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By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com There were a group of cowboys at the Kilgore Lions Club on Thursday with nothing but rodeo on their minds. The 71st Annual Gladewater Rodeo, a non-profit organization raising money for various charities, was staged over the last four days. More ...
By GREG COLLINS Publicity Director Nick Holda, a KHS graduate and a University of Texas who recently spent nine months in Aberdeen, Scotland as part of the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship Program, was the guest speaker at the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. More ...
By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com Next weekend, a long-time Kilgore resident will be inducted posthumously into the Texas Callers' Hall of Fame. Red (Jessie Dee) Warrick lived in Kilgore since the 1940s, when he was enticed to the city from his home in Oklahoma by a family member working here who promised a bright future with a g... More ... Gregg Commissioners meet on Tuesday Gregg County Commissioners meet next week to discuss and take necessary action on items related to day-to-day county operation. More ... Ninety-four-year-old to graduate from high school By LINDA STEWART BALL Associated Press Writer McKINNEY (AP) - Ridgell M. McKinney is ready to cross the stage and get his high school diploma, 74 years after his classmates made the same walk. McKinney, 94, would have graduated in 1934 had he been willing to rat out a friend. Chalk it up to honor and a case of wrongly accused popped knuckle... More ... Cubans guard glasses on Lennon statue after thefts By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press Writer HAVANA (AP) - All he needs is love - and someone to keep an eye on his glasses. Ever since thieves twice swiped the iconic roundrimmed spectacles from Havana's John Lennon statue eight years ago, four retirees have rotated 12-hour, round-the-clock shifts to ensure they don't go missing again. More ... |
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