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Youngster and her 'prince' tops with ACS

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com
Brannon Russell met her "Prince Charming" when she was only three years old and together they have raised more than $20,000 for the American Cancer Society. Well, actually, she's now with her second Prince Charming, but more on that later. More...

Racial graffiti found here after Obama win

Police said racially charged graffiti with apparent references to the presidential election was found spray-painted on a Kilgore High School gymnasium wall and at an area skate park on Wednesday. Kilgore police spokesman Sgt. J. More...

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LESTER MURRAY

John Edney, Kilgore Veteran's Monument director, said there will be a Veterans Day ceremony at U.S. Veteran's Monument in Harris St. Park next Tuesday at 2 p.m. More...

News

Drainage pipe delays work on Rusk Co. Jail

HENDERSON — Construction on the $14.5 million three-story Rusk County Jail expansion project slated to begin this month has been delayed until February of next year because a storm drainage pipe must be removed from a construction area that w More...

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Texas News Briefs

By The Associated Press

Paroled burglar set to die Thursday for strangling Fort Worth man during home burglary HUNTSVILLE (AP) — Renee Harris Toliver remembers her uncle as a 65-yearold mentally ill man living with her grandmother until the woman's own health More...

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Sports

Tech gets noticed with giant win

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

LUBBOCK (AP) — Friday night lights have ruled the football loving landscape in West Texas for decades. This year, Saturday nights are the hot ticket. No. More...

Crumbling Cowboys

Once promising season looks bleak as Cowboys hits bye week in last place

IRVING (AP) — How 'bout them Cowboys? Since a 3-0 start that reinforced their preseason Super Bowl hype, America's Team has gone in reverse. The latest loss dropped them to 5-4 — and last place in the NFC East. More...

Fall season winding down in KSA

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 News Herald exactly as they are printed. More...

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For The Record

Kilgore Police report

On Wednesday Kilgore police officers worked 34 calls and made one arrest. The average call time was about 22 minutes. More...

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Downtown faces zoning changes

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

City planners — in a preservation and beautification effort — have initiated Downtown Core zoning and added a Main Street overlay. More...

Relay for Life seeks teams

Everyone interested in joining the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Kilgore is invited to an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at the Bolding Barn on Danville Road. The meeting will kick off the 2009 event. More...

Gohmert to speak at MLMS veterans ceremony Monday

U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert will be the guest speaker for Maude Laird Middle School's Veterans Day program. MLMS Principal Jody Sanders invites the public, especially veterans, to the program, which begins at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10. More...

Shooting suspect still at large

Kilgore police are searching for a suspect in connection to the Oct. 17 shooting of Brandon O' Rourke at his home on Stone Road. More...

Our World

Taxpayers may pay legal bills for mortgage execs

By MATT APUZZO Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the government took over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers inherited more than just bad debts. More...

DAILY DIGEST

MONDAY LEARN HANDS-ON SELF-DEFENSE in a free class offered by the Kilgore Public Library. Taught by Mark Dickey, William Peoples and Mark Eaton, the workshop begins at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 in the library's meeting room. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

DEAR ABBY

Tattooed mom greets curious stares with a friendly smile
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: I read the letter from "Future Skin Artist, Port Huron, Mich." (Aug. 7), the 18-year-old male who wants to be a tattoo and piercing artist and who sports 20 piercings and a tattoo. More...

YOUR HEALTH

Dry eyes and dry mouth point to sjogren's syndrome
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I would like to know more about Sjogren's syndrome. The doctor made the diagnosis after taking more than 25 blood tests. He is a rheumatologist. I am afraid I will get cancer because of it. More...

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FORECAST FOR Fri., NOVEMBER 7, 2008
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Reach out to others and touch base with the many people who surround you. Your ability to pull out ideas emerges once more during a brainstorming session. More...

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Obituaries

BONNIE DEAN HUFFMAN WELLS

Services for Bonnie Dean Huffman Wells will be Saturday, November 8, 2008, at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Longview at 10 a.m. with Rev. Charles "Chuck" Brown officiating. More...

TAMMY SUE BOGUE

Funeral services for Tammy Bogue, 43, of Kilgore, formally of Longview, will be 10 a.m. Friday, November 7, 2008, at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Reverend David Hampton will officiate. Interment will follow at Danville Cemetery. More...

NORETTA HALE FRICK

Graveside services for Noretta Hale Frick, 62, of Longview will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, at Danville Cemetery. Mrs. Frick passed away Wednesday in Longview. More...

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