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KHS 2008 HOMECOMING QUEEN

Prior to the Kilgore High School Bulldogs beating Gilmer 28-14, KHS senior, Raven Wiley was crowned the 2008 Homecoming Queen. (see full coverage of the game in News Herald Sports) More...

Kilgore Film Festival celebrates ten years of unique movies

What started out as an idea ten years ago has become an a staple for fans of independent and foreign films as the Kilgore Film Festival celebrates ten years of unique movie offerings. More...

Reception honors Ingersolls, long-time pastors

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

After 18 years at First Presbyterian Church and making Kilgore their home, the Rev. Dr. Bill Ingersoll, and his wife, Rev. Roberta Ingersoll, are off on another adventure. This time they say the Lord has called them to Libertyville, Ill. More...

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Business

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT

DEVELOPMENTAL Cherokee County A Wildcat Field will see the Glover Well No.1 drillee by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. The well will be located four miles northwest from Well sin the Williams, R Survey, A-921. More...

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Lifestyles

KHS Powderpuff Football

The results of the first ever KHS Powderpuff Football game had the sophomores beat the freshman and the seniors beat the juniors and the winner of the championship game were the seniors. More...

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

Have you ever, while reading a newspaper, book or magazine, noticed a spelling or punctuation usage that made you think, "That's funny. I could have sworn I saw that done differently just the other day"? More...

50 years for Bill and Dorothy Hopkins

Bill and Dorothy Hopkins of Greenville recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. The couple was married September 26, 2958, in Commerce. More...

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Home & Garden

Civic Garden Club opens season with speaker Linda Whetsell

Members of Civic Garden Club began the 2008-2009 season with a meeting at the Community House on September 10, 2008. President Martha Clark conducted the meeting. The invocation was given by joy Foster. More...

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

JEAN LAIRD MASTER GARDENER

As I live life, I have found that there are many things that make you happy, some are temporary, some last a long time; but if you want to be happy for a lifetime, I think being a gardener fits the bill. More...

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Obituaries

ADA ELIZABETH BEETS VALENTINE

Services for Mrs. Ada Beets Valentine, 97, of Kilgore will be 2PM Monday, September 22, 2009 in the Chapel at Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore with Rev. Byron Allen officiating. Interment will follow at Kilgore City Cemetery. Mrs. More...

STARLETT WARWOOD DELERY

Memorial services for Starlett Warwood Delery will be Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 3 p.m. at Country Place Village. She was born January 14, 1943 and went to be with the Lord, September 13, 2008. More...

RAMONA C. MENDOZA

Services for Mrs. Ramona C. Mendoza, 66, of Kilgore will be 10AM, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Rev. Fred Ward will officiate. Interment will follow at Kilgore Memorial Gardens. Mrs. More...

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Gun found on KISD campus

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

With a tip from a concerned student, Kilgore High School officials and Kilgore Independent School District Resource Officers acted quickly of a report of a gun on campus Friday morning. More...

OK given to return to Galveston

By JUAN A. LOZANO and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press Writers

GALVESTON (AP) - One week after Hurricane Ike wiped out whole neighborhoods and nearly every basic service in Galveston, there is a plan to start letting some 45,000 evacuees back to their hobbled hometown. More...

$6B storm? Ike's economic impact is felt widely

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press Writers

GALVESTON (AP) - Shrimpers and oystermen lost their boats to the muck. Tourist areas on the coast that should be bustling at the start of convention season are flattened. More...

United Fund of Kilgore

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KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

THIS IS ONE of our favorite times of the year. Not because of football, though that certainly counts, and not because of the cooler mornings, though that counts, too. More...

News

Ranger football the topic for the Kilgore Lions Club

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

JJ Eckert, head coach of the Kilgore College Ranger football team, was on hand Thursday to talk a little football with the Kilgore Lions. More...

Gregg County Commissioners have full agenda for Monday night

Longview Economic Development Corporation goes before Gregg County Commissioners' Court this week to request approval to amend the Tax Abatement Agreement between Gregg County and SYSCO Food Services of East Texas to reflect the project completion More...

Rotarians hear from Gregg County 4-H students

By GREG COLLINS

Three representatives of the Gregg County 4-H were the guest speakers for the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY,SEPTEMTER 21, 2008
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Make a list of calls that you often put off, as well as family members you need to touch base with. Get to it. You will feel much more in touch with loved ones as a result. More...

DEAR ABBY

Neglect costs dearly when can engine goes up in smoke
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: My husband is not very good when it comes to taking care of his car. He never changes the oil -- he just keeps adding new oil to the existing. I have my own vehicle, and I'm always on him to change his oil. More...

FINANCIAL FOCUS

Consider consolidating retirement assets
WILBUR F. YATES

By the time you retire, you'll probably have accumulated money in a variety of retirement savings vehicles at a variety of locations — an IRA here, a 401(k) there and so on. More...

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Sports

Kilgore runs Gilmer out of town

Ragin' Red takes impressive 28-14 homecoming win; trip to Palestine up next for Bulldogs
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

The predictions turned out to be true: there was a huge crowd on hand for Friday night's Class 4A versus Class 3A's showdown of powers between Kilgore High School and Gilmer High School. There were lots of big plays, and lots of fireworks. More...

Cards win again!

Beat Beckville, 39-7; district this week
By JASON HEFFNER Special to the News Herald

BECKVILLE — The Sabine Cardinals' passing game overwhelmed the Beckville Bearcats, as quarterback Lie'Quan Byrd threw 12 completions for 220 yards and three touchdowns in the Cardinals 39-7 victory Friday night. More...

High school scores of interest

Kilgore 28, Gilmer 14 Sabine 39, Beckville 7 West Rusk 28, Hughes Springs 12 Overton 35, Union Hill 0 Avalon 72, Leverett's Chapel 49 (six-man) Longview 45, Lufkin 37 (three overtimes) Abilene 24, Tyler Lee 7 Lindale 31, Paris 24 Hallsville 23, Hen More...

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Church News

Christ The King Catholic Church honors Father Michael Adams

Christ the King Catholic Church recently honored Reverend Father Michael Adams with two farewell parties. Father Michael, Parochial Vicar at Christ the King for the past two years, has been appointed as administrator of St. More...

MINISTER'S MOMENT

"By the grace of God I am what I am"
CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

"For I (Paul) am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. More...

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