"The Centurions" come to rescue of the Wesley Foundation
      After the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church decided to reduce funding many campus ministries, directors of the local Wesley Foundation began looking for alternative sources of revenue. The solution here , Foundation directors hope, will be The Centurions.
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Horse rescue at Lions Club
By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com
      The Kilgore Lions Club members heard from a man on Thursday that meant business when it comes to the health and safety of horses. Richard Fincher, executive director for the Safe Haven Equine Rescue said he dedicates himself and his agency to making sure people who abuse horses get what they have coming to them.
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Coach Mike Vallery speaks to Rotarians on KHS football
By GREG COLLINS for the News Herald
      Mike Vallery, head football coach for the Kilgore High School Bulldogs, was the guest speaker for the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. Coach Vallery spoke about the upcoming football team as well as some of the past players who have gone on to Division 1 schools and are doing well.
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Impact of fed decision on water district unclear
      LUBBOCK (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice is blocking changes to Texas law that helped create a Panhandle water district dominated by employees of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens, a newspaper reports.
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Texas truant students to be tracked by GPS anklets
By ELIZABETH WHITE Associated Press Writer
      SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Court authorities here will be able to track students with a history of skipping school under a new program requiring them to wear ankle bracelets with Global Positioning System monitoring. But at least one group is worried the ankle bracelets will infringe on students' privacy.
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