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January 30, 2008
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HI-STEPPERS FLYING HIGH
The Kilgore High School Hi-Steppers Officers performed during the Miss Dawg Pageant Saturday night. Flying high in yellow tights is the Captain of the Hi-Steppers, Courtney O'Connor. The Hi-Steppers director is Colleen Clower. More...
Rusk County sets voting locations

The 2008 Rusk County elelection are approaching fast and there are certain things voters need to do and know to insure they can vote in the upcoming eleciton according to Kathie Wittner, Rusk County election manager. More...

DOE pulls plug on FutureGen
By JIM SUHR Associated Press Writer

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Illinois lawmakers vowed to do everything in their power to assure that a virtually emissions-free power plant is built in central Illinois, after saying the U.S. Department of Energy informed them it was pulling out of the project. More...

McCain emerges as man to beat
By LIZ SIDOTI Associated Press Writer

MIAMI (AP) - John Mc- Cain has emerged as the man to beat for the Republican nomination. Only Mitt Romney stands in his way. "We have a ways to go, but we are getting close," a gleeful McCain told supporters shortly after clinching Florida's primary. A disappointed Romney promised to press on. More...

GLAD TO MEET YOU

Boom rehearsals are underway at Kilgore High School. (photo) Chuck Maxwell who plays Bill Randolph (left) shakes hands with Steven Lane who portrays Jim McKeever and oil driller. More...

Boom performers go to work

The musical, Boom, sponsored by the Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation is now in rehearsal at Kilgore High School. Elizabeth Hedges, director, held dialogue rehearsals this week, and next week will begin singing rehearsals. More...

KILGOROUND
LINDA BALLARD

"She may be 102, but, church is still her favorite place to be," said Charla Lewis while speaking fondly about her mother. "And she still remembers every word to her favorite hymn, 'When the Roll is Called Up Yonder, I'll Be There.' Today, she battles with dementia, but that song she can repeat f... More...

 News
•History buffs seek evidence of 'forgotten battle' before Alamo
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - "Remember The Alamo!" goes the popular battle cry. But for a small cadre of dogged history buffs, truth seekers still have a thing or two to learn about a lesser-known military clash that took place two decades earlier and marked the first Texas revolution. More...
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 Our World
•Marijuana vending machines take root
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The city that popularized the fast food drive-thru has a new innovation: 24-hour medical marijuana vending machines. More...
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 Business
•Austin Bank takes control of City National Bank Feb. 15
Austin Bank officials have received governmental consent to acquire City National Bank. Jeff Austin III, vice chairman of the board for Jacksonvilleheadquartered Austin Bank, in November announced his institution's plans to take over City National. The closing date is Feb. 15. More...
•Morning Fuel Prices
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 Advice & Entertainment
•DEAR ABBY
Apartment seeker ends up in married landlord's bed
DEAR ABBY: I'm a middleaged man who has been married for 20 years. I own a duplex in a nice neighborhood. Last week, I put an ad in the paper and a 21- year-old woman came to look at the upstairs apartment. The problem is, I found her attractive and had sex with her downstairs while my wife was no... More...
•YOUR HEALTH
•HOROSCOPE
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 Sports
•Lady Bulldogs clinch playoffs
Beat J'ville, 38-30, and have two games left in regular season; boys fall at J'ville
After two seasons absent from the UIL Class 4A playoffs, the Kilgore High School Lady Bulldogs will make their return to the postseason this year. That much was assured with a 38-30 win here over Jacksonville High School on Tuesday night. More...
•SH stops SHS girls
•Team will now whittle through name ideas
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 Obituaries
•SANDY WHEELER HOWARD
Services for Sandy Howard, 62, of Longview will be two p.m., Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Buddy Duggins officiating, Burial will follow in Kilgore Cemetery. Ms. Howard died Monday, January 28, 2008 in Longview, Texas. More...
•HERB PAUL
•LILLIAN THOMPSON
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