Alexis Johnston (purple) and Colby Johnston warm up in preparation for the upcoming ballet this weekend. These sister have been members of the Longview Ballet Theater for many years under the artistic direction of Pat George Mitchell. More...
Kilgore Main Street Board of Directors approved three more façade improvement grants this week. Harry Crouse, owner of the Shops at 205, will receive the maximum amount, $10,000, toward façade improvements at the old Longhorn Drug building on Kilgore Street. More...
The Longview Ballet Theater and seven professional dancers from New York and Miami will bring the romantic fairy tale, "Sleeping Beauty," to the Belcher Performing Arts Center on the campus of LeTourneau University in Longview for two performances this weekend. More...
ODESSA(AP) - Each side in a lawsuit over a West Texas school district's Bible curriculum claimed victory Wednesday after a mediator's proposal gained final approval. The Ector County Independent School District can continue to offer a Bible course but its course work will be developed by a commi... More...
BOSTON (AP) - In a test of Harvard's famed open-mindedness, the university has banned men from one of its gyms for a few hours a week to accommodate Muslim women who say it offends their sense of modesty to exercise in front of the opposite sex. More...
If you plan on attending a Kilgore High School sporting event over the next couple of days, make some calls, talk to a player because of potential weather things are changing by the minute. The soccer game scheduled for today at 5:30 p.m. for JV and 7 p.m. may be cancelled because of weather. If... More...
Soprano Rebecca Grimes, a native of Kilgore, will appear in concert with pianist Eve Budnick next Monday, March 10 at 7pm at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Kilgore. The recital is being presented in conjunction with a master class for voice students at Kilgore College on Wednesday, March 1... More...
DEAR ABBY: I felt vindicated after reading your response to "Clothes-Minded in Wisconsin" (Dec. 31), who complained that her neighbors' 16-year-old son walks around his house nude. You advised her to put curtains on her window and call before dropping over for a visit. More...
The trip to Henderson for the District 12-4A softball opener had been scheduled for Monday, finally got played on Wednesday, and didn't wind up going too well for the Kilgore High School Lady Bulldogs. KHS dropped the game to Henderson, 9- 1. The Lady Bulldogs, coached by Cassie Newell, host Mars... More...
Funeral services for Letha E. Gee, 100, Paris, former Overton resident, are scheduled for 1:30 pm, Friday, March 7, at the First United Methodist Church, Overton with the Reverends Kelly Krone and Johnny Wright officiating. Burial will be in the Overton City Cemetery. More...