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Pilot killed in crash at landfill

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com
A Northeast Texas man was found dead yesterday after he crashed his airplane at the Pine Hill Landfill, just north of Kilgore. More...

More Latino immigrants seeking office back home

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press Writer

CHELSEA, Massachusetts (AP) — Almost three decades ago, a pregnant Merlin Pena landed in Boston with her husband and two children after escaping El Salvador's bloody civil war. More...

Lifestyles

PETS OF THE WEEK

"Doozie" is a wiry-haired female terrier mix with an active personality. Doozie was brought to the shelter by Longview Animal Control. She likes to have her belly rubbed, and spend quiet time with someone special. More...

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Sports

KHS falls to MP in tourney final

At Nac tonight; girls at home
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Four games, just one loss and lots of valuable game time — in short, the tournament that the Kilgore High School boys soccer team hosted last weekend was profitable. "I thought we played very well," first-year coach Michael Bradshaw said. More...

Now we're getting serious: KC sinks TVCC

First win for Lady Rangers over Trinity in 11 years; men stumble
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Those at the Kilgore College-Trinity Valley Community College ladies basketball game on Saturday night probably saw KC head coach Roy Thomas the happiest he's been since his arrival here three years ago. More...

Kilgore teams home tonight; Sabine at New Diana

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

The Kilgore High School girls varsity basketball team took a big step in District 14-4A play last weekend, picking up their first district win and tying their record. More...

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Police pursuit leads to arrest of armed robber

By KATHRYN PENROSE news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore police corralled a career felon this weekend after an attempted armed robbery that led to a vehicle pursuit and foot chase. At approximately 11:15 p.m. More...

Centennial of worst inaugural weather upcoming

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — "I knew it would be a cold day when I was made president," William Howard Taft joked just a century ago, taking office in 1909 in what has been described as the worst inaugural weather ever. Ten inches of snow fell. More...

KILGOROUND

MITCH LUCAS

IF YOU MISSED President George W. Bush's final White House press conference on Monday morning, you really missed a piece of history. More...

Advice & Entertainment

DEAR ABBY

Young workers must learn how to dress for success
JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: You're in a position to do young people a great service by educating a generation that has grown up in a casual-dress world that there's a line between how one dresses in one's personal life and how one dresses for work. More...

YOUR HEALTH

'Arrhythmia' is a word that doesn't say much
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: During my last physical, the doctor spent an awfully long time listening to my heart. She had me sit up, lie down, and then turn on my side while she kept the stethoscope on my chest. Then she said I needed an EKG. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14, 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Continue your efficient pace. You could discover that someone is quite angry or tired. Confusion draws out many people, and different views are aired during discussions. You too might be overtired. 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 was held on Sunday, Jan. More...

BEVERLY HIGGINS

Services for Beverly Higgins, 60, will be 2 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2009, at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Carl Till officiating. Mrs. Higgins passed away at her residence on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009. Mrs. More...

MURIEL GAULT

Memorial services for Muriel Gault, 95, will be 10 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2009, at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dudley Plaisance officiating. Mrs. More...

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