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HI-STEPPERS ROCK OPENING NIGHT

The Kilgore High School Hi-Steppers performed Friday night during the opening game of the Kilgore Bulldogs football season against Carthage. It was quite the colorful performance as they performed their dance routine. More...

Good economy means Kilgore is spending on capital improvements

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

With the fiscal year wrapping up and another right around the corner city planners are hard at work putting together a budget that includes a multitude of capital improvement projects. More...

News

Rotarians learn about economic development from KEDC

By GREG COLLINS for the News Herald

Amanda Nobles with Kilgore Economic Development Corporation, and Bill Mishkind, one of the board members as well as being a member of the Kilgore Rotary Club, address local Rotarians Wednesday at Meadowbrook Country Club. More...

Burns talks to Lions about Main Street and downtown happenings

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Things are happening in downtown Kilgore and Fallon Burns, Main Street manager was at the Lions Club on Thursday to give an update. More...

Christian music concert to celebrate 50th Anniversary of Wesley Foundation

A Christian music concert featuring the band 33 Miles will help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wesley Foundation. The concert at 7 p.m. September 14 will be in Dodson Auditorium at Kilgore College. The concert will be presented by St. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Student's transfer would mean loss of scholarship

DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: My son is the recipient of a four-year college scholarship with full tuition. He selected and applied to this school. The problem is, he now wants to transfer to another college. More...

The end of the story

MINISTER'S MOMENT
CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

Once a kindergarten student took home a paper from school that was not up to his usual excellent standard. He had failed to color the picture completely. His mother talked to him and explained how important it was to do his schoolwork well. More...

Breakfast Matters

Liz Buckner County Extension Agent-FCS Rusk County

Breakfast has been called the "most important meal of the day". More...

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Obituaries

EVELYN M. HOUGHESS

Funeral services for Evelyn M. Hughes, 86, of Longview will held at 10 a.m. Tuesday September 2, 2008 at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Reverend James Boatman officiating. More...

CLIFTON BEAVERS

Services for Clifton Beavers, 95, of Kansas City, were Saturday, August 30, 2008 at Holly Spring Baptist Church in Mt. Enterprise, with Rev's J.T. Harris, Johnnie Johnson, and Bobbie Griggs officiating. More...

ARTHUR COLEMAN

Services are pending for Mr. Arthur Coleman, 65, Henderson. He passed away August 28, 2008 at Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview. Arrangements are under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Henderson. More...

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Kilgore looks at closing city jail

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

After last week's tragic fourth suicide at Kilgore municipal jail, the city council is slated to hear alternatives next week to the city housing inmates. More...

City manager says he's working hard for Kilgore

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

"Right now I don't have any irons in the fire," Jeff Howell, Kilgore city manager, said in response to opinions about his recent job interviews in Ft. Smith, Ark. and Midland. "I am here and still working just as hard as I can for this city. More...

New laws for Texas in effect Sept. 1

By KELLEY SHANNON Associated Press Writer

AUSTIN (AP) - If you're getting hitched in Texas, get ready to face a stiffer fee for a marriage license. It's going up from $30 to $60 starting Monday. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

THERE'S GOOD NEWS and then there's great news. THE great news is that Aaron Davis is coming home Monday. DAVLYN and Alvin Davis' son was injured July 13 when an improvised bomb was detonated and nine of his fellow soldiers were killed. More...

Business

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT

DEVELOPMENTAL Anderson County In a lease 10.2 miles northeast from Palestine in a Wildcat, Suemaur Exploration & Production, LLC is preparing to drill a new well to a total depth of 12,000-feet. More...

Is your money working as hard as you do?

FINANCIAL FOCUS
WILBUR F. YATES

It's Labor Day, which, ironically enough, means that many people are taking the day off work. But if you're like most people, you spend most of your days working hard. More...

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Lifestyles

Rangerettes Looking Good

Despite the heat, the Kilgore College Rangerettes have taken to R.E. St. Johns Stadium in preparation for KCs opening game this Saturday night against Fort Scott, Kan. The Rangerettes will perform at half time with their traditional high kick. More...

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

Once upon a time there was a wicked witch who looked at her reflection and asked, "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the best writer of them all? More...

Mother nature strikes

CHITCHAT CORNER
LINDA K. BALLARD

Pastor Ed Findley of Laird Hill Baptist Church received quite a wake up call Monday evening. It had started to rain as he and his wife Joyce pulled up at the church for an associate meeting. More...

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Sports

Red-hot debut

Kilgore holds off Carthage in scorching season opener
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

It was hot, humid, and not exactly the kind of night that's a football player's best friend Friday at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium. More...

High school football scores

BY SPORTS EDITOR MITCH LUCAS

Kilgore 33, Carthage 20 Redwater 34, Sabine 12 Ore City 22, Overton 19 Leverett's Chapel 69, Dallas Academy 38 (six-man) West Rusk 20, Harleton 0 (Thursday) Navasota 35, Henderson 34 (Thursday) Garland Naaman Forest 52, More...

Mustangs fall short to Ore City in season opener

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL/ ORE CITY 22, OVERTON 19
By JOE M. JONES Special to the News Herald

OVERTON — Teray Smith scored two touchdowns and Telvin Darden ran in six points Friday, but the Overton High School Mustangs lost to Ore City's Rebels, 22-19. More...

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