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Gateway Travel Plaza opens Wednesday

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com
That wait to grab a Frostie is just about over. The Gateway Travel Plaza will be opening Oct. 15. Brian Hatchett and Dr. More...

Texas requires legal status for IDs and drivers licenses

AUSTIN (AP) — People who aren't U.S. citizens must now prove they are living legally in the country before receiving or renewing a Texas driver's license or identification card. More...

News

TOURING EAST TEXAS OIL HISTORY

The East Texas Oil Museum receives visitors from all over the world. Wednesday, Jeremy Vechinski, from Milwaukee, Wis., stopped by while on a 3,900-mile motorcycle trip. More...

PETS OF THE WEEK

"Mouse" is an active young cat who has declawed front paws (requiring an inside-only home), but that doesn't keep playing with anything that moves. "Shorty" is a4-month-old male Chihuahua/ Corgi mix who is playful and active. More...

Texas briefs

Texas court rejects appeal in dismemberment case AUSTIN (AP) — The state's highest criminal appeals court has rejected a petition from a former University of Texas student convicted of killing a 21-year-old woman whose body was found in a More...

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Sports

The real McCoy

If Texas is going to upset OU, he'll have to have a big game COLLEGE FOOTBALL/ THE RED RIVER RIVALRY — TEXAS VS. OKLAHOMA

AUSTIN (AP) — Colt McCoy arrived on the Texas campus in 2005 as a skinny, small-town country kid. He weighed about 180 pounds and looked even smaller than that. More...

ANOTHER BIG FOOTBALL FRIDAY

Photo by Lester Murray There's a full slate of Friday night football for schools in the Kilgore News Herald's coverage area, including Sabine hosting Harleton. More...

KILGORE SOCCER ASSOCIATION REPORT

EDITOR'S NOTE: This report is from last weekend's games of the Kilgore Soccer Association (KSA). The report comes from reports submitted by league coaches. Names are spelled here in the Kilgore News Herald exactly as they are printed. More...

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Administration ponders ownership in banks

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writers

WASHINGTON (AP) — News that the Bush administration is considering taking ownership stakes in a number of U.S. banks helped restore a relative calm over global financial markets Thursday. More...

Chamber president Mike Coston says beware of map scam

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

A map company has been calling Kilgore Chamber of Commerce members implying it is seeking advertisers for the chamber's city map, but don't be fooled. It's a scam. More...

UT medical branch officials say layoffs are likely

AUSTIN (AP) — A day after elected officials claimed they had helped avert a planned layoff of thousands of employees at the University of Texas Medical Branch, the interim chancellor of the UT System said a "significant" portion of workers wi More...

KILGOROUND

LESTER MURRAY

Its been two weeks and football fans, I'm sure, are getting a little excited that the Kilgore Bulldogs will be home tomorrow night with the opening district game. More...

Our World

GOP finds plucking off House Democrats difficult

By WHITNEY WOODWARD Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — By all rights, Asheville city councilman Carl Mumpower should be a rare political specimen this year, a Republican with a plausible shot at ousting a Democrat from Congress, Rep. Heath Shuler. More...

A Fey-Palin comedy summit? Stay tuned

By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — It seems like the inevitable comedic summit of this fall's presidential campaign: the real Sarah Palin coming on "Saturday Night Live" to meet her look-alike impersonator, Tina Fey. More...

DAILY DIGEST

TUESDAY THE KHS WAR YEARS REUNION GROUP will meet Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. for their monthly lunch/meeting at Cheddar's, 3074 N. Eastman Rd., Longview. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Tourette syndrome could be cause ofman's nerous habits

DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: I am writing regarding the letter from "Sniffled Out in Indiana" (July 18), who complained about the noises her co-worker made throughout the day. More...

Vaginal pain often misdiagnosed

YOUR HEALTH
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My mother-in-law has a lot of trouble with vulvodynia. You had an article about it, but I didn't keep a copy of it. Will you repeat it? I'll hang on to it this time. -- L.B. More...

HOROSCOPE

JACQUELINE BIGAR

FORECAST FOR Fri., OCTOBER 10, 2008 ARIES (March 21-April 19) Get an early start, as you are favored during the early day. By later in the afternoon, you feel drawn and tired. More...

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Obituaries

LANCE HILLHOUSE

Lance Hillhouse, 55, of Kilgore passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, in Tyler. He was born in Longview on Jan.11, 1953, and was the son of the late Arvy Cornelius Hillhouse and Anna Fern Ratekin. More...

HENRY ALLISON BOTKINS SR.

Henry Allison Botkins Sr., 83, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. Mr. Botkins was born in Ada, Okla., a son of the late Benjamin and Thelma Botkins. He was a member of Millbrook Baptist Churc. He retired from E.I. More...

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