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March 26th, 2008
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KISD $5.2 million projects almost complete
Last April the Kilgore Independent School Disitrict trustees approved a $5.3 million construction project at Kilgore High School. Now, aalmost a year later, the construction being done by RPR Construction out of Tyler is not only going well, but soon to be finished. More...
Former Rusk County Deputy sentenced

United States Attorney John L. Ratcliffe announced yesterday that a former deputy with the Rusk County Sheriff 's Office has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for civil rights violations in the Eastern District of Texas. More...

Kilgore pool gets partial face lift

An expanded parking lot at Kilgore City Pool will have to wait for another budget year. Tim Hobbs, street superintendent, reported to city council last night that Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) is no longer furnished by Texas Department of Transportation for city projects, other than state highw... More...

KISD joins Upward Bound

Kilgore College has announced that selected students from Kilgore Independent School District will participate in the TRIO Upward Bound Program along with students from four other area school districts: Gladewater, Henderson, Pine Tree and Sabine. More...

Run-off election scheduled

The Rusk County Democratic and Republican Primary Run-Off elections will be conducted on tuesday, April 8. Early voting period will begin Monday, March 31 and end Friday, April 4 at the Rusk County Courthouse only. Voters are urged to take note of the box consolidations that will take place on R... More...

KILGOROUND

"My inlaws came here during the oil boom," she said. "There were no concrete streets and places to live were hard to find. They opened a store on Commerce Street and lived upstairs in an apartment that had been turned into very nice living quarters," said Florence Abram Waldman. The store was nam... More...

 News
•Census cost up, accuracy down
WASHINGTON (AP) - Big worries for the nation's first high-tech census should have been obvious when tests showed some of the door-todoor headcounters couldn't figure out their fancy new handheld computers. More...
•PETS OF THE WEEK
•Colorado town's water system contaminated
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 Our World
•Saudi King calls for dialogue among different religions
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The Saudi king has made an impassioned plea for dialogue among Muslims, Christians and Jews - the first such proposal from a nation with no diplomatic ties to Israel and a ban on non- Muslim religious services and symbols. More...
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 Advice & Entertainment
•DEAR ABBY
DEAR ABBY: I have seen several dogs and cats left outside in below-zero weather this winter. Yes, animals have fur to help them keep warm, but that doesn't mean they don't get cold (even in dog houses). People get cold staying outside for an extended amount of time, even when bundled up, so imagin... More...
•YOUR HEALTH
•HOROSCOPE
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 Sports
•Kilgore teams stumble in district games at Hallsville
Tuesday night was a bad night to be a Bulldog - at least, to be a Bulldog in Hallsville. Both Kilgore High School diamond teams suffered District 12-4A defeats on Tuesday. The KHS baseball team lost to the Bobcats, 5-2, and the Lady Bulldogs were run-ruled and then some by Hallsville, 19-0, dro... More...
•Sabine teams swept, too
•Bradley has a big day; Rangers win, 5-1
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 Obituaries
•JACKSON EDWARD HUSE
Jackson Edward Huse died Tuesday, March 25th following a brave battle with a brain tumor. Jackson spent his final days and hours surrounded by his family and friends whom Jackson had touched in many ways throughout his short but memorable life. Jackson was born on March 31, 2001 in Tyler, Texas, ... More...
•PEARL "POPPY" HEARN
•WANDA RUTH SHEPHERD WILLIAMS
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