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Main Street receives two new board members

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com
Kilgore Main Street's board of directors welcomed two new faces Thursday night at the first board meeting of the new year. More...

New Yorker praises Kilgore Christmas

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

A New York City photographer "on assignment" in East Texas last month praised Kilgore's Christmas celebration for its simplicity and sincerity, saying it beats anything the big city has to offer. More...

News

KC basketball at Rotary

By GREG COLLINS For the News Herald

Coach Roy Thomas of the Kilgore College Lady Rangers told Rotarians his basketball team is good and getting better. Thomas was the guest speaker for the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. More...

Council to hold public hearings on proposed annexation

City council is slated to hold the second of two public hearings on the proposed Danville Heights annexation next week. More...

Lions learn about nutrition

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

The Kilgore Lions Club met on Thursday and the theme was to get a little leaner. Patricia Alford, nursing instructor at Kilgore College talked to the Lions about dieting and the need for proper nutrition. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

MINISTER'S MOMENT

If you love me
CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

"Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as More...

FINANCIAL FOCUS

Will new administraion affect your investment moves?
WILBUR F. YATES

Next week, President-elect Obama will become President Obama. Like people across the country, you will no doubt be greatly interested in how his actions will affect a wide variety of domestic and foreign-policy issues. More...

YOUR HEALTH

Busy man wants to know how much exercise is enough
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a very busy executive and have to parcel my time carefully because of so many demands. What is the exact amount of exercise time necessary for a true health benefit? I am 45 years old and have a yearly corporate physical. More...

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Obituaries

SOPHIA ELAINE WORSHAM

Sophia Elaine Worsham, infant daughter of Robert and Natalie Worsham passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 in Denton. Sophia was born on Sept. 4, 2008 in Denton. A visitation will be held on Sunday, Jan. More...

REBECCA JANE BECKY) BARTON

Services for Rebecca Jane (Becky) Barton, 60, of Kilgore will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 12, 2009 at the Chapel at Rader Funeral Home with the Reverend Mike Waddle officiating. Interment will follow at the Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. More...

E. L. "DICK" MCCURLEY

Graveside services for E. L. "Dick" McCurley, 82, of Kilgore will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 12, 2009 at the Rock Hill Cemetery in Chandler, TX with the Reverend Don Beebe officiating. Mr. McCurley passed away Friday, January 9, 2009 in Tyler. More...

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Kilgore sales tax revenue decreases

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

While Kilgore deposited a sales tax allocation check that topped the million-dollar mark last month, the city's check for sale tax revenue this month was smaller. More...

Feds have plan for Mexico drug violence

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL and EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press Writers

EL PASO (AP) — If Mexican drug violence spills across the U.S. border, Homeland Security officials say they have a contingency plan to assist border areas that includes bringing in the military. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

HERE'S A LITTLE bit of marriage weirdness: MORE folks divorce in January than in any other month. The thinking is that mom and dad don't want to mess up Junior's Christmas so they wait until the holidays are over and the kid's back in school. More...

Business

East Texas drilling report

DEVELOPMENTAL Gregg County The Judge Daniels Gas Unit 1 Well No.12, Judge Daniels Gas Unit 1 Well No.13, and the Judge Daniels Gas Unit 1 Well No. More...

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Lifestyles

Coterie Club holds first meeting of 2009

The parlor of the First Presbyterian Church Kilgore was the location for the January 8, 2009 meeting of The Coterie Club of Kilgore with Pam De- Ceault serving as hostess. More...

Simmons performs at Community Concert

Kilgore Community Concert Association will present pianist Jade Simmons, known for her unique blend of musical creativity and electrifying stage presence, in concert at Dodson Auditorium in Kilgore at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13. More...

CHITCHAT CORNER

We're coasting!
LINDA K. BALLARD

"We are all coasting," said Joyce Mizell at City of Stars Salon. "Everyone has been so busy that now January is here, we just want to coast. More...

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Sports

KHS girls get big win; boys lose to Hallsville

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

In their final non-district game of the season, as they prepared for the district run, the Kilgore High School varsity boys basketball team gave former district rival Hallsville a run for its money. More...

Good and bad day for Kilgore soccer

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Things couldn't have gone much better for the Kilgore High School boys soccer team on Friday. And things couldn't have gone a lot worse for the KHS girls. More...

Sabine sweeps Elysian Fields

Girls back on track; 10 straight for boys
By JASON HEFFNER and MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

It was another big night for the Sabine High School basketball teams, as the Cardinals went to 3-0 in District 18-2A and won their 10th straight game, and the Lady Cardinals got back on the winning track, both against Elysian Fields. More...

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School news

Drivers beware, new traffic regulations at Chandler School

Tamara Dean, principal at Chandler Elementary School, said she wants to make parents and visitors at Chandler School aware of changes in traffic procedures in front of the school. More...

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