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Kilgore Film Fest to include local movie in lineup

With "Frost/Nixon" as an opener and the locally filmed production of "Agenda" as the closing movie, organizers of the Kilgore Film Festival say they are pleased with the lineup for the upcoming event. More...

A look at Texas wildfires

A look at wildfires that swept across North Texas
The Associated Press

Wildfires that whipped across drought-parched counties: — Young/Jack counties — 28,000+ acres, 30 percent contained. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

CALLING RIPLEY'S Believe it or Not… IT happened here last Saturday afternoon… THE Bradys, Nita and Billy Bob, got a new sonin law when youngest daughter Kasi married Longview resident Brad East. More...

News

Lions members learn about plants and bugs

Got trouble with bugs, weeds or your vegetables are just not growing, then you need a Gregg County Extension Agent. More...

DPS appeals driver's license ruling

DALLAS (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety will appeal a ruling that blocks the agency from enforcing new rules that prevent some legal immigrants from getting drivers' licenses, the state Attorney General's Office announced Friday. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

YOUR HEALTH

Strength training ok for young children
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I would like to give my 10-yearold grandson some conditioning advice. He loves basketball. It has occurred to me that upper body strength is helpful in shooting long shots and in positioning for rebounds. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Expect a change of course. What you thought were delightful plans could be canceled. Be careful with your words, as sometimes you can be blunt. Reach out for someone at a distance or escape to a movie. More...

MINISTER'S MOMENT

The empty tomb
CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present not the future, nor any powers; neither height nor depth, More...

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Sports

Six honored by Rotary

Underwood encourages them to 'live their dreams'
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Sharing stories of his time not only at Kilgore College as a member of the basketball program but also life stories, John Underwood entertained and enthralled those in attendance at the 2009 Rotary Scholar Athlete Banquet Thursday night at Meadowbr More...

Jacks sign two from Scottsdale

TEXAS COLLEGIATE LEAGUE BASEBALL
From pumpjacksbaseball.com

'Choke Nation, meet Pump Jacks Nation. The East Texas Pump Jacks announced today that Scottsdale Community College catcher Brett Nicholas, pitcher T.J. Geith, and infielder Ryan Oesterle have signed to play in East Texas this summer. More...

Speedway return a smash

Saldana wins Outlaw race; first at LSS since '04
By TONY VENEZIANO Special to the News Herald

Joey Saldana picked up a birthday gift for himself last month by winning on the opening night of the Mini Gold Cup in at Silver Dollar Speedway in California, and he followed that up by scoring a victory at Lone Star Speedway near Kilgore for his c More...

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School news

CHANDLER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Chandler Elementary School Students of the Month for March in the First Grade are Front row (l-r) Wesley Swiger, Joseph Montz, Abby Daniel, Syler Day, Sabrina Hardt, Gustavo Cervantes and Christian Vega. More...

HEIGHTS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Kindergarten Students of the Month for March at Kilgore Heights Elementary School are Xander Womack, Octavio Salazar, Dominik Martinez, Sara Freehling, Scotlyn Hampton, Olivia Arp, Tanner Ridens, Myles Fuller, Jonathan Whisenhunt, Alexis Anderson, Wi More...

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Kilgore's sales tax allocation falls below $1 million

Though Kilgore's sales tax allocation tax check did not top the million-dollar mark this month, its April rebate is 12 percent higher than during the same period last year. More...

Wildfires ravage Okla., Texas communities

SCHUYLER DIXON Associated Press Writers

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — Residents of small towns in Oklahoma and Texas found themselves homeless Friday, in some cases returning to find whole communities had been charred by the deadly, wind-driven wildfires that raged the day before. More...

Beatlegras kicks off Main Street Fridays After 5

Imagine the Beatles' romantic "And I Love Her" or the British band's rollicking rock-and-roll staple, "Can't Buy Me Love." Now imagine those classic tunes set against a bluegrass rhythm. The effect is startling - and startlingly pleasing. More...

Lifestyles

June wedding for Jacobs and Dreibelbis

Rachael Marie Jacobs and Justin Zachary Dreibelbis, both of College Station, will exchange wedding vows at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2009, at Emmans Catholic Church in Lakeway. Father Mark Kusmirek will officiate. More...

Spencer and Robertson announce engagement

Randy and Pam Harris of Laird Hill are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Glenda Nicole Spencer to Jonathan Darwin Robertson, son of John and Sue Robertson. More...

Carroll Bolton presented Martha Washington Medal

Carroll Bolton of Kilgore was presented the prestigious Martha Washington Medal by members of the Sons of the American Revolution, East Texas Chapter 57. The group met at Johnny Cace's in Longview on April 2. More...

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Home & Garden

Evergreen Garden Club toured Botanical gardens in Tyler

Members of the Evergreen Garden Club recently toured the Botanical Gardens at the Tyler Junior College campus. More...

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Obituaries

FLORENCE HORTON

Graveside Services for Florence Horton, 82, of Kilgore will be held 2:00 P.M. Monday, April 13, 2009 at Kilgore Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Reverend Harry LaGrone officiating. More...

MARGARET ALYNE BROOK

Services for Margaret Alyne Brook, 96, of Kilgore, formerly of Okemah, Oklahoma, mother of Candee Collins, will be ten a.m., Monday, April 13, 2009 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Eddie Hillburn officiating. More...

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Church News

Service of Tenebrae presented at First Presbyterian Church

The First Presbyterian Church of Kilgore held the Service of Tenebrae on Good Friday. Diana Schnarr, Tenebrae director, said Tenebrae, or Service of Darkness portrays the final days of the life of Christ and the crucifixion. More...

LIVE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH

Father Matias Rodriguez , Christ the King Catholic Church, led his congregation through the streets of Kilgore on Friday as part of their Easter Services. More...

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