chapel High School in 1970. Eddie served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1976 and was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War. More...

PAULINE BREWSTER

Pauline Brewster, 89, of Shreveport, LA passed away in Kilgore Thursday, July 6, 2006. She was born March 21, 1917, in Hall Summit, LA. Services were held Saturday, July 8, 2006 in the chapel of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Minden, LA with Rev. More...