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KFC defendant found guilty

By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press Writer
BRYAN (AP) — Five times the subdued monotone of State District Judge Clay Gossett cut through the silence of the Brazos County courtroom, shutting a second chapter in one of Texas' most notorious mass murders. More...

KISD sends message, expels student who brought gun to school

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore Independent School District administrators, backed by the Board of Trustees, made a strong statement yesterday: Don't bring a gun to Kilgore schools. More...

KILGOROUND

LINDA BALLARD

In this area, his name surfaces with the mention of the Star Spangled Banner, Laird Hill Baptist Church and Leverett's Chapel School District. More...

News

EAGLE SCOUT HELPS CRISIS CENTER

Joseph Worden recently spearheaded a drive to improve the surroundings at the Kilgore Community Crisis Center as part of his Eagle Scout service project. More...

County Red Cross with storm costs

Gregg County Commissioners authorized a $20,000 donation to the American Red Cross during their meeting Monday morning. More...

KISD Hispanic population grows, so do bilingual/ESL programs

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Tuesday at noon the Kilgore Independent School District's Board of Trustees heard a progress report on the district's Bilingual/English as a Second Language program. More...

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Sports

Loss to 'Skins hasn't shaken Cowboys' confidence

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

IRVING (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys eliminated one huge distraction with their first loss of the season. More...

Lady Bulldogs beat Henderson in four games

Sabine loses in five games at Elysian Fields
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

On Friday night, the Kilgore High School Bulldogs volleyball team was so close to opening District 14-4A play with a win, having beaten Jacksonville in the first two games (of the best-ofthree night), only to see Jacksonville bounce back. More...

Kilgore tennis squad shuts down Whitehouse

Bulldogs can clinch no worse than second in district and regional berth with another win
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Tuesday was a good day for the Kilgore High School tennis team. More...

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Holiday Trail of Lights kickoff in Shreveport

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

SHREVEPORT, La. — The Holiday Trail of Light's partnership between two states and six cities is an idea truly ahead of its time and just the kind of tourism event state officials love to talk about. More...

New Kilgore EMS building unveiled last night

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

After wandering through the new city EMS (Emergency Medical Services) building last night, city council convened in the facility's four-bay ambulance area and dedicated the building to the residents of Kilgore. More...

Our World

Battle of religious symbol roils Hamptons village

By FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press Writer

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — They are largely invisible, sometimes as simple as a small, plastic marker affixed to a utility pole. There's one around the White House and one in Manhattan that sprawls from the East River to the Hudson. More...

Russia's last czar declared victim of repression

By MIKE ECKEL Associated Press Writer

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the last czar and his murdered family to be victims of political repression — a decision that helps Russia move toward closing a chapter in its tortured history. More...

DAILY DIGEST

TUESDAY THE KILGORE MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE will meet at The Willows of Kilgore at noon on Oct. 7. All area pastors are invited for lunch, fellowship and input on community activities involving the Ministerial Alliance. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Couple spits cost of living, but not cost of birth control

DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been living together for a year. We split all the bills - rent, utilities, etc. -- in half. A few nights ago I asked him how he felt about paying for half my birth control pills, which amounts to $40 a month. More...

More than 30 causes for long-lasting diarrhea

YOUR HEALTH
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I need your help. I have had diarrhea for three months. I have tried Pepto-Bismol and Kaopectate. Neither worked. I have to use the bathroom 10 or more times a day, and I have become a prisoner of my home. How can I stop this? More...

HOROSCOPE

JACQUELINE BIGAR

FORECAST FOR THUR., OCTOBER 2, 2008 ARIES (March 21-April 19) H You could be taken aback by various situations. Evaluate what could happen if you veer in a new direction. More...

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Obituaries

SAMMY DEAN HENLEY, JR.

Services for Sammy Dean Henley, Jr., 39, of Longview, formerly of Kilgore will be eleven a.m., Friday, October 3, 2008 at Forest Home Baptist Church with Reverend Buddy Duggins officiating. Burial will follow in Danville Cemetery. Mr. More...

BILLYE SILVERTOOTH

Services for Billye Silvertooth, New London, are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Thursday, October 2, at the London Baptist Church with Pastor Ken Hayman officiating. More...

JUANITA ANDREWS HOUSTON

Services for Juanita Andrews Houston, 97, were Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church in Kilgore with Dr. Bill Ingersoll officiating. Burial followed in Kilgore City Cemetery. Mrs. Houston passed away Friday, Sept. More...

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