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May 16, 2009  RSS feed
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The City of Kilgore, with the help of Turner Crane Co. out of Longview placed a new set of restrooms in South Street Park on Tuesday. Jeff Howell, Kilgore City Manager said the pre-fabricated building weights 87,000 pounds and the crane was needed to life it over the pavilion due to soft ground and trees. The new restrooms are built out of concrete and by using a pre-fab unit, the city saved money on construction according to Howell. More...
City looks at waste disposal contract
By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

City councilmen will likely renew Kilgore's contract with Allied Waste for another year but said they would seek bids before that extension ends in October 2010. However, no action was taken Tuesday night to extend the contract. More...

Survey compares rates and services for waste disposal
By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

A survey this week of East Texas cities serviced by IESI and Allied waste contractors reveals rates and services vary. IESI, whose officials approached the Kilgore City Council this week about the opportunity to bid on garbage disposal services here, has seven customers in East Texas. More...

 Daily Digest
• DAILY DIGEST
MONDAY RUSK COUNTY REPUBLICANS will meet 6:30 p.m. May 18 in the Community Room of the Henderson Savings in downtown Henderson on North Marshall Street. Speaker will be Lorie Cox, local rep for the 912 Project and We The People. Everyone is invited. More...
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 News
• Longview man killed in fall from derrick at Flying Cow Club
A 50-year-old Longview man died after a fall from an old oil derrick located at the Flying Cow Club on I-20 near the Gregg/Smith County line. More...
• article has image Rotarians take photo safari of Africa
• article has image Monday, "Bettye Craddock Day"
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 Business
• article has image Kilgoreite promoted to regional sales manager
Anderson Pollution Control has announced the promotion of Rick Emory of Kilgore to Eastern Regional Sales Manager. More...
• EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT
• article has image Are you neglecting your 403(b) plan?
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 Lifestyles
• article has image Holloway and Thornton exchange wedding vows
Amanda Colleen Holloway and Robert Frank Thornton, both of Tyler, were united in marriage April 4, 2009, in Calvary Baptist Church in Brenham. The bride is the daughter of William and Mary Jo Holloway, Jr., of Chappell Hill. She is the granddaughter of the late William and Claudia Holloway, Sr., of Chula Vista, Calif., and the late Cyril and Eula Graham of Beaumont. More...
• article has image Conner and Aucoin announce engagement
• Forest Home's Joy Makers honor seniors with banquet
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 Advice & Entertainment
• Heart commotion can be Deadly
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I read a terrible story in the paper that has me upset. A young boy was hit in the chest with a baseball and his heart stopped. If his mother, a nurse, and two other nurses in the stands hadn't rushed to his aid, he would have died. More...
• HOROSCOPE
• article has image Christ: the first fruits
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 Sports
• article has image Hallsville holds off Bulldogs
'Cats come back, win 4-2
For the first six innings of Thursday evening's UIL Class 4A bi-district baseball playoff game at Hallsville, the Kilgore High School Diamond 'Dogs were almost perfect. In the sixth inning, though, the Bobcats took advantage of a few mistakes, scored three runs and ended the Bulldogs' promising 2009 season. More...
• HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD/ 4A REGION II MEET
• article has image HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
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 For The Record
• KPD POLICE REPORTS
Kilgore police officers worked 36 calls and made three arrests on Tuesday. Calls included: two motor vehicle accidents with no reported injuries; one forgery; one for public intoxication; one theft; one building burglary at 3105 Inwood Dr. More...
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 Obituaries
• LUCINDA MAPPS
Funeral services for Lucinda Mosley Mapps, 84, of Tatum, formerly of Whitehouse, were held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2009, at Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Tatum. Burial followed at Trammell Cemetery in Tatum. Mrs. Mapps died May 10. More...
• MARY LOU WILPRIT
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 Church News
• Chandler Street church offers free money management seminar
Have you ever sat bolt upright in bed at 3 a.m. wondering how to pay the rent? Have you ever had a fight with your spouse over money issues? Have you ever hesitated to answer the phone because you were afraid it was another harassing bill collector? If so, you're not alone. More...
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 School news
• article has image LIONS HONOR KHS TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
The Kilgore Lions Club honored Kilgore High School Students and Teachers of the Month for March, April and May on Thursday. (photo left to right) Alyssa McKinney, Band Director Mitchell Smith, Brittany Conner, Kitt Seachrist, Katie Whitmer, Shaun Edwards, KHS Teacher Catherine Davis and KHS Teacher Susan Reinbach. More...
• Dansby High reunion set July 3-6
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