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March 2nd, 2008
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Kilgore Heights Elementary School held their annual Jump Rope for Hearts in support of the American Heart Association on Thursday. Ann Rossum, physical education teacher at Heights said the Kindergarten students raised over $3000 dollars this year for the American Heart Association. (photo) Gisselle... More...

Downtown streetscape is a popular subject lately, but no more popular at any roundtable than that of to the Main Street Advisory Board and Main Street Design Committee. More...

With $168 billion in economic stimulus funds floating around, there are questions to be answered. The most important question is how to qualify but the question Congress wants answered is what you will do once the money is in hand. More...

EL PASO (AP) - By now it's no secret to voters in Texas that the Democratic nomination for president rests in their hands. Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, along with a host of famous supporters, have been barnstorming the state since Feb. 5's Super Tuesday primary that was suppose... More...

Kilgore Fire Department will receive a grant of $632,550 grant from the federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, which helps fire departments increase the number of firefighters. "We applied for this grant to obtain six new firefighters and get fire station three... More...

SHOULD YOU WANT to "get to know" Lottie Guttrie, the Longview playwright who wrote "Boom"... and really, why wouldn't you?... HER interview by Joan Hallmark on KLTV (channel 7) will be broadcast on the 10 p.m. news tonight (Sunday) and again during "Good Morning East Texas" between 5 and 7 a.m. ... More...

Things are changing with the Kilgore College Basketball team and David Castles, athletic director at KC, was at the Lions Club on Thursday to talk about them. Castles said he will retire on August 31. "I am also vice president of student development," said Castles. "It has not been decided yet if... More...
As we walked up the stairs in the Longhorn Drug, we realized we had a lot of history to cover. The first thing we saw was where the dentist office was. When we saw it, Harry Crouse, the owner of the building, told us that the building and everything in it was built in 1931 by Roy H. Laird, who was a... More...
These Hi-Stepper officer candidates competed in the Gussie Nell Davis Dance Competition on Saturday, February 16, 2008. The group received a division I rating for their performance. The officer candidates will be the instructors at the annual Hi-Stepper Dance Camp held on Saturday, March 8, 2008 a... More...
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Dogs may have a hard time wrapping their paws around this one: Robotic competition is nipping at their heels in the man's-best-friend department. A study by Saint Louis University found that a lovable pooch named Sparky and a robotic dog, AIBO, were about equally effective at re... More...
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2008 ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might want to use your intuition to sleuth out a professional decision. Opportunity strikes if you are willing to take the lead. Others acknowledge you for your leadership. Just don't take on more than you need to. Tonight: Step up... More...
Giving up a lead late in the game has been one fault of the Kilgore High School Bulldogs baseball team so far this season. Thankfully, the season is young, and even though there are lessons to be learned, one thing is clear: the talent and potential are there. More...
Services for Mr. Charlie W. McGregor, Jr., 42, of Kilgore will be held at Forest Home Baptist Church at 10 O'clock in the morning on Monday, March 3, 2008 with the Reverend Buddy Duggins officiating. Burial will follow in Danville Cemetery. Mr. Mc- Gregor passed away Thursday, February 28, 2008 i... More...