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August 28, 2007 / Front Page

PARTING WAS SUCH SWEET SORROW

Fist day of school brings new adventures for students, especially for those just starting school and tears also fall from both students and parents. More...

Cornyn announces NETPHD will get $600,000 in federal funding

Funding and new federally qualified status will help provide preventive and comprehensive care for patients

AUSTIN- U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced Monday North East Texas Public Health District in Tyler will receive $600,000 in federal funding and has gained Federally Qualified Health Clinic Status (FQHC). More...

KILGOROUND

MITCH LUCAS

OK, NO MORE COUNTDOWN. No more waiting. Football is here, and boy, was the first local game exciting. If you missed it, the Kilgore College Rangers opened their season on Saturday night in hot El Dorado, Kan., against Butler College. More...

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Lifestyles

PETS OF THE WEEK

Jess is a big fluffy female border collie mix puppy who enjoys taking baths and giving hugs. Jessi is large for her age (approximately 8 weeks old) and will require a large fenced yard for plenty of exercise when More...

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Advice & Entertainment

DEAR ABBY

Couple in no rush to wed now look back on 70 years

JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: I enjoyed your advice to "Judy in Birmingham, Ala." (June 11), who wondered if 16 is too young to know you're truly in love. Her letter brought back memories for me. My wife and I were 16 when we met in homeroom class. More...

YOUR HEALTH

Pseudogout rivals gout in pain

DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have pseudogout in the ring-finger joint of my left hand. I had to have my engagement and wedding rings cut off since the finger was swollen. Is there such a thing as having a finger joint replaced? -- D.Q. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR WED. AUG. 29, 2007

JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Though you might want to put yourself out there, you might choose not to. Roll with events; a startling insight easily pops up. Miscommunication is the norm, as well as power plays. Detach, my dear Ram. More...

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Obituaries

Wanda June Stewart

June 11, 1945 August 25, 2007

Funeral services for Mrs. Wanda June Stewart, age 62 of Carthage, Texas, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel with Jeff Asher and Kerry Henry officiating. More...

EVELYN PITT

Funeral services for Evelyn Pitt, 75 of Longview will be 10Am Wednesday, August 29, 2007, in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore. Reverend David Hampton will officiate. Mrs. Pitt died Monday in a local nursing center. More...

PAMELA K. ROBERTS

Memorial services for Pamela Kay Roberts, 49, of Kilgore will be held at a later date. Mrs. Roberts passed away unexpectedly Saturday, August 25, 2007 in Kilgore. More...

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Laird Hospital to suspend OB services

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenews herald.com

Laird Memorial Hospital's administrator this morning confirmed that it is closing its labor and delivery unit. "We will be suspending nonemergency OB (obstetrical) services effective September 10," Bob Ellzey said today. More...

KEDC expands Synergy Park with 60 acre addition

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Synergy Park is slated for yet another land addition. More...

Rotarians provide shoes for 425 students

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

"A new pair of shoes is a confidencebuilder at the beginning of the school year," K Castles, of Kilgore Rotary, said. More...

News

Morning Fuel Prices

Oil Natural Gas Prices as of 10:45 a.m. Change since yesterday's close More...

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Our World

iPhone hacker trades phone for car and iPhones

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The teenage hacker who managed to unlock the iPhone so that it can be used with cellular networks other than AT&T will be trading his reworked gadget for a new car. More...

Next attorney general nominee could face sharp questions

By LARA JAKES JORDAN Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' replacement - whoever that may be - faces a potentially nasty Senate confirmation and a beleaguered Justice Department badly in need of leadership. More...

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Sports

KC rattles No. 4 Butler, but falls, 29-28

JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

For 59 minutes of Kilgore College's 2007 football season opener at El Dorado, Kan., on Saturday night, the Rangers shook the heck out of the No. 4-ranked Butler College Grizzlies. More...

Kilgore routs Gladewater

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

The Kilgore High School tennis team's second matchup of the young fall season had the Bulldogs facing off against Gladewater on Saturday, a Kilgore rout. KHS won 19 of 20 matches. More...

Sosa's future in Texas uncertain

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

ARLINGTON (AP) - Even though he has become a parttime player for the Texas Rangers since joining the 600- homer club, Sammy Sosa still plans for his comeback to be longer than one season. More...

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