CHITCHAT CORNER
In the midst of a strom
LINDA K. BALLARD
      Last week, Kilgore received severe storm damage due to high winds and hail. The damage received is still being reported, but to add a little humor to a bad situation, the following e-mail was received the next day: "Last evening after the lights went out in the storm, we turned on the police scan...
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EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT
      DEVELOPMENTAL Gregg County In a lease 1.6 miles southeast from Longview, in a Wildcat Field, the Bivins Heirs Well No.1 will be drilled to a depth of 12,000-feet by Buffco Production, Inc. This well will lie in the Jordan, A Survey, A-262 and may also be drilled in the Willow Springs (Varga T.
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Local Alpha Delta Kappa Members attend district meeting
      Five members of the Alpha Rho Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Sorority for Women Educators recently attended the District V Spring Meeting in Marshall on Saturday, April 5. "A Bear-y Special Day" was the theme selected by the hosting Gamma chapter. Bears decorated the tables and the roo...
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