(photos, left to right) Frank Scarborough prepares his brisket for the Oil Patch Barbeque Cook-Off to raise funds for the East Texas Treatment Center. Frank is the leader of the "Big Boys" who come from California, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas to compete. The team will compete in all four catego... More...
When the storm hit Kilgore this past Saturday night, no one expected the amount of hail that pelted the city. When something like this happens, the next step is damage control and that is what insurance companies had to do. More...
Tired of Litter, trash and eyesores? Take a stand and do your part. Make Kilgore Shine. In conjunction with the Great American Cleanup, Kilgore Improvement Beautification Association is asking individuals, businesses, schools, churches and organizations to team up and pick up litter, spruce up la... More...
ELDORADO, Texas (AP) _ Child welfare officials are scrambling to find foster homes for dozens of girls removed from a secretive West Texas religious retreat built by polygamist leader Warren Jeffs after a 16-year-old living there complained of physical abuse. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Bush administration plans to announce next week that U.S. soldiers' combat tours will be reduced from 15 months to 12 months beginning in a few months, The Associated Press has learned. The decision, expected to get formal approval in the days ahead, comes as Gen. David Petr... More...
SOMETHING new and completely unexpected from a food distribution company: fiddlehead ferns. MARX Foods swears that fiddlehead fern has a mild flavor and a nutty bite. We don't know exactly what that means, but we're assured they can be sautéed, stir fried or steamed. More...
The Kilgore Lions Club learned about the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. David Stewie, director of the Kilgore Boys and Girls Club spoke with Lions about the new club and the past history of the organization. Stewie said the club originally started prior to the Civil War when people were concer... More...
Have you ever thought about what a certain place in downtown Kilgore looked like before you were born? If you have, I've got answers for you. Our Building to research was Bargain Alley located at 111 S. Rusk. The owners name is Jennifer Blakeley. More...
DEVELOPMENTAL Angelina County The Crossman, P.G. Et Al Well No.7 will be drilled by EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. in the Raintree (Hosston) Field. The well will bottom at a depth of 15,568-feet in the Hendenstrom, A Survey, A-333 2.99 miles southeast from Wells. More...
The Evergreen Garden Club held their "Roses On Parade" flower show at the beautiful country estate of A.P. and Susie Merritt of Kilgore. The show consisted of a Design Division and a Horticulture Division with extravagant entries displayed throughout the massive estate. More...
Woman's 'benefits package' sidesteps matters of love
DEAR ABBY: I have been dating a woman in Phoenix -- where we both lived -- for the past three years. We were in an exclusive relationship, but not living together because I was going through a divorce when we met. Throughout our time together I have helped "Jackie" with rent and cash gifts. More...
The District 12-4A tennis tournament is two days this week, and those two days are what the Kilgore High School tennis team has been getting ready for this entire spring season. The tournament will be played in its entirety in Jacksonville, and begins Tuesday. More...
Annie Ruth Lee Drawhorn returned home to her Lord on April 4, 2008. She was 92. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 7, 2007, at the Rader Funeral Home Kilgore Chapel with the Reverend David English officiating. Burial will follow in Hickory Grove Cemetery. She was a member of Kilgore First ... More...