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Devastating Ike roars ashore in Galveston early Saturday

By JUAN A. LOZANO and CHRIS DUNCAN Associated Press Writers
GALVESTON (AP) - A massive Hurricane Ike ravaged southeast Texas early Saturday, battering the coast with driving rain and ferocious wind gusts as residents who decided too late they should have heeded calls to evacuate made futile calls for rescu More...

U.S. slaps sanctions as spat with Venezuela grows

By ANNE GEARAN AP Diplomatic Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States stopped trying to be polite Friday in an escalating diplomatic shoving match with the populist leaders of Venezuela and Bolivia. More...

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Business

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT

DEVELOPMENTAL Anderson County In a lease two miles northwest from Slocum, in the Delaney Branch (Wilcox) Field, the Burnett Well No.1 will be drilled by Wilson, Don H., Inc. More...

Be aware of "variables when creating investment strategy

FINANCIAL FOCUS
WILBUR F. YATES

In almost any endeavor you can think of, your success depends on a number of factors. The same is true of investing. More...

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Lifestyles

AVIATORS IN THE MAKING

The Lambda Alpha Sigma aviation fraternity at LaTourneau University held its Bi-Annual Fly In at Kilgore Community Airport last Saturday. Weston Cartwright, president of the fraternity said the fly in is held each semester. More...

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

People send me free books. And, frankly, I feel just terrible about it. You see, the reason people send me free books is that I write this column. More...

Fishing anyone?

CHITCHAT CORNER
LINDA K. BALLARD

First lightning bolts, and now this. I think we need to be keeping a closer eye on Brother Ed Findley and Laird Hill Baptist Church. More...

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Sports

Raiders stage comeback, beat New Diana, now 3-0

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL/ WEST RUSK 26, NEW DIANA 19
By WILLIAM TEMPLEMAN Special to the News Herald

TYLER — It's been a while since they were able to say this, but New London has themselves a pretty good football team, and through three games, they're undefeated. Game three wasn't necessarily pretty, but they are undefeated. More...

Mavericks outrun KHS

Homecoming game Friday, as Gilmer visits
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

MARSHALL — Weather off Hurricane Ike wasn't a factor whatsoever in the annual football meeting between Kilgore High School and Marshall, even though the game's kickoff was moved up just a tad, just in case. More...

High school football scores of interest

BY SPORTS EDITOR MITCH LUCAS

Marshall 28, Kilgore 18 West Rusk 26, New Diana 19 Overton 26, Big Sandy 20 Gilmer 28, Liberty-Eylau 14 Van 44, Palestine 21 Hallsville 21, Jacksonville 7 Whitehouse 24, Corsicana 21 Mount Pleasant 14, Henderson 12 Longview 52, More...

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Gas resources and price affected by hurricane

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Motorists and potential customers were turned away from gas pumps at Brookshire's Friday afternoon as the company braced for an anticipated gasoline shortage and reserved its fuel supply for employees only. More...

Kilgore sales tax revenues up again

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore deposited another sales tax allocation check this week that exceeded the milliondollar mark, bringing total sales tax allocations for the year to $8,474,810.72 — more than 18 percent higher than the yearto date total of $7,144,033.34 More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

FROM THIS DESK it doesn't seem like a lot of meals... FEMA has sent 750,000 meals to Texas to help feed the Hurrican Ike evacuees. More...

News

Representative Merritt talks to Lions about Sept. 11

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore Lions Club met on Thursday to remember those who lost their lives in the attack on this country on Sept. 11 seven years ago . More...

Rusk County investigator talks football at Rotary Club

By GREG COLLINS for the News Herald

William Brown, an investigator with the Rusk County District Attorney's office and a longtime high school football official, was the guest speaker for Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. More...

MOBILE DENTIST COMES TO MLMS

Over 60 students are taking advantage of the Mobile Dentist Program that is visiting Kilgore Schools. Maude Laird Middle School was the first to get the visit from Dr. Michael Beard from Jacksonville. Dr. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Breaking a law of God

MINISTER'S MOMENT
CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

What happens when we break a law of God? Is the law damaged? Does it chip, crack, bend, or shatter? Does it suddenly cease to operate? Consider for example, a person who tries to break the law of gravity. More...

HOROSCOPE

JACQUELINE BIGAR

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY,SEPTEMTER 14, 2008 ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might want to take the day off and relax. You might need your privacy, as so much is happening and so quickly at that. More...

Traveling man is burdened by intense longing for home

DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: I am a 39-yearold married man. "Lana" and I have been married 10 years. We deal with the usual problems (our son, jobs, money) as a team. I feel blessed to have married my best friend. My job requires traveling. More...

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Obituaries

JENNIFER NANCY CARDAMONE-SLONE

Services for Mrs. Jennifer Nancy Cardamone-Slone, 26, of Kilgore will be held Monday, September 15, 2008 at Ten A.M. in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore with Reverend Kirby Fitzgerald officiating. More...

VADA WATSON

Graveside services for Vada Watson, 79 of Fairfield, formerly of Kilgore, will be at 2:00PM Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at Danville cemetery with Reverend Glen Barton officiating. More...

MARY NELL HEARD BARNES

Services for Mary Nell Heard Barnes, 60, of Gladewater, are scheduled for 3:00 P.M. Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Eubank Chapel-Canton, with Bro. David McGee & Dr. Printis McGee officiating, under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home, Canton. More...

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