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April 9, 2008
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KIBA ANNUAL BANQUET
The Annual Kilgore Improvement and Beautification Association Banquet was held yesterday at the First Christian Church. President Peggy Bowne presided over the event which awarded Beauty Spot of the Year to Brenda Maxwell (bottom right), Yard of the Year went to Sandra and Nolan Lewis (bottom left) ... More...
Kilgore film fest has strong lineup
By JIM ALLEN for the News Herald

Fans of independent and foreign films have the opportunity of taking in a variety of acclaimed movies at the 2008 Kilgore Spring Film Festival hosted by the 4 Star Cinema in here. The six-film series runs from April 16 through May 8. More...

Laird Memorial Hospital bonds to be paid by city
By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

The city, with money from the Annie B. Laird Trust, will pay off $2.8 million owed on bonds sold by Laird Memorial Hospital. The bonds were issued when the city owned the facility. City council voted last night to use money from the city's general fund to pay the $2.8 million balance in tax-exem... More...

KISD joins Teacher of the Year Program

The Texas State Teacher of the Year (TOY) Program has honored excellence in the classroom since 1969 and has provided a forum to recognize many outstanding educators whose efforts have inspired their students, colleagues and communities that they serve. More...

KC approves tax abatements

Kilgore College trustees last night agreed to tax abatements for two Kilgore industries. In October 2005, the City of Kilgore approved a tax abatement for Southern Plastics Inc., doing business here as Alcoa Closure Systems International. More...

KILGOROUND
LINDA BALLARD

"I, have been here all of my life," said Bebe Stone. "I was born here, lived here and will probably die here. That is with the exception of one year that we moved to Austin after Ray and I married… "Ray, too, was born and raised in Kilgore. In fact, we built a home on family land on Sout... More...

 News
•KPD K-9 team wins award
Kilgore Police Department's K-9 officer, Brady Middlebrooks, and his dog, Jeroen placed eighth in the National Competition. KPD officer David Falco, who is on the board of directors for the National Narcotics Detector Dog Association, said Kilgore Police Department competed in the National Compet... More...
•PETS OF THE WEEK
•DAILY DIGEST
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 Advice & Entertainment
•DEAR ABBY
Teen twins are waging a war for independence
DEAR ABBY: My 13-year-old twin daughters were very close, considered each other their "best friend" and got along beautifully sharing a room. Disagreements and arguments were rare and nearly always minor. However, during the last few months, out of the blue, they have begun fighting and arguing f... More...
•YOUR HEALTH
•HOROSCOPE
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 Sports
•Schu resigns
KC basketball coach says goodbye after 13 seasons
For 13 seasons, Scott Schumacher has led the Kilgore College men's basketball team, one of the longesttenured coaches in the Kilgore area. But that status changed on Tuesday with Schumacher's resignation as KC head men's basketball coach. The college, through public information director Chris Cr... More...
•Bad night for Kilgore vs. Nac
•Three KHS tracksters qualify for regionals
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 Obituaries
•M.H. "TEX" FULLER
Services for Mr. M.H. "Tex" Fuller, 83, of Liberty City will be ten a.m., Friday, April 11, 2008 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Chris Vidacovich officiating. Mr. Fuller died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 in Longview, Texas. He was born September 25, 1924 in Smackover, Arkansas. His family moved ... More...
•JEANINE ADKINS
•JOHN WESLEY RAY
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