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April 1, 2008
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IT WAS AN ILL WIND
The storm which blew through Kilgore Saturday evening dropped almost five inches of rain and a thick layer of dime-sized hail. It also left Kilgore in shambles with trees down, awnings tipped over and much of the city without power. More...
Clements named interim superintendent
By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Kilgore Independent School District board of trustees held last night, Jody Clements was named interim superintendent and KHS principal Bobby Wheely was moved into an adminstrative post at the district office. More...

TAKS scores presented to KISD board

Students in the third, fifth and eighth grade have completed the reading portion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and scores were reported to the Kilgore school board last night. More...

KPD will investigate reported beating
By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

An incident reported to Kilgore Police Department as an attempted car-jacking Saturday morning is under investigation by the department. Ronnie Moore, director of public safety, denies that the incident was a car-jacking, but confirms there was an assault outside of a vehicle in the 100 block of ... More...

Congress questions oil profits
By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Big Oil is once again being called on the carpet. Senior executives of the five largest U.S. oil companies were to appear before a congressional committee Tuesday where they were likely to find frustrated lawmakers in no mood for small talk. More...

KILGOROUND
MITCH LUCAS

HAVE YOU HEARD? We've got breaking sports news from Dallas. The Cowboys have traded quarterback Tony Romo and running back Marion Barber for San Diego quarterback Phillip Rivers and tailback LaDanian Tomlinson. More...

 News
•"Party in the Patch" benefits ETTC
April 5 marks the 3rd Annual "Party in the Patch," benefiting the East Texas Treatment Center. Joe T. More...
•PBS to air caregiving documentary
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 Advice & Entertainment
•DEAR ABBY
Problems pile up for man with to much imagination
DEAR ABBY: To say I am upset is an understatement. I have a terrible problem. My wife of 22 years, "Verna," was recently sentenced to 15 years in prison. Verna, you see, always programmed our VCR. As a result, I have no idea how to record my favorite sporting events. More...
•YOUR HEALTH
•HOROSCOPE
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 Sports
•New TCL team to announce nickname tomorrow
BASEBALL
It took 58 years after the departure of the Kilgore Drillers for a baseball franchise to return to Driller Park. In the ensuing two months, fans from across East Texas submitted suggestions for the new team's name, then anxiously waited for even a hint about the moniker. More...
•AWWWWW, RATS1
•Diamond 'Dogs try to get back on track tonight
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 Obituaries
•DOROTHY WASHBURN
WASHBURN Funeral services for Dorothy Washburn, 78, of Longview will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2008 in the chapel of Welch Funeral Home, 4619 Judson Road with Dr. Gene Petty and Ray Wright officiating. Interment will follow at Rosewood Park Cemetery. Mrs. More...
•MATA GORSKE
•JOHNNY GRAY
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