With the weather being so nice and the kids out of school, the question is, what should families do to pass the time. The May family headed out to Harris St. Park to have some sun and fun on the playground. More...
AUSTIN (AP) - Texas is seeking bids for a video camera network on the Mexican border, similar to an earlier state pilot program that allowed the public to help spot illegal activity on the Internet. Gov. More...
Gregg County commissioners received a one-time reimbursement of AT&T overages totaling nearly $15,000, after approving a telecommunications audit last year. Commissioners heard a report in 2007 from Hubbard Communications Group about the benefits of the audit. More...
Gregg County Sheriff 's investigators are releasing the identity of whom they call a "person of interest" in the investigation of an unidentified deceased female, found near Kilgore on October 29, 2006. Since investigators recovered the burning body the case has been investigated as an unsolved s... More...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - High oil prices paining U.S. consumers is a key topic of Vice President Dick Cheney's talks Friday with Saudi King Abdullah, yet it's unclear whether Cheney will ask the Saudis to increase production to bring down prices at the pump. More...
When Kilgore lost Homer Dempsey, VFW Post 6524 commander, we not only lost a WWII veteran, we lost a charitable man who worked his fingers to the bone for the veterans of our community and for those in need. Friends remember Dempsey as the man who ran BINGO, giving all he could and never asking... More...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans and nearby St. Bernard Parish, areas that suffered huge population losses after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, are regaining residents so fast that they topped the U.S. Census Bureau's list of fastest-growing counties last year. More...
DEAR ABBY: My problem is, I have lost the art of listening. When someone takes too long to get to the point, or includes irrelevant details, I completely lose patience. I work in a medical office with the same small group of women every day, and I like my job. More...
The last time the Pine Tree Pirates played at Driller Park earlier this season in the Oil Belt Classic tournament, they could do no wrong, leaving the OBC unbeaten and in impressive fashion. Weeks later, they now look like an also-ran in the District 12-4A playoff race. More...
Graveside services for Ronald Cochran, 58, of Kilgore, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22, 2008, at Danville Cemetery, with Pastor James Shepard officiating, under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore. Mr. Cochran passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2008, in a Longview nursing h... More...