July 24, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

002p1_xlg.jpg

Hail hurts harvest, but business bustles

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com
Hail storms that thrashed East Texas in March took a toll on growers of all kinds. James and Mary Robinson, of Kilgore's Danville Farms, saw the effects the weather had on their peach crop, but business is booming none the less. More...

Minimum wage going up, little help as living costs soar

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Business Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. More...

News

MOSTLY FOR KIDS

Photo courtesy of MARVIN HILLHOUSE Jessica Severance and Tucker Reagan in the Magic Lotus Lantern, the children's play being performed as part of this year's Texas Shakespeare Festival. More...

Planners talk combining water systems

Members of the North East Texas Regional Water Planning Group (Region D) Wednesday focused on the need for regionalization of small water supply systems, water quality concerns such as the growth of non-native aquatic plants on area lakes, and a re More...

TEXAS TODAY

Rio Grande Valley waits for Dolly's wind and rains to pass before assessing damage: BROWNSVILLE (AP) - Hurricane Dolly slammed ashore and then loitered over deep south Texas as a tropical storm, dumping as much as a foot of rain in places an More...

Click here for all stories

Obituaries

RICHARD GRAY AVENT

Richard Gray Avent, entrepreneur, educator, and lawyer, died Monday, July 21, 2008 at age 90 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was born to Col. Hugh P. Avent and Ruth Gray Avent in Palestine, Texas on April 2, 1918. More...

KIMBERLY JEAN RAMSEY

Services for Kimberly Jean Ramsey, 47, of Kilgore will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 26, 2008 at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with the Reverend Kelly Brian officiating. Interment will follow at Kilgore Memorial Gardens. Mrs. More...

ALVINA M. JOHNSON

Services for Alvina M. Johnson, 87, of Kilgore, are pending at Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore. Mrs. Johnson passed away Thursday, July 24, 2008 in Kilgore. More...

Click here for all stories

KISD nears balanced budget

Total tax rate will decline by more than a penny
By BILL WOODALL knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

Filling an assistant principal's job from within - and eliminating another position - will save Kilgore school district $62,000 and bring the anticipated shortfall to $96,069. More...

Rezoning Pentecost approved

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

A zoning change for the Pentecost addition prompted several residents to attend the Tuesday night city council meeting. Council did approve the neighborhood zoning change to single-family residential after discussion. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

AS IT TURNS out, you're never too old to play. THE residents at The Willows are having a ball with the new Nintendo Wii video game donated by Larry Haire and Kilgore National Bank. More...

Advice & Entertainment

Sister can't knit together family torn by its history

DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: My halfbrother, "Jace," and I had a complicated childhood. My father had an explosive temper and a disdain for children in general. He was abusive, and our mentally ill mother was absent during his rages. More...

Diet for blood pressure, blood thinner and gout challenge wife

YOUR HEALTH
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: To reduce my husband's cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure, his doctor put him on the DASH diet. Then he developed a blood clot in his leg after a long plane ride and was put on Coumadin. More...

HOROSCOPE

JACQUELINE BIGAR

FORECAST FOR THUR., JULY 25, 2008 ARIES (March 21-April 19) You reassess a financial matter. You might want to restructure your budget. Know that you don't have to make a change this very second. Explore your options. More...

Click here for all stories

Sports

'Jacks win lightning-delayed 3-1 decision over Brazos Valley

Road trip begins tonight
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

There aren't many games left in the East Texas Pump Jacks' inaugural season, and the Pump Jacks plan to make a run at the Texas Collegiate League championship. More...

Sox get five in eighth to beat Rangers

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had seen enough. He was already packing for his team's upcoming road trip when Carlos Quentin came to bat. More...

MLB standings, scores, schedule

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

American League East Division Central Division West Division Wednesday's games Tampa Bay 4, Oakland 3 N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 1 Chicago White Sox 10, Texas 8 Detroit 7, Kansas City 1 L.A. More...

Click here for all stories