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April 8th, 2008
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Residents want park named after King
Kilgore residents who attended a special city council meeting Saturday agreed that South Street Park should be renamed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King Jr. Park was the name chosen Saturday. Approximately 25 residents and various city employees turned out for the meeting at... More...
FAST CARS AND ROCK-AND-ROLL IN THE PATCH

It was great weather for Party in the Patch Saturday as fast cars, sleek motorcycles, tractors and bands gave crowds great entertainment for the fund raiser. (photo top) Just one of many beautiful cars on display this weekend belonged to Nancy Camper of Liberty City. More...

Experts predict gas will peak at $3.60 a gallon

NEW YORK (AP) - Retail gas prices will peak near $3.60 a gallon in June, but prices at such lofty levels will make many Americans think twice about hitting the road this summer, the Energy Department said Tuesday. High prices and a weak economy are expected to cut demand for gasoline by about 0. More...

KC holding lineman rodeo to promote new program

Students looking for a goodpaying career straight out of high school will soon have another viable option and those jobs will be on display at the first-ever Lineman Rodeo at the Rusk County Electric Cooperative grounds in Henderson on April 30. More...

KILGOROUND

I NEED HELP in making a decision. I received an e-mail last week from Larry Wayne Pinkerton, an old high school classmate of mine, telling me that our second class reunion - marking, of course, 20 years since we graduated - was coming up at the end of May. More...

 News
•Gregg County canines do well in NNDDA competition
Gregg County Sheriff 's Office Canines and handlers attended the National Narcotics Detector Dog Association annual certification and competition training last week in Jackson, MS. Tracy Freeman, Gregg County K-9 interdiction investigator, along with Luctor, placed Second in the individual compet... More...
•KIS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
•ETCOG proclaims next week Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
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 Advice & Entertainment
•DEAR ABBY
DEAR ABBY: I'm writing in response to "In True Love in Washington" (Feb. 4), about the 16-year-old who became pregnant by her pastor. What she described is not a "love" relationship; it is an abusive one. A pastor who has a sexual relationship with a member of his congregation is misusing his powe... More...
•YOUR HEALTH
•HOROSCOPE
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 Sports
•Kilgore's Hodgkins a regional qualifier
There's a little bit more golf to go, but Kilgore High School will have at least one golfer at regionals. Kilgore's Courtney Hodgkins qualified individually on Monday for the regional tournament by finishing fourth in the medalist competition in the District 12-4A tournament, which finished Monda... More...
•Kansas stuns Memphis in OT
•DISTRICT TRACK MEET TODAY, WEDNESDAY
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 Obituaries
•JEANINE ADKINS
Jeanine Adkins was born on April 10, 1941. Jeanine's sweet and gentle spirit departed from this life on the morning of April 5, 2008. She now resides in heaven with her mother, Jane Adkins, and her father, Charles Adkins. Left behind are her brother, Alex Adkins and sister in-law, Priscilla Adkins... More...
•MAORINE TRIMBLE BAXTER
•RUTH DRAWHORN
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