KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — An anti-piracy watchdog group on Thursday welcomed an Indian warship's destruction of a suspected pirate vessel in waters off Somalia, where hijackings have become increasingly violent and the hijackers increasingly bold. More...

The Kilgore High School Hi-Stepper Dance Team will perform "Let It Snow" at the Annual Derrick Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, November 20, 2008. The Dance Team is a select group of Hi-Steppers chosen during drill team tryouts in the spring. More...

DEAR ABBY: "Silent Supporter, Benson, N.C." (Aug. 26) cannot say the Pledge of Allegiance because of religious reasons. I support his or her right not to participate. However, I disagree with "Silent's" interpretation that standing is participating. More...

Right photo by Bryan Boyd; centerphoto by Dr. Jeff Davis; bottom photo courtesy of Jonathan Baker It's playoff weekend No. 2 — but for Leverett's Chapel, it's the first playoff game. The Lions (including Tony Chavez, right, 24) will travel to Rio Vista Friday night to take on Star in a six-man football playoff, a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. LC had an open date two weekends ago, and a bye last weekend. Below: Kilgore High School's Ken Smith (17) makes a tackle on special teams against Marshall. Kilgore beat Marshall in the bi-district round of the UIL Class 4A Division 2 playoffs last week, and this week, KHS faces Ennis. That matchup will happen Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Mesquite Memorial Stadium. It's just the second meeting ever between KHS and Ennis. And the West Rusk High School Raiders (pictured in the bottom photo coming onto the field against Hearne) take on Daingerfield in the second round of the Class 2A Division 2 playoffs. That game will be played Friday night, also at 7:30 p.m., at Gladewater's Jack Murphy Stadium. Read previews of all these games in today's special section, Game Time Weekly. More...

Services for Beverly Wesson Wright, 79, of Kilgore will be ten a.m., Friday, November 21, 2008, at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with a friend of the family Gary Boyd and Pastor Chuck Warnock officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery on Saturday, November 22, 2008 in Midland, Texas. Mrs. More...