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June 13, 2008
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PUMP JACKS WIN HOME OPENER
News Herald Photo by Lester Murray The East Texas Pump Jacks won their first game at home last night against the McKinney Marshals at Historic Driller Park. The final score in 11 innings was 6-5. (see sports coverage in Kilgore News Herald Sports, page 8) More...
Casino Night will offers silent auction
By LINDA BALLARD News Herald staff

A silent auction will be held Saturday evening during the Casino Night held by the Kilgore Community Crisis Center. Auction chairperson, Leah Gorman, has collected over 60 items. We appreciate the local merchants donating such great things," said Leah. More...

Facade grants continue for downtown
By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Yet another grant for Main Street program façade improvements was approved last night when the Main Street Advisory Board met for its monthly meeting. Board members approved $4,525.33 toward a $10,324 project at 107 N. Kilgore St., which includes plans to paint the building, repair stucco ... More...

Schools paying kids for grades
By NANCY ZUCKERBROD Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Friday is payday at KIPP DC: KEY Academy, and some sixth-grade girls gather at the makeshift school store trying to decide how to spend their hard-earned money. They received paychecks for behaving well, doing their homework or making academic gains. The money is pretend. More...

KILGOROUND
KATHRYN MARTINEZ

Well I made it through another sweltering season of KBBA baseball. I complain like someone who is not used to the heat, because I am. +++ All in all it was a good season. Our team made a valid effort at every game and came out of the dugout smiling, even in the face of defeat. More...

 News
•$20,000 donation gets new half pipe for city park
It might be Friday the 13th - maybe bad luck for some, but for half pipe fans this is a good day. The City of Kilgore, in conjunction with an anonymous donor who contributed $20,000, are nearing completion of a brand new addition to the skate park. More...
•Study sees discrepancies in VA care for men, women
•DAILY DIGEST
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 Advice & Entertainment
•Sister sees naked truth of teen's eating disorder
DEAR ABBY
DEAR ABBY: My younger sister "Marni" is 15 and paranoid about her weight because when she was younger she was teased about being fat. From what I have learned on the Internet, she may suffer from anorexia. Marni barely eats most of the time, but occasionally she'll stuff herself and then get rid ... More...
•Essential tremor most common cause of shaky hands
•HOROSCOPE
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 Sports
•Pump Jacks open Driller with first-ever win
Beat McKinney 6-5 in 11; will be back in action at Driller tonight
It had the atmosphere of a double-A minor-league game: great baseball, an exciting extrainnings finish, and a big crowd there to witness it all. The East Texas Pump Jacks played their third game of the season, but their first-ever game at Driller Park, on Thursday night, picking up a 6-5 win over... More...
•Celtics come back, lead series 3-1
•The roller-coaster continues for Texas
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 Obituaries
•CHRISTOPHER LEE WESTMORELAND
Funeral services for Christopher LeeWestmoreland, 29, of Longview will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 13, 2008, in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Burial with military honors will follow in LakeviewMemorial Gardens. He passed away Wednesday from injuries received in a motorcycle acci... More...
•MARY LEE SCHIWITZ
•MRS. ORA B. WARREN
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