February 1, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

A cross to bear: Kilgore boy lives with rare disease

Christy and David Cross of Kilgore could never have imagined their child's vaccinations could start a crisis that, after more than a year, they are still dealing with its effects. More...

News

Coach Thomas talks to Lions about KC's winning history

Coach Roy Thomas, Kilgore College women's basketball, was at the Lions Club on Thursday to talk about the season and what he was trying to accomplish for the future. Thomas said the team is working hard, with a record of 14-4 this season. More...

Historian to Rotary: JKF killed by the Mafia

Jim Gatewood, author of "John F. Kennedy Assassination: A Mafia Conspiracy," as well as several other books, was the guest speaker for the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. Gatewood spoke about the Nov. More...

Solution for employee reductions

Kilgore, TX (January 30, 2009)-- Offering an alternative to employers facing a reduction in force, Workforce Solutions East Texas recommends the Shared Work Compensation Program. More...

Advice & Entertainment

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

MASTER GARDENER

Spring is another reminder that this ol' body is wearing out!' I long to put my hands into the soil, plant new seedlings, dig up weeds, trim all the dead branches of my perennials and plant new flowering trees, but the body won't let me . More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2009 ARIES (March 21-April 19) Make it OK to be moody, energetic, then tired. Take Sunday in the true meaning of the word -- as a day of rest or a break from the rat race. More...

People pressure

MINISTER'S MOMENT

"Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud." (Proverbs 16:19) The desire for the approval of others makes us do strange things. More...

Obituaries

MARGARET JEAN WRIGHT

Services for Margaret Jean Wright, 72, of Kilgore will be held 4:00 P.M. Monday, February 2, 2009 in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore with Reverend Eddy Scott and Reverend Douglas Bickenbach officiating. More...

CLEFTON SCOTT

On January 28, 2009, God decided the time had come for Clefton H. Scott, Jr. to join his parents, Opal Scott and Clefton H. Scott, Sr. and his brother, Billy Joe Scott in Heaven. Clefton was born on October 22, 1936 in Kilgore, Texas. More...

VELMA SCHNEIDER TERRY

Services for Mrs. Velma Schneider Terry, 84, of Bedford, formerly of Kilgore, will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home with Dr. Mark Hooper officiating. Burial will follow at Rusk County Memorial Gardens. More...

Tussle for Texas governor

AUSTIN (AP) — Suddenly, Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is on the stump and on a mission to round up support for a 2010 run for governor against longtime incumbent Rick Perry. More...

Two early morning fires under investigation

Friday morning was very cold, not a great time to fight fires, especially when there were two of them. Captain Randy Hancock, Kilgore Police Department said he received a call at 1 a.m. More...

KILGOROUND

I'M SO EXPERIENCED I can remember when I actually wanted to visit Mexico. NOW I read that there were more than 6,600 murders in Mexico last year and something like 350 in the first 22 days of this year. More...

Lifestyles

Mamie Eisenhower topic for Club au Courant

Club au Courant met Jan. 21 in the home of Yvonne Kennedy with co-hostesses Deana Covin and Janis Slayter. More...

Craddock discusses journal writing with DAR

Members of the Samuel Paul Dinkins Chapter DAR gathered at the Kilgore Public Library with the "Fifty's Girls," members who were classmates at Kilgore High School during the 1950s, serving as hostesses. More...

Evergreen Garden Club prepares for District III meeting

Members of Evergreen Garden Club met for their December meeting at Evelyn Bolding's party barn for their annual Christmas auction. Club members decorated each table with a unique tablescape. More...

Sports

Will it be six (for Steelers) or one (for Cardinals)?

Why the Steelers will win

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Even Rod Blagojevich would have a tough time explaining away what's going to happen to the Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl come Sunday. More...

Why Arizona will win, or at least keep things close

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It's not easy being red. Ask any Arizona Cardinals fan here for the Super Bowl, if you can find one. Rumor is some are supposed to be here, but if so, they're apparently masquerading as Terrible Towels. More...

'Dogs lose a close one in Lindale

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

It was another close game for the Kilgore High School varsity boys basketball team in Lindale on Friday night, but the Bulldogs again came up just short, falling 39-36 to the Eagles. More...