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Hispanic celebrations continue at Maude Laird Middle School

Maude Laird Middle School welcomed parents, guests, faculty, friends and of course the student body to a National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration this morning. More...

Upper East Texas economic outlook good, says comptroller

AUSTIN — The beautiful scenery, unique recreational opportunities and small-town family appeal of "Upper East Texas" have served the region well and will continue to provide steady economic growth, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said. More...

KILGOROUND

KATHRYN PENROSE

I know this is going to be really hard to believe, but Ronnie Spradlin is bottle feeding yet another squirrel. Janie Finnie apparently called Spradlin in a frantic state after the squirrel fell on top of her head. More...

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Our World

Candidates spar on energy, taxes, war

By BETH FOUHY Associated Press Writer

Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden sparred over taxes, energy policy and the Iraq war in a high-profile debate in which Palin sought to reclaim her identity as a feisty reformer and Biden tried to undercut the maverick image of GOP presi More...

Illegal immigration declines as US economy falters

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Illegal immigration, which has sparked political and social turmoil in communities across the U.S., is on the wane, according to an independent report released Thursday. More...

Green card applicants mandated to get HPV

By ANABELLE GARAY Associated Press Writer

DALLAS (AP) — A new requirement that girls as young as 11 be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus before they can become legal U.S. residents is unfair, immigration advocates say. More...

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Obituaries

MAE BASS

Services for Mae Bass, 86, of Tyler, formerly of Kilgore were, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Charles Dodson officiating. Miss Bass died Wednesday, October 1, 2008, in Tyler. More...

MICHAEL OLIVER DENT

Michael Oliver Dent, 53, born August 10, 1955, in Kilgore, to Vernon Oliver and Mary Alice Holder Dent, passed from this life on Oct. 2, 2008, in Jefferson. Mr. Dent was an electrician and an avid golfer and bowler. More...

SAMMY DEAN HENLEY, JR.

Services for Sammy Dean Henley, Jr., 39, of Longview, formerly of Kilgore were, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 at Forest Home Baptist Church with Rev. Buddy Duggins officiating. Burial followed in Danville Cemetery. Mr. Henley died Tuesday, Sept. More...

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Mathis cited for service to Gregg County

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

"If you name it, I have seen it," said John Mathis, Gregg County Pct. 4 commissioner. Mathis received an award Monday for 25 years of commissioned service to Gregg County. More...

Military relied on cash to lure recruits

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - After seven years at war, the military paid recruits hundreds of millions of dollars over the past year as they answered the call to duty. More...

As economy sags, faces do too, cosmetic docs say

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer

CHICAGO (AP) — The economy isn't the only thing that's sagging — so are faces, breasts and bellies as would-be cosmetic surgery patients increasingly opt against costly nips and tucks because of tough financial times. More...

News

Family forced from home when fire breaks out

A family was forced to flee their burning home when a fire broke out this morning on at a residence at 3102 Dudley Rd. Kilgore Fire Dept. More...

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Sports

Aggies face OSU in Big 12 opener

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — As Oklahoma State continues what it believes will be a climb up the pecking order in the Big 12 Conference, one of the teams it will have to leapfrog is Texas A&M. Saturday's game in Stillwater kicks off at 5 p.m. More...

Capsule previews of Saturday games

— BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 5 Texas (4-0) at Colorado (3-1), 6 p.m. CDT (FSN) Line: Texas by 131/2. Series Record: Texas leads 9- 7. Last meeting: 2005, Texas won 70-3 in Big 12 title game. What's at stake: A win in the Big 12 opener. More...

LC falls to Fannindel; reduced schedule tonight

JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL
By REV. EDWIN FINDLEY and MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

The Leverett's Chapel junior high six-man football team lost to the Oakwood Panthers, 67- 33, on Thursday night in their final home game of the season. "Our boys played hard," LC coach West McWhorter said. More...

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Newest website updates:

City surveys residents on quality of life - 2012-05-23 17:02
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Endorses Republican State Rep. Chuck Hopson for Re-Election - 2012-05-22 15:41
Kilgore News Herald endorses Tommy Merritt - 2012-05-21 16:51
Joe Barber - 2012-05-21 14:19
Rep. David Simpson releases list of over 1,000 endorsements - 2012-05-21 10:25
Customer killed in accident at East Texas Lumber - 2012-05-18 16:54
Kilgore man shot to death in Longview Tuesday - 2012-05-16 17:31
Parent PAC endorses Tommy Merritt - 2012-05-16 15:39
Martha Bass Jones - 2012-05-16 13:46