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...
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. Mike Coston, chamber president, said he learned of the map sales and immediately e-mailed an emergency alert to all chamber members regarding Hometown Productions of Peoria, Ill. More...
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. Vechinski said he planned what he thought would be interesting stops along the way and he was not disappointed by the oil museum. He said he was leaving Kilgore on Wednesday, headed for Paris and Beaumont before heading back to Wisconsin. Vechinski is an avid motorcyclist touring on his 1998 BMW 1100 RT. More...
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...
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. True, her co-worker may suffer from an allergy or chronic post-nasal drip, but it is also possible that he has Tourette syndrome. More...
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. Slender shoulders, skinny arms and legs and a wide-eyed expression made some teammates wonder whether he could play. More...
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. He graduated from Sabine High School in 1971 and attended Kilgore College. He worked as an EMT and dispatcher for Careflight Emergency Services in Dallas prior to moving to Kilgore. More...
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