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McClish name KC's Officer of the Year

Kilgore College police officer Carolyn McClish was awarded as KC's "Officer of the Year 2008" at the Longview Centurion Club's Giants of Law Enforcement Awards Banquet. More...

KISD student qualifies for TMSCA Championship Meet

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

If someone said they would be competing in "number sense" at a competition this weekend, most people would be confused. Number sense is just one of many categories in which Kilgore ISD students are now competing in at UIL competitions. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

EARTH HOUR came and went without much fuss here. I N FACT you likely didn't know you were supposed to turn your lights off for an hour beginning at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28. More...

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Business

Number of active oil rigs grows by 4

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States rose by four this week to 1,043, the first time this year the weekly count has increased. More...

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT

DEVELOPMENTAL Harrison County The Allen/Osborne Gas Unit No. 1 Well No.1H will be drilled 10.2 miles southeast from Marshall in the Carthage, North (Bossier Shale) Field. More...

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Lifestyles

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

When it comes to English grammar and usage, a lot of people worry about matters of "right" and "wrong." For example, they may be the victims of the people who say that it's wrong to use "since" to mean "because," as in, "Since the Dodgers are so f More...

CHITCHAT CORNER

Clicking right along
LINDA K. BALLARD

Tamales anyone? Kilgoreite Bennie Trejo won second place at a tamale-eating contest held in Diboll last weekend. "I wouldn't have had a problem winning first place if it had been Isabel Trejo, my mother's tamales," said Bennie. More...

Mr. and Mrs. Pepper celebrate 50 years together

Mr. and Mrs. James Pepper of Lake Fork celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 6, 2009. They were married on Feb. 6, 1959, in Kilgore. More...

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Sports

KHS teams lose in marathon games

Whitehouse wins softball in 10 innings, baseball in 9
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

It was extra-inning night Friday night in two places: StreamFlo Field and Driller Park, where there was plenty of good softball and baseball — but the home teams, the Kilgore High School teams — lost both games. More...

Scholar athletes banquet Thursday

HIGH SCHOOL/ COLLEGE ATHLETICS
By GREG COLLINS Special to the News Herald

John Underwood, associate commissioner for men's basketball and game management for the Big 12 Conference — and a former Kilgore College basketball player — will be the guest speaker for the annual Kilgore Rotary Scholar Athlete Banquet More...

LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF

GOLF KHS teams start district tournaments on Monday Both girls and boys golf teams at Kilgore High School will begin their respective District 14-4A tournaments on Monday morning. More...

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School news

HEIGHTS STUDENTS OF THE MONDTH

Kindergarten Students of the Month at Kilgore Heights Elementary School for February are (Top) Yoselin Meraz, Kayla McGowan, Maci Sanders, Jaylynn Ballard and Chase Borders. More...

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KIBA holds 41st annual banquet on Tuesday

Kilgore Improvement & Beautification Association members will honor individuals and businesses that have made the city a more beautiful place to live during the 41st annual KIBA Awards Banquet on Tuesday. More...

Holy Week Men's Breakfast a tradition in Kilgore

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

The Holy Week Men's Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church is an Easter tradition that stretches back in time more than 60 years and calls men from all denominations to join together for worship and a hearty breakfast. More...

Kilgore "town hall" meeting tomorrow on smoking ban

Kilgore City Council will host a "town hall" meeting Monday night to discuss the pros and cons of a no-smoking ordinance within the city. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. April 6 in council chambers at city hall. More...

News

Polio survivor chairs drive to eradicate disease

By GREG COLLINS For the News Herald

Shirley Griffin, a Longview Rotarian and the chairman of the District Polio Plus Drive, was the guest speaker for the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. More...

Lions learn about Special Education Prom at KISD

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald. com

For most students, life's challenges are met in the classroom or in the workforce, but for some, everyday life is a challenge, but they do it. More...

Synergy Park on City Council agenda for Tuesday

Kilgore City Council members will consider contractng with a Tyler firm for consulting services regarding construction of a new park next to Synergy Park when they meet Tuesday night at city hall The council's agenda states th council will "Approv More...

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Advice & Entertainment

MINISTER'S MOMENT

End of Story, beginning of the Story
CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. More...

YOUR HEALTH

Regaining a sense of balance
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I wonder if you can help a senior citizen who has a balance problem. I am wobbly, and I fear I'm going to fall. I haven't, but I have come close. I saw my family doctor, who didn't find anything wrong. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, ARPIL 5, 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) The unexpected continues to toss another wrinkle into a situation. Your perspective seems to be a constantly changing panorama. Confusion marks interactions. Friends inspire you, but a loved one wants you. More...

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Home & Garden

Garden Club convention deemed success in Kilgore

The 52nd annual Spring Convention of District III of Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., was held in Kilgore in Forest Home Baptist Church's Richardson Building. More...

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Obituaries

DANNY H. FOXWORTH, SR.

Services for Danny H. Foxworth, Sr., 61, of Kilgore will be two p.m., Monday, April 6, 2009 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Ted White officiating. Burial will follow in Danville Cemetery. Mr. More...

HELEN LUCILLE HUCKABY LOWREY

Funeral services for Helen Lucille Huckaby Lowrey will be 2PM Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the chapel at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with Rev. Brian Nutt officiating. Interment will follow at Kilgore City Cemetery. Mrs. More...

HELEN SMITH TATUM

Funeral services for Helen Gene Smith Tatum, 79, of Kilgore will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Mt. Pleasant CME Church. Burial will be in Kilgore Baptist Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Victory Funeral Services. More...

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