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May 7, 2008  RSS feed
Arriving under crossed ladders in salute from the Kilgore Fire Department, with a Kilgore Police escort and the Patriot Guard Motorcycle Club, 125 soldiers arrived at the Kilgore National Guard Armory this morning to cheers of welcome home. (photo left) Friends and family wait anxiously for their loved ones. (photo top) Once they got off the buses the hugs and kisses began as with this father and his three daughters. The sign says it all, "we love you daddy". The unit will undego outprocessing for the next two days and then the soldiers will be released to go home to their families. Bravo Co. was in Iraq for one year. More...

Revard Pfeffer, business manager for the Kilgore Independent School District, said this morning that 367 people voted in early voting, with 11 additional provisional votes cast. More...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Politically wounded and financially strapped, Hillary Rodham Clinton plunged back into the presidential campaign Wednesday even as Barack Obama declared that Tuesday's primary results left him with a "clear path to victory. More...

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - A man with a guitar and a megaphone climbed atop a convenience store roof to serenade commuters with his musical protest of high gasoline prices - until police halted the impromptu concert. Once atop the roof of the Family Express store Monday, and above pumps dispensing fuel at $3. More...
Grandma's term of endearment is not appropriate for toddler
DEAR ABBY: My mother-inlaw -- I'll call her "Irene" -- refers to our 3-year-old daughter, "Amber," as "sexy." When she buys clothing for Amber, she will say, "This is sexy." When Amber was younger and would pull up her dress in play, Irene would say, "Are you trying to be sexy?" Luckily, when it has happened, Amber either didn't hear or remember her comments. More...
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Jess Todd's truck is sitting in a parking lot in Palm Beach, Fla. The former University of Arkansas pitcher said his parents delivered it two weeks ago. More...
Services for C.K. Wilkerson, 86, of Tyler will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home with Rev. Nona Duree Taylor officiating. Entombment will follow in the Rose Hill Mausoleum at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tyler under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. More...

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