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'TIS THE SEASON

Shawn Spino, above, worked most of the day yesterday screwing in light bulbs. Spino was raised and lowered on a platform with the help of Kirk Jenkins. More...

Lower heating costs predicted this winter

By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The dramatic drop in world oil prices means a break this winter in heating costs, although households will still be paying more than they did last winter, the government says. More...

Bamberg celebrates 100 years in Kilgore

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

After a covered wagon ride to the Tyler Fair, one Kilgore woman remembers looking up from her seat at a fair exhibition to see her first airplane — a first for many at the fair. More...

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Our World

KKK killing evokes bad memories in Louisiana

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press Writers

BOGALUSA, La. (AP) — Hattie Dillon got a first-hand taste of the racial hatred that gripped this city in the 1960s when a metal bolt flung by someone in an angry crowd gashed her head as she marched for civil rights. More...

Study: Calif. dirty air kills more than car crashes

By TRACIE CONE Associated Press Writer

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Lowering air pollution in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley would save more lives annually than ending all motor vehicle fatalities in the two regions, according to a new study. More...

California putting on large-scale earthquake drill

By ALICIA CHANG AP Science Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some 5 million Californians promise to drop to the ground, cover their heads and hold onto furniture Thursday as if an earthquake had just struck. Don't worry, it's not real. More...

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Sports

Bulldogs face familiar foe in round one

Kilgore travels to Marshall to face Mavericks in a winner-take-all contest
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

first playoff game of the 2008 season pits Kilgore High School against Marshall. More...

2008 Football Conference 4A Division 2

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WHAT'S CAUSING ALL THIS?

This time, it's KHS-Marshall for all the marbles
MITCH LUCAS

The last time the Kilgore High School football team journeyed to Marshall for a football game, we all were wondering how much damage we'd see caused by Hurricane Ike, creeping up into East Texas on Sept. 12. More...

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For The Record

Kilgore Police Report

On Wednesday Kilgore police officers worked 37 calls and made five arrests. The average call time was about 52 minutes. More...

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Coliseum plans on hold for now

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Gregg County commissioners voted this week to delay any further decisions concerning the future of a proposed coliseum adjacent to the Maude Cobb Activity Center in Longview The decision came after Longview officials presented updated cost estimat More...

They're in the house

Secret Service looking after Renegade, Renaissance
By NANCY BENAC Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trailblazer and Tempo are making way for Renegade and Renaissance. Yes, there even is a presidential transition for Secret Service code names, which anyway are anything but secret in loose-lips Washington. More...

Regents say layoffs designed to save UTMB

GALVESTON (AP) — The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston was already in financial distress before Hurricane Ike's devastation and laying off 3,800 people is designed to keep the state's oldest medical school from going bankrupt, o More...

KILGOROUND

BRENDA BROWN

MANY thanks to the great folks of Kilgore who have welcomed me as editor of the newspaper. More...

News

VISITING DIGNITARY

Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst greets Pudge Griffin, left, and Jill and Reese Nichols, right. Dewhurst was in Kilgore last night to visit with supporters at the home of Amber and James Abel. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

DEAR ABBY

Woman giving men fake phone number is no lady
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: I am a licensed psychologist and the director of a small counseling center at a liberal arts college. Part of my duties include answering emergency calls from students who are in crisis. More...

YOUR HEALTH

Ear ringing, an irritating distraction
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My son-in-law has tinnitus, a ringing in the ear. He has it often, and his doctor seems to think nothing can be done for it except some medication. I'm not sure if my son-in-law takes it. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Swap news and opinions. Your fatigue earmarks your work. Do call it an early day if you are dragging. You need air and fun. Your imagination adds to plans, friendship and the immediate moment. Tonight: Talk up a storm. More...

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Obituaries

MACK D. HARTSELL

Funeral Services for Mack D. Hartsell, 83, of Tyler will be held Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. at Glenwood Church of Christ in Tyler with Mr. Jeff Christian officiating. Family graveside services will follow at 3 p.m. More...

SYBLE MARY FRANKLIN

Services for Syble Franklin, 95, of Liberty City will be 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, at the Chapel at Rader Funeral Home. The Rev. Kirby Fitzgerald will officiate. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Franklin died Nov. More...

MICHAEL DOUGLAS DICKEY

Memorial services for Michael Dickey, 64, of Kilgore were held Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel. Michael passed away Monday, Nov. 10, in Longview. Michael was born June 21, 1944, in Del Rio, to Archie and Lois Dickey. More...

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