Bond firm recommends refinancing for KISD
By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com
     The Kilgore Independent School Board started its night by recognizing students from Maude Laird Middle School and Kilgore High School who achieved commended performance on every subset of the TAKS test for the 2005-2006 school year.
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FM 349 improvements discussed
     Kilgore Economic Development Corporation (KEDC) is working with Adam's Engineering on a plan to add turn lanes at the south entrance to Synergy Park on FM 349.
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Symphony's Bach Lunch moves to 1st Presbyterian next week
     Longview Symphony brings its Bach's Lunches to Kilgore next week for a concert on the famed Aeolia Skinner organ at First Presbyterian Church.
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Chamber, KEDC host breakfast to talk about substance abuse in the workplace
By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com
     "We spend, in the United States, $183,340 every minute for alcoholic beverages--that's $10.9 million an hour." said Connie Hagen, president of Drug and Alcohol Testing of East Texas (DATET). She was speaking on establishing and maintaining a drug free workplace.
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