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April 13, 2008
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Kilgore's gifted son's influence still felt
50 YEARS AFTER THE TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION
By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com
"Cliburn is bigger than life. He transcended political boundaries," Bill Holda, Kilgore College president, said. "He was even viewed as an international diplomat and ambassador." In life there are influences - people, places or events which often have a lasting impact on the paths others may cho... More...
Kilgore sales tax revenues still above last years
By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore may have fallen from the million-dollar mark, but sales tax revenues are still soaring above last year's peaks. Susan Combs, state comptroller, released April's sales tax allocation report this week. Kilgore's allocation check totaled $826,866, up 9.98 percent from the $751,777 received ... More...

Raul Castro starts Cuban reforms, lifts wage limits
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press Writer

HAVANA (AP) - Thousands of Cubans will be able to get title to state-owned homes under regulations published Friday - a step that might lay the groundwork for broader housing reform. More...

KILGOROUND
BILL WOODALL

WHILE you're in the mood for precision dance and drill teams... KILGORE High School's Hi-Steppers spring show is at Dodson Auditorium Saturday evening April 19 at 7 p.m. GET tickets in advance at KHS or at Expressions or, if you prefer, from a Hi-Stepper for $8 each. Tickets are $10 if you wai... More...

THE END OF AN ERA

Bob Ellzey, right, departing administrator at Laird Memorial Hospital gets a hug from Pam DeCeault during Friday afternoon’s reception in his honor. More...

 News
•Kilgore Together at Lions Club
Kilgore Together is an organization dedicated to helping teens stay away from drugs and alcohol and that is what Chairman Jimmy Kinsey talked to the Lions about on Thursday. Kinsey said Kilgore Together is a coalition made up of community volunteers which provides teens something to do in Kilgore... More...
•KC Wind Symphony brass to perform
•Upward Bound at Rotary Club
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 Business
•CHITCHAT CORNER
Van Cliburn's 50th
April 11, 2008 marked the 50th anniversary of Van Cliburn's win at the International Techaikovsky competition in Moscow. Kilgore received a lot of publicity this week when the PBS station in Dallas showed a one-hour program about this anniversary. Early scenes of Kilgore were shown, as were pictur... More...
•EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT
•FINANCIAL FOCUS
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 Lifestyles
•Photos
(photos, top left clockwise) Kayla Winn from Keller (foreground) with McKenna Vogel from Longview. From the macabe section (left to right) Allyson Maranitch from Tyler, Amanda Strassburg from Flint, Nikki Evans from Buchanan Dam and Jillian Rowley from Liverpool. More...
•2008-09 Kilgore High School Cheerleaders and Mascots
•Joy Makers spring into Spring
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 Advice & Entertainment
•HOROSCOPE
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, APRIL13, 2008 ARIES (March 21-April 19) Though you might have mixed feelings about the present state of a relationship, you can see its potential. A dream might stir you up, but it will also inspire you on some level to make a dream a reality. What is stopping you? Tonight: ... More...
•DEAR ABBY
•MINISTER'S MOMENT
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 Sports
•KHS girls end losing streak, beat Jacksonville
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
The streak is over, and this time, that's a good thing. The Kilgore High School softball team beat Jacksonville at Jacksonville on Friday night, 5-4, finally getting their first District 12-4A win. The Lady Bulldogs were likely afraid they were going to finish the season without another win. More...
•Bulldogs hang on, get win, and are back in third
•WHAT'S CAUSING ALL THIS?
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 Obituaries
•SAMMY LEE BATEMAN
Graveside services for Mr. Sammy Lee Bateman, 49, of Kilgore will be held Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 10 A.M. at Mason Cemetery in Arp, Texas with Reverend Joe Adams officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home in Kilgore Friday from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. More...
•RUBY J. BRITTON
•JOHN WESLEY RAY
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