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City crews work overtime on storm damage cleanup

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com
City crews work long and hard hours this weekend to aid Kilgore residents as Hurricane Ike swept through the area, downing trees and utility lines. More...

Downtown's 26th Annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat looking to expand

By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Sweets and treats flow like water in downtown Kilgore each Halloween and this year will be no different. The 26th annual Halloween Trick-or- Treat event is slated for 3 p.m. through 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. More...

News

KHS 2008 HOMECOMING COURT

(top photo) Homecoming will be this Friday night at Kilgore High School with the KHS Bulldogs taking on Gilmer. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned before the opening kickoff. More...

Oil prices on US economic worries

By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press Writer

VIENNA, Austria AP) - Oil prices plummeted this morning, falling briefly below $92 a barrel and reflecting market fears that the U.S. More...

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Sports

Cowboys win a wild one!

Barber scores late as Dallas gets by Philly, 41-37; trip to Green Bay up next

IRVING (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys gave up two touchdowns in a 14-second span. Terrell Owens didn't catch a pass after halftime, Jason Witten spent time in the locker room tending to a separated shoulder and Roy Williams broke his arm. More...

Ike forces tennis to cancel at Corsicana; All-Saints beats KHS

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

With all the schedule-changing being done due to the bad weather off Hurricane Ike last weekend, Kilgore High School's tennis team didn't get to play its matchup at Corsicana against a few teams. More...

Texas gets 11-8 victory

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

ARLINGTON (AP) — Rookie Taylor Teagarden is supposed to be more of a defensive catcher. However, it's the power he's displayed during his brief stay in the majors that has the Texas Rangers fired up about his future. More...

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Evacuees in Gregg County stranded

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

LONGVIEW - Gregg County's American Red Cross-approved shelters were still sheltering 814 Gulf Coast evacuees, 53 dogs and five cats Monday afternoon and the sheriff says there's no telling when they will be able to return home. More...

City, rural supplies flush with water

'Thank God for generators!'
By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

While thousands of Northeast Texans lost electricity in the fury of Hurricane Ike, relatively few in the Kilgore area suffered for lack of water. More...

KILGOROUND

MITCH LUCAS

AN EVENTFUL WEEKEND, and I'm not really sure where to begin. I know my family was blessed over the weekend to not have had much of any kind of bad thing happen as a result of Hurricane Ike passing right through East Texas. More...

Advice & Entertainment

Roadside memorials are comfort to some, distraction to others

DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: I was a little disappointed in your reply to "M.H. in L.A." (June 22) regarding roadside memorials. I know you feel they are a gesture of respect, but really, there's a time and place for everything. More...

Dizziness, ear-ringing and deafness point to menier's disease

YOUR HEALTH
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I would like information on Meniere's disease. What caused it to happen to me? Is there a cure for it? -- V.C. More...

HOROSCOPE

JACQUELINE BIGAR

FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 ARIES (March 21-April 19) You could overindulge and push far too much. Finances play a big role in what goes on in the next few days. More...

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Obituaries

DILLON BLAKE WOLFORD

Dillon Blake Wolford, age 23, of Frisco, Texas passed away September 12, 2008, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 28, 1985, in Lafayette, Louisiana to Susan and Bernie Wolford Jr. More...

JIMMY SWINGLER

Services for Jimmy Swingler, 78, of Bremond, Texas will be two p.m., Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at the Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel in Hearne, Texas, with Reverend Stan Ortner officiating. Mr. More...

MR. ELTON WAYNE WOODALL

Graveside services for Mr. Elton Wayne Woodall, 61, of Kilgore will be held Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at Danville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:p.m. until 7:30, p.m. Tuesday. More...

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