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SPRING OR WINTER, WHO KNOWS?

Stephen Wooldridge, a Maude Laird Middle School student gets some big air at Kilgore Park on Friday. More...

Foreclosures remain low in East Texas

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

As bad as last year was for U.S. and world economies, Kilgore and Gregg County made it through 2008 relatively unscathed as far as home foreclosures go. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

THE LITTER patrol evidently skipped that whole Samples Road - Old Gladewater Hwy. area. Someone who drives that neighborhood apparently decided to BE 1-800-a dumper. More...

News

Citizens Bank names Employee of the Year

By GREG COLLINS For the News Herald

Cheryl Pearson, a 10-year employee of Citizens Bank, was voted the Employee of the Year during the month of December and received the honor during the bank's annual Christmas party on Dec. 13 at the Cherokee Club. Sammy D. More...

A year after oil eclipsed $100 a barrel, oil prices cut in half and headed lower

JOHN PORRETTO AP Energy Writer

HOUSTON (AP) — Exactly one year after crude eclipsed $100 a barrel for the first time, 2009 trading began Friday with prices roughly half their yearago levels, and some believe oil could be headed even lower. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

HOROSCOPE

JACQUELINE BIGAR

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2009 ARIES (March 21-April 19) Zero in on what you want. Friends play a big role. Be open to friends and associates. You could feel challenged financially. More...

Parents object to being shut out by surgery-bound daughter

DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, "Giselle," is scheduled to have serious surgery soon, and she has forbidden us to come to the hospital. She wants only her husband to be there. She has gone so far as to call us and make me promise that we will not come. More...

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Sports

What break?

Red-hot start lifts KC to big win over Ranger
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

That month-long break the Kilgore College Lady Rangers took in December didn't cause them to play with much rust, it appears. More...

Sabine wins again

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
By JASON HEFFNER and MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

This 2008-09 District 18-2A basketball schedule might not be easy, but the Sabine High School programs are certainly making it look that way. More...

Bustin kicks way to Vegas!

Among the best kickers in nation
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Football is over for just about everyone now, but Kilgore High School junior Ryan Bustin has a few more kicks left to make. And he'll be doing so in Las Vegas. More...

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School news

DECEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH AT CHANDLER

Students of the Month for December at Chandler Elementary School in the First Grade are, Front row (l-r) Justiss Ross, Jacquline Estrella, Wanya McIntyre, Jordan Callaway, Zowie Turner and Jayce McFarland. More...

HEIGHTS DECEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Students of the Month for December at Kilgore Heights Elementary School in Head Start are (left to right) Hannah Rabalais, Alencia Richardson and Nataly Paz. (absent Ximena Rojas) More...

Maude Laird Middle School Honor Roll

ALL A'S HONOR ROLL 2008-09 2NDsix weeks 6th grade: Luis Barron Christina Carrel Dominique Dews Charles Dheil Victor Galvan Clinton Gilchrest Trevor Goode Halley Gribble Kurtis Hail Elizabeth Hatton Shelby Henson More...

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2008 wasn't a banner year, but it wasn't bad either

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

Though Kilgore's building permits were about half the amount of what they were in 2007, construction continued to boom in 2008 and the city's building inspector is positive about the future here. More...

Significance marked events for 2008

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

A number of significant events marked our calendars and our memories in 2008, including the apparent end of a murder case 25 years old. Darnell Hartsfeld was convicted of capital murder for his role in Kilgore's Kentucky Fried Chicken murders. More...

Ana-Lab ups ownership level for employees

Employees of Ana-Lab Corp. are now owners of 70 percent of the corporation. Dr. Charles H. More...

Business

Financial guru foresees tougher times ahead

Lou Scatigna hefinancialphysician.com

(MS) -- As Americans prepare to turn the calendar and begin a new year, many are happier than they've ever been to see one year leave and a new one arrive. More...

Cold Weather Energy Efficiency Options

THE PROPANE EDUCATION & RESEARCH COUNCIL OFFERS TIPS FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY

(MS) -- As the mercury drops, the cost of heating your home will rise. With inevitable fluctuations in fuel prices, there is one thing that remains a constant: the superior heat and efficiency of propane. More...

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Lifestyles

It's a New Year!

CHITCHAT CORNER
LINDA K. BALLARD

It's a new year and I'm going to be a cookin'. You should see the recipes I have received over the last couple of months. One of the most precious ones came from Miss Becca Garrison. More...

Pearce and Longoria unite in marriage

Kalie Jo Longoria of Frisco and Alexandr David Pearce of Prosper were married at the home of the bride's parents on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008. The bride is the daughter of Al and Kerrie Longoria. More...

Happy Birthday

Born on Dec. 30, 2003, Canon Gorman celebrated his fifth birthday with friends and family during a Power Rangers party on Jan. 3, 2009, at Kid's Station. Canon's parents are Chad and Leah Gorman of Kilgore, and his sister is Avery Gorman. More...

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Obituaries

MRS. NARVELLA L. WASHINGTON BRAZIEL

Funeral services for Narvella Lynell Braziel, 76, of Kilgore will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 6, 2008 at Kilgore Baptist Church with Rev. Paul E. Rodgers officiating. Burial will be in Kilgore Memorial Gardens. More...

CLARENCE POWELL "TREY" TAYLOR III

Services for Clarence Powell "Trey" Taylor III, 44, of Longview were 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 3, 2009, in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home with Pastor Glenn French officiating. Burial followed at Stewart Freewill Baptist Cemetery. More...

HAROLD L. RICE

A celebration of the life of Harold L. Rice, 79, of Liberty City, was held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2009, at Greggton First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Moore officiating. Mr. More...

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