October 1, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Substance abuse roles defined by Kilgore and Kilgore Coalition

Kilgore and the Kilgore Together Coalition this week signed an agreement defining their roles in substance abuse education and prevention here. More...

KILGOROUND

SO, YOU always wanted to be on the Planning and Zoning board. More...

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Business

OIL & GAS

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT

DEVELOPMENTAL Gregg County Anadarko E&P Company LP will prepare the Alford Jones Gas Unit Well No.13 for drilling to a depth of 11,200- feet. The well will be located 9.9 miles southeast from Longview in the Lee, I Survey, A-237. More...

Salute to Women in Business

Full Story

So, you want to run your own business

First, take this start-up quiz

Take this Quiz before you start your business and save yourself a lot of grief. You can print it out and write down your answers, or simply come up with your answer and click on our "More to Think About" button to learn more. More...

Advice & Entertainment

MINISTER'S MOMENT

"I depends whose hands it's in"

For 30 years Mother Teresa worked in the slums of Calcutta, India. She worked among the most forsaken people on earth. You and I would recoil from most of the people that she touched every day. More...

DEAR ABBY

Availability of Mammongrams should not be based on income

DEAR ABBY: I need your help. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We know the most effective method of early detection is mammography screening. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, SEPT. 24, 2006

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Others expect a lot from you. As a result, you More...

Sports

Will T.O. play? Bill won't say

Cowboys play at Titans today

IRVING (AP) - Terrell Owens sat at his locker Friday flexing his swollen right hand, smiling and saying little. More...

Whitehouse upends Kilgore, 28-7

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

The Whitehouse Wildcats' win here over Kilgore High School at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium Friday night was loud enough that it might just have been the shot heard 'round District 12-4A. More...

WHAT'S CAUSING ALL THIS?

Stick by your team, KHS fans

"Put that in your paper," someone shouted, as our photographer, Lester Murray, was leaving R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium after Kilgore's 28-7 loss Friday night. More...

People

Mr. and Mrs. Gilmer S. Pittard 50th Anniversery

On September 29, 1956, Gilmer "Gil" Pittard and Jo Ann Lilley were married in Grand Cane, More...

Susan Myers and Thomas Asher

Jimmie Myers and the late Jimmy Myers of Kilgore are proud to announce the engagement of their More...

Jayson Hunter and Valarie Stangl

Alan and Staci Beasley of Overton, and Randy and Norma Hunter of Kilgore, are pleased to announce More...

Duplex community set for Chandler St.

Kilgore's city council last week cleared the way for construction of a new duplex community on Chandler Street. More...

Hopson to debate Durrett for District 11

Incumbent state representative Chuck Hopson-D, Jacksonville and challenger Larry Durrett-R, Jacksonville have accepted an invitation from the Henderson Area Chamber of Commerce to participate in a point-counterpoint debate. More...

KIBA's "Make Kilgore Shine" in November

The KIBA "Make Kilgore Shine" city wide cleanup has been set for Saturday, Nov. 11. More...

Mexico says no to border wall

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico said Friday it will try to persuade President Bush not to sign a bill that would extend a wall along the border in an effort to stop illegal immigrants. More...

News

The "Voice" speaks to Lions

Manny Almanza, coordinator of marketing and outreach for Kilgore College, talked about his new position after leaving KTPB. More...

DVM speaks to Rotarians on high cost of animal shelters

Jane Mahlow, DVM, was the guest speaker for the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. She spoke about the cost of keeping animals in shelters and how the problem can be addressed. More...

Kilgore girl to sing with Linda Davis

Hundreds of thousands of votes came in last week for contestants in the 105.7 KYKX contest to sing in concert with Linda Davis, country artist, in More...

Lifestyles

Meadowbrook Women show up for shoes

Guests began arriving early at Meadowbrook Country Club Thursday afternoon for the Shoe Lover's Fashion Show hosted by the Women of Meadowbrook. More...

A Word Please

Are you getting ready? Can you feel the excitement in the air? That's right, it's time to mark your calendar because National Punctuation Day is just 50 weeks away! And be sure to do a better job of marking More...

CHITCHAT CORNER

Homage paid

Rene and Lynn Holt's son, Edwin, performed last Saturday night at the Cherokee Club and did a wonderful job," said Pam DeCeault. "And then this little pint of peanuts got up and played a mean Jerry Lee Lewis song. More...

Home & Garden

Evergreen Garden Club travels to Roseville

Evergreen Garden Club Travels to Roseville Evergreen Garden Club held their first meeting of the year at Roseville, "A Texas Bed and Breakfast with a taste of Louisiana", located on Highway 80 about 5 miles west of Marshall. More...

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW

Dear Fellow Gardeners, Please forgive me for neglecting to tell you when the Master Gardeners' Class in Henderson begins. More...

Trip to Hidden Gardens for Civic Garden Club

Civic Garden Club traveled to Hidden Gardens in Bullard on Wednesday, September 13, for their first meeting of the year. More...

Obituaries

A.E. Gazette

A.E. "Arky" Gazette, 84, of Kilgore, passed into eternity on September 29, 2006, at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. Funeral services for Mr. Gazette will be held in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home on Tuesday, October 3, at 10 am with Rev. More...

VERNA WILLIAMS

Funeral services for Verna Williams, 95, of Longview, will be 10 AM Monday at the More...

Patricia A. Holmes

Funeral services for Patricia A. Holmes, 75, of Kilgore, will be held at 10am, Monday, October 2, 2006, at The First Nazarene Church of Kilgore, will Rev. Mark Hendrix officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Gardens. More...

School news

KC students receive scholarships

Safety Council of East Texas presents Kilgore College students $2,000 in scholarships More...