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Kilgore girl donates locks in honor of cancer survivor

LOCKS OF LOVE
By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com
Eight-year-old Makayla Perry had a personal reason to cut her locks for love last week — she did it in honor of her 7-year-old niece, a cancer survivor. More...

Museum seeks volunteers for busy spring season

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

You never know who you will meet at the East Texas Oil Museum. Just last week, visitors came from more than a dozen states, Canada, Peru, Ireland, England, Siberia and China. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

MONDAY "CHRISTFRIEND" IS A NEW MEN'S MINISTRY OF SAINT LUKE'S METHODIST CHURCH. They meet on Mondays from 6:30- 7 a.m. in the Family Life Center. Their purpose is to center the new week on Jesus Christ. All men of the community are invited. More...

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Business

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT

DEVELOPMENTAL Panola County The Carthage (Cotton Valley) Field will see the Dobbins GU Well No.2 drilled by Patara Oil & Gas LLC. More...

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Lifestyles

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

It's been too long since I've done a mailbag column. How do I know? My first clue was right in the old mailbag: "Have you considered writing a column featuring readers' questions?" asks Sharon McRee. Clearly, I'm overdue. More...

KILGORE COLLEGE SPRING FLING

Food and fun at the Fling

Kilgore College held their annual Spring Fling on Wednesday, and this year it was all about the appetite. Students, faculty and more, had to bring their appetites, The Crawfish Stand, located in Big Sandy, served up 1300 pounds of boiled crawfish. More...

Hoestock or woodstock

CHITCHAT CORNER LINDA K. BALLARD

"THE BULLDOG WAS WAITING for you," said Joe Doc Jones. He was referring to the fact I had threatened to climb over the rail fence last Friday evening instead of paying to attend the 1st Annual Cajun Hoedown at The Hoe House, More...

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Sports

TEXAS COLLEGIATE LEAGUE BASEBALL

Pump Jacks sign two more
From pumpjacksbaseball.com

The East Texas Pump Jacks bolstered their lineup with Wednesday's announcement that the team has signed two more hitters for the 2009 season. More...

ROTARIANS GOLFING FOR A GREAT CAUSE

Photo by Lester Murray Bobby Beane (above) of Kilgore takes his tee shot on hole No. 1 at the Meadowbrook Country Club on Friday afternoon during the Rotary Club's annual golf tournament. More...

UIL shocker: All sports on hold

Swine flu precautions in place; regional track off, then on again; baseball season, softball playoffs in limbo, and nothing will resume before May 11
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Prudence over outbreaks of the swine flu, a potentially dangerous illness that seems to be spreading throughout North America, are forcing the governing body of Texas high school sports to mandate a hold on sporting events until May 11, it was anno More...

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Unveiling set for Allegiance/Good Shepherd alliance

Allegiance Specialty Hospital and Good Shepherd Medical Center will celebrate the addition of new services coming to Kilgore with a grand opening 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6. More...

Chamber's Taste, Trade & Music Fest is Tuesday

The Chamber of Commerce's is back on track for Tuesday night after being cancelled due to rain last week. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

IF FOR YOU, too, it's all about the food… THE Taste and Trade of Kilgore - originally scheduled for April 28, was delayed by rain. That food extravaganza will be THIS Tuesday, May 5, from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. More...

News

Are you ready for hunting and fishing season?

Before you load up your guns, get those rods and reels out and fire up the boat, make sure everything is legal. DeWayne Noble, Game Warden for Gregg and Upshur counties came to Lions on Thursday and talked about these very same problems. More...

Whiteside talks on rural electric around the state

By GREG COLLINS Publicity Chairman

Dr. Charles Whiteside, a Kilgore Rotarian, spoke to the club about rural electric cooperatives around the state. Dr. Whiteside sits on the board of Upshur Rural Electric, which serves several counties besides Upshur County in Northeast Texas. More...

Easy way to help avoid Swine Flu?

Wash often and hum a tune as you do, Texas physicians say What do "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," hand washing, and diseases like swine flu have in common? Plenty, according to Texas physician leader Gary Butka, MD. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Timing and content of pregame meal are important

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: When and what should someone eat before he or she plays a major game or has a long practice? I have three children, two boys and one girl. All are on athletic teams, and all play different sports. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Though you are up for a lazy day, a project or person keeps floating past in your mind. Answer your thoughts, as they could be preventing you from really relaxing. Deal with the mental chatter. More...

The power of touch

MINISTER'S MOMENT CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

A man with leprosy came to [Jesus] and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean! More...

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Obituaries

Jacob Scott Wheeler

Services for Jacob Scott Wheeler, 22, of Kilgore will be at a later date. Cremation arrangements are by East Texas Funeral Home of Longview. More...

Audna Gail Wilke

Audna Gail Wilke was born Feb. 6, 1937 to Virgil B. & Blanche Fambrough in Kilgore, Texas and passed away at her home in West Columbia on May 2, 2009. More...

DORIS ELAINE HARRIS

Graveside services for Doris Elaine Harris, 84, of Kilgore were held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2009, at Kilgore Memorial Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. James Boatman officiating. Mrs. Harris died Wednesday, April 29, at a local hospital. More...

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School news

Kilgore College holds cheerleading tryouts, local girls make team

KC CHEER

Kilgore College held its cheerleading tryouts on Sunday under the direction of Latane Speer, cheerleading director, and 22 were chosen for the squad. More...

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR 20/20

Dana Sneed's 7th grade GT Texas History Class got their three minutes of fame so to speak when the television show, 20/20 came to Kilgore doing a show on teen pregnacy. More...

MLMS TREBLE CHOIR

Maude Laird Middle School's Treble Choir participated in UIL Concert and Sight reading contests on April 1 in Mt. Pleasant and received nothing lower than a Division 1 in the concert stage and sight reading contests. More...

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