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February 26, 2008
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Life Fest at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church of Kilgore is holding Life Fest 08 which started Sunday and will run through Wednesday. Jon Randles is the guest speaker who is giving a series of talks on "How to get the most out of Life." The public is invited. More...
Texas wildfires force 1500 to evacuate

ROBERT LEE (AP) - Wind continued whipping across Texas on Tuesday after driving wildfires that charred hundreds of square miles and forced residents of this community of 1,500 people to evacuate. More...

Snow, thunderstorms black out thousands

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A broad storm system spread heavy snow across the Great Lakes region Tuesday and fired up violent thunderstorms that knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast. At least one death was blamed on the stormy weather. More...

Election business for KISD board
By LESTERT MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Trustees of Kilgore school district renewed contracts for administrators during their regularly scheduled board meeting last night. Revard Pfeffer, business manager for KISD said on March 24 a positioning drawing will be held to determine how names are placed on the May 10 ballot. "As of this tim... More...

President Chavez battles U.S. "imperialism"

CARACAS (AP)--President Hugo Chavez's government is taking its battle against U.S. "imperialism" into Venezuelans' dictionaries, urging state phone company workers to avoid English language business and tech terms. More...

Former Gov. White to endorse Obama, Clinton endorsed by newspaper

HOUSTON (AP) - Another endorsement for Senator Barack Obama, who is trying to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Former Texas Governor Mark White plans to announce his support today for Obama. The former governor says Obama is a visionary who has set forth a superior proposal to reform ... More...

KILGOROUND
MITCH LUCAS

ARE YOU READY FOR some - baseball? Sure you are. And you can find a lot of it this week at Driller Park. The Kilgore High School varsity baseball team will host Bullard today at 5 p.m., but the Bulldogs also host the Oil Belt Tournament this week. More...

 News
•Phi Theta Kappa inducts 44
Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for twoyear colleges, inducted 44 students Feb. 20 on the Kilgore College campus. The requirements for PTK are: regular enrollment, taking no less than 15 hours in a minimum of four courses in the long semester preceding induction, or having a total... More...
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 Advice & Entertainment
•DEAR ABBY
Being one of the guys is insulting to many gals
DEAR ABBY: I had to write regarding the letter from "Disgruntled in Lompoc, Calif." (Dec. 28), whose pet peeve is waitstaff (in particular) referring to her and her lady friends as "guys." Well, 3,000 miles away, I, too, am sick to death of being called a guy. When it happens to me, I tell my ser... More...
•YOUR HEALTH
•HOROSCOPE
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 Sports
•Chase to make the tournament
Rangers, Lady Rangers on outside looking in for conference tourney
Here's what it comes down to: in order for the Kilgore College Runnin' Rangers to make the Region XIV Conference tournament, which will be played here at Masters Gymnasium, the Rangers will have to win the remaining three games of the regular season, and hope that Panola College loses its last thr... More...
•KHS boys finish third in Brook Hill tourney
•Corsicana field provides good contest for Kilgore
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 Obituaries
•EDWIN NEAL ROBERSON, SR.
Graveside services for Mr. Edwin Neal Roberson, Sr., 87, of Kilgore will be at two o'clock in the afternoon on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at Danville Cemetery with the Reverend G. A. Stanfield officiating. Mr. Roberson passed away Sunday morning, February 24, 2008. More...
•LEE WARE
•GAIL PEACOCK
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