The Kilgore Public Library was on the historic home tour this year. The tour, sponsored by the Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation, had four beautiful locations to visit. (See more photo coverage on page 8.) More...
A Rusk County justice of the peace has issued a gag order in the case of Blaine Keith Milam and Jessica Bain Carson for the alleged murder of Carson's 13- month-old baby on Dec. 1. The crime occurred near Chalk Hill in rural Rusk County. More...
Rusk County commissioners passed on a request to give the Rusk County Rural Rail District $29,000 but said they would revisit the matter after the rail district rep speaks with Henderson city officials about sharing the cost for expenses. More...
(photos top left clockwise to center) Jeanie Thrower in the 1945 built Stroope-Thrower Home on Saturday; the Crews family, Travis, Paula and Brennen Crews and their older daughter, Kasey Montgomery, in their home the McCartney-Crews Home on Saturday; Randy and J.B. Simpson, next to their Christmas tree in the Walkup-Simpson Home. Every home on tour, including the Kilgore Public Library, was seen by hundreds of people during the tour. All of these tour locations were beautifully decorated and KHPF personnel were on hand to greet tour-goers and give a brief history of the different locations. The library had new lighting in the dining room and the snowflakes were hung from the ceiling in the children's room. Don't forget the Christmas Open House at the Kilgore Public Library tonight at 6 p.m. More...
DEAR ABBY: I hope "Mother With a Secret" (Sept. 3) will speak to her children about the half-brother they don't know about. I was given up for adoption at birth and was raised by a wonderful mom and dad. After my oldest son was born, I wanted more information about my birth parents' history. My parents understood and helped me obtain the information. More...
Lady Rangers lose at Angelina; both now off until January
It was a split Saturday over the weekend for the Kilgore College basketball programs, with the men winning their game here at Masters Gymnasium Saturday night, and the Lady Rangers suffering a tough Region XIV Conference defeat in Lufkin to Angelina College. More...
Services for Mrs. Alyce Hamilton, 82, of Kilgore will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Father Stephen Butts officiating. Burial will follow at Kilgore Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. More...
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