December 31, 2008 RSS feed / Our World

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Mercers bring in the new year for the 65th time together

Laverne Hill and Talmadge Mercer were married Dec. 31, 1943, at Eastview Baptist Church in Kilgore. Talmadge and Laverne have spent their entire married life on the Mercer family farm, where Talmadge's family has lived for four generations. More...

Kilgore Police Report

On Monday Kilgore police officers worked 40 calls and made two arrests. The average call time was about 14 minutes. More...

Washington state mulls deporting jailed illegals

By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press Writer

SEATTLE (AP) — The state of Washington wants illegal immigrants serving time in state jails deported, a move intended to save the state more than $9 million in the next two-year budget. More...

DAILY DIGEST

MONDAY TOPS (TAKING OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY) meets Mondays 5:30-6:30 at St. Luke's UMC. For information call Linda Myhand 903-934- 6794 or Linda Brotherton at 903-258- 3463. Come join a group well known for losing and loving it. More...

Rusk and Gregg County officials are slated to be sworn in this week.

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

While Gregg County offices are closed on New Year's Day, the 188th Courtroom is open briefly for the swearing in of elected and re-elected officials, including: Jim Worthen, chief justice 12th Court of Appeals; Bill Jennings, 124th district judge e More...

2008 a year of triumph and tragedy for China

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press Writer

BEIJING (AP) — From a devastating earthquake to the Beijing Olympics, China witnessed a tumultuous year of triumph and tragedy in 2008 that sorely tested the Communist Party's ability to manage. More...