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July 2, 2008
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Downtown business grows, needs more space
FAMILY BUSINESS EXPANDING
By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com
With just a little over one year in business, Gifs and Love, a Kilgore base store had to move due to expansion. More...
KISD finding budget solutions, cutting costs
By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

It has been just one week since Kilgore Independent School District Business Manager Revard Pfeffer announced to the KISD board of trustees that KISD is facing a deficit budget of more than $609,000. But the administration has been busy in the last seven days and the number has changed dramatical... More...

Former Overton ISD superintendent pleads guilty to theft
By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Former Overton Independent School District superintendent Mark E. Stretcher pleaded guilty in the Rusk County 4th District Court to theft of property by public servant. William Brown, Rusk County District Attorney's investigator, said Stretcher was accused of stealing funds from the O school dist... More...

Local truck wash could be US model
By KATHRYN MARTINEZ news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

With talks about the nation's troops returning home, the United States is also faced with the return of tens of thousands military vehicles which must be completely sanitized, to United Stated Department of Agriculture standards before re-entering the country. More...

KILGOROUND
LINDA BALLARD

The mere mention of Independence Day or the Fourth of July bring thoughts of parades, fireworks and the red, white and blue for many people. For others, like Howard Alexander, his thoughts go to those who have fought and are continuing to fight for that declaration of freedom signed in the year ... More...

 News
•Western governors hope to sway energy policy
TETON VILLAGE, Wyo. (AP) - Citing a lack of federal leadership, the nation's Western governors want to draft a national energy policy they hope will influence the next presidential administration. More...
•Gas prices change views on energy
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 Advice & Entertainment
•Mother of sex offender's baby must choose between the two
DEAR ABBY
DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship with "Wade" for six years. The situation is this: He has gotten into trouble and can't be around children because he's a registered sex offender. I have an 11-month-old daughter by him. More...
•Alocohol only one cause of liver cirrhosis
•HOROSCOPE
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 Sports
•Ninth-inning rally gives Pump Jacks 8-7 win
Team plays again at McKinney tonight; comes home Thursday
Turns out the road has been pretty kind to the East Texas Pump Jacks over the last week. The Pump Jacks, playing in their very first season, picked up another Texas Collegiate League victory Tuesday night, beating TCL-leading McKinney, 8-7, scoring three runs in the top of the ninth inning to get... More...
•Rangers beat NY again
•MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS & SCHEDULE
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 Obituaries
•CLARA JEAN THORNTON
Clara Jean¿ Thornton lost her battle with pancreatic cancer on Sunday, June 29, 2008 in Oklahoma City. She passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side. She was a most beloved wife, mother, friend and colleague. Jean made a positive impact on every life she touched. Her spirit was un... More...
•MARY EVELYN THORNBRUGH
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