ELECTION TIME AT LIONS CLUB
     Kilgore Independent School District Board of Trustee candidates for today's election talked to members of the Kilgore Lions Club on Thursday. (photo left to right) Larry Rossum, Dale Sistrunk, Mark Dickey and Dale Henley.
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Secret Service agent addresses Kilgore Rotary Club
By GREG COLLINS For the News Herald
      Todd Hiles, Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service in Tyler, was the guest speaker for the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. Hiles has been in Tyler for about four years after serving for five years in Washington, D.C. He also was with the Dallas Secret Service office and was an officer with the Dallas Police Department for a time.
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TASTE AND TRADE RESULTS
     Judges chose Wal-Mart Deli, above, for "Best of Show" in the restaurant competition for its food presentation and booth decoration during Tuesday night's Chamber of Commerce Taste, Trade & Music Fest. Second place went to Texas Smoothies and third place to Chili's. High Maintenance Spalon won "Best of Show" in the trade division, followed by the Texas Shakespeare Festival and Main Street Program. The People's Choice award winners were Bodacious Bar-B-Q in first place, Big Dave's BBQ in second and Circle Cafe in third. Chamber officials said this was the biggest turnout ever, with around 1,500 in attendance.
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