NEW BOSTON (AP) - Nearly 24 years after the bodies of five people shot executionstyle were found along a remote road, the first trial has begun in what became one of the state's oldest unsolved mass murder cases. Romeo Pinkerton, 49, a convicted robber, faces a possible death sentence in the killings known as the Kentucky Fried Chicken murders. More...
Mable Streets is back in Kilgore after more than 30 years and giving back to the community. She stands here in front of a house she is helping to build on Laird Street. More...
Kilgore is a city with a small-town feel that many often talk about. Mable Streets remembers Kilgore as a child and has chosen to move back after staying away for so many years. And when she comes home, she brings a hammer. She is building affordable - $75,000 to $80,000 - houses for low-income families. More...
Lane Hopper (grandson of Janie Baton Finney of Kilgore), Kolt Black, Colby McMahan, Bryce Leeth, Dalton Von Hoffman, and Colten Beaty are no strangers to bulls or rodeo arenas. On Thursday the six youngsters from Texas will cross the border into Matehuala, Mexico for a bull riding event in unfamiliar territory. More...
Good samaritans risk reprisal in litigious society of today
DEAR ABBY: "Horrified in Dover, Del." (May 30) describes a classic example of what psychologists call "Bystander Syndrome." It's a sad fact that the majority of people pass by an accident or simply stand and watch without helping because they figure that "somebody else" will do something. In many cases, nobody does anything, which can lead to serious consequences. More...
First day in pads will be Friday; first scrimmage set for Aug. 18
They didn't begin practice at midnight, or have the cheerleaders and Hi-Steppers and marching band lined up for an impromptu fest, or even have "We Will Rock You" blaring from speakers outside the Mitchell Field House. More...
Funeral services for Mrs. Ramona Trunk, 75, of Kilgore will be held at Chandler Street Church of Christ Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 10:00 A.M. with Mr. Chris Vidacovich officiating. Burial will follow at Rusk County Memorial Gardens under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore. More...
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