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June 20, 2008 / Front Page

KHS ADDITION ALMOST COMPLETE

The Kilgore High School new classroom addition is almost complete. Revard Pfeffer, business manager for the Kilgore Independent School District (above) does a walk through of one of the new science labs. More...

NASCAR makes pit stop in Kilgore

KILGORE, Texas- This week, race fans in Kilgore, Texas will have the opportunity to test their pit crew skills on an authentic racecar. Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, announced today that a replica of the No. More...

KILGOROUND

KATHRYN MARTINEZ

Did you know that in addition to second Saturday recycling at the city yard, behind City Hall, we can haul our paper, plastic, tin and aluminum to the recycling center at the Allied Waste Landfill? More...

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Sports

East Texas Pump Jacks play late, tire Marshals

Stamina, teamwork, ability earns Pump Jacks a 7-6 win in 12 long innings last night

Just nine games into the team's inaugural season, the East Texas Pump Jacks may have earned themselves a nickname. You can call them the Cardiac Jacks. More...

Braves fall to Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) _ Michael Young snapped a 1-for- 31 slump in a dramatic way. More...

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Smugglers will lose license and livelihood

DPS, Border Patrol to Work Together to Stop Drug, Weapons and Human Trafficking

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry announced today that the state, working in concert with the U.S. Border Patrol, will begin cracking down on commercial truckers who knowingly smuggle illegal weapons, drugs or humans across the Texas-Mexico border. More...

Oil field thefts investigated by Gregg County

Gregg County Sheriff Deputies have investigated two Oil Field Service Company thefts this week, after experiencing a reduction in these types of crimes over the past several weeks. More...

High gas prices effect lawn-mowing habits

By JAMES HANNAH Associated Press Writer

When Eric King moved from his apartment in Pittsburgh to a single-family home with a lawn, he bought a manual lawn mower instead of the usual gas-powered kind. He figures he's putting money in his pocket and saving trips to the filling station. More...

Advice & Entertainment

Personnel officer warns new hires against overexposure

DEAR ABBY

JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: I work in the personnel office of a municipality. We will soon be hiring new staff for the school system, and each year I am amazed by some of the behavior I see. Allow me to offer a few tips for new hires in ANY business. More...

Radiation, surgery or medicines for overactive thyroid?

YOUR HEALTH

DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I recently read your answer to a person whose doctor suggested radioactive iodine for hyperthyroidism. I was disappointed that you did not mention antithyroid drugs. Two years ago, I was diagnosed with Graves' disease. More...

HOROSCOPE

JACQUELINE BIGAR

FORECAST FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2008 ARIES (March 21-April 19) Find your friends, or place yourself among a lot of people. Though you could be uncomfortable with a situation, resist setting off fireworks. More...