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June 17, 2008
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Casino Night went well for the Kilgore Crisis Center Saturday night. Eugene Davis, executive director, said more than 80 people showed up for food and fun. One Night Stand, from Liberty City, provided the entertainment for the evening. Davis said the fund raiser netted the Crisis Center about $10,00... More...

Kilgore's sales tax rebate fell short of its mid-March million dollar peak with an allocation check that totaled $854,842.44, an amount that's still 36.75 percent higher than the $625,081.97, received last June. Year-to-date allocations for the city total $5,397,377.77, which is up more than 18 p... More...

State honored for economic development effort

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry announced Texas has received Area Development magazine's 2008 Gold Shovel Award for economic development and job creation. Texas Secretary of State Phil Wilson accepted the award on behalf of the state. More...

The Shakespeare Festival has one play with thirty cast members. Translated, that means thirty costumes and with multiple actors wearing the same type of costume it all adds up to lots of cutting and sewing. For those duties TSF needs a dedicated group of stitchers, cutter/drapers and first hands. More...

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) - Down here in the so-called "Sportfishing Capital of the World," there's a saying among anglers: Even during a depression, a man has money for beer and fishing. Rising fuel costs and general economic malaise, however, are putting that mantra to the test in the Florida Keys... More...

SAD NEWS FOR fans of Mitch Lucas' Kilgoround: Mitch called in tired this morning. Expect him back in this space when he regains his strength. +++ FOR THOSE who asked, Father's Day with Mom was just fine, thanks. +++ JEAN LAIRD is out and around. But she's moving more cautiously than before t... More...

The Texas Department of Transportation recently launched two new programs to help out drivers in time for the busy summer driving season. The first program, a new Web site - www.texassure.com - recently was developed to help make the search for the more than 4 million uninsured drivers in the s... More...
Once again, the Pump Jacks fought back. But once again, it wasn't quite enough in the late innings. The East Texas Pump Jacks travelled to Coppell Saturday to take on the Copperheads for the first time this season, falling to the defending TCL champs, 7-5. More...
Funeral services for Jessie Mae Patching, 88, of Longview will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 16, 2008 in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview with the Reverends Dewayne Beaty and David English officiating. More...

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