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January 25, 2008
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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR KILGORE
Minserco's facility towers over industrial park
Minserco's 60,000-squarefoot facility, with a 119,000 square foot slab, is taking shape in North Kilgore Industrial Park. Employment at the facility is expected to expand to more than 75 people within the next five years.. More...
MLMS BOYS BASKETBALL LOOKING GOOD

Maude Laird Middle School's boys basketball A Team took the court last night against Pine Tree. The final score was 61-41 in favor of the Bulldogs. The team is coached by Monty Miller. (photos left to right) Kaleb Brisendine goes in for a layup. More...

Relay for Life underway
By GREG A. COLLINS for the News Herald

Kilgore Relay For Life, the fund raising event for the American Cancer Society, is just under three months away and gathering momentum as the annual festivity grows closer and closer. Led by Rachel Conner, in her second year as chairman, the committee gathered Tuesday evening to update each other... More...

Obama navigates racial minefield
By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press Writer

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama is walking a tricky racial line in South Carolina, openly appealing to black voters while striving not to be tagged as "the black candidate." His success or failure will help decide his party's presidential nomination, and could strongly influence t... More...

KILGOROUND
KATHRYN MARTINEZ

I slid out my front door this morning. Literall y . I scoffed yesterday when I heard of the looming overnight rain and freeze. I mean we have made it so far without a lot of inclement weather. Even last Friday's flurries were not much to talk about; just fluffy rain if you ask me. More...

 News
•Troopers nab stolen vehicle
Officers from Gregg and Rusk county sheriff departments and a DPS trooper were involved in the arreest of a man driving a stolen vehicle here this week. Gregg County warrant deputy Jon Fulgham saw a 2007 Pontiac in Kilgore being driven by a man who was, the sheriff 's office said, behaving suspic... More...
•Fewer children spending nights in CPS offices
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 Our World
•Candidates maneuver for position
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - With their rivals fading, John McCain and Mitt Romney maneuvered to be seen as the strongest Republican general election candidate. Both backed away from President Bush and took on Hillary Rodham Clinton during a Thursday debate. More...
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 Advice & Entertainment
•DEAR ABBY
Teen's affection for mom's boyfriend raises eyebrows
DEAR ABBY: Our divorced daughter has been dating "Brian," a man she met online, for a little over a year. My husband and I are concerned about the behavior of our 13-year-old granddaughter, "Lolita," toward him. Lolita is naive in many ways and unaware of the pitfalls she may encounter. More...
•YOUR HEALTH
•HOROSCOPE
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 Sports
•Giants pointing to 2001 Patriots for inspiration
NFL/ SUPER BOWL XLII
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The New York Giants don't have to look far to find a perfect example of a Super Bowl underdog engineering a major upset. Just think back six years and look at a then-not so perfect New England Patriots. More...
•THE GAMES ARE GETTING BIGGER
•LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF
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 Obituaries
•CARLTON RAY LLOYD, SR.
Funeral services for Carlton Ray Lloyd, Sr., 86 of Fort Worth, former longtime resident of Kilgore, will be Saturday, January 26, 2008, at 11AM in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Hendrick will officiate. Interment will follow at Rusk County Memorial Gardens. Mr. Lloyd died Thursday in ... More...
•ROBERT EUGENE MEALER
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 People
•Kilgore girl serving proudly
Kilgore High School Graduate Serving at Walter Reed Army Hospital as First Lieutenant
Kristen McAlister-Velez, daughter of Craig McAlister, took her oath of office as a First Lieutenant Officer in the United States Army on October 7, 2007, and graduated from the Officer Basic Leader's Course at Fort Sam Houston in December of 2007. More...
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 School news
•State raises bar for incoming college students
AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has signed off on new college-readiness standards in an effort to reduce the number of students who arrive on campus needing remedial work. Teams of high school teachers, university professors and education experts have been working on ... More...
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