Kilgore Lions pay special tribute to veterans
      The Kilgore Lions Club met on Thursday with one goal in mind: remember our nation's veterans. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4002 unit members, out of Longview, opened the Lions program by reading a poem remembering those who have given their all for their country.
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CITIZENS STUDENT BANK BOARD
Citizens Bank Student Board graduates with honors
By GREG COLLINS For the News Herald
      The 2008-2009 Citizens Bank Student Bank Board graduated with a short ceremony and dinner to honor the students and their parents. Sammy D. York, bank president and CEO, along with Kenneth Plunk, executive vice president, served as masters of ceremonies.
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Boys and Girls Club director speaks to Rotarians
By GREG COLLINS For the News Herald
      Leslie Carrasco, unit director for the Kilgore Boys and Girls Club, was the guest speaker for the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. Carrasco talked about his days as a member of Boys and Girls Club and how it has led to a career for him. He has worked in New Mexico, Killeen, and a couple of other locations before coming to Kilgore as unit director.
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SUBSCRIPTION WINNER
     Jacqueline Reddic Roy, right, with News Herald publisher Bill Woodall, entered the newspaper's contest aimed at identifying mature readers with email addresses. Roy, who turned 72 this week, retired from the Kilgore College library and now works at the Overton library. She said she reads the paper online or at the library and will give her free one-year subscription to her homebound neighbor.
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NET RMA board to request 'East Texas Hourglass' funding
      TYLER — Directors of the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority discussed the future of the Toll 49-East Texas Hourglass (ETHG) project during their board meeting Wednesday, and passed a resolution to seek funding for corridor studies.
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CORRECTIONS
      In a story last week about zoning in the Chandler/Kirkwood area, James and Amber Abell were incorrectly identified as James and Amber Maxwell. James Abell said they never owned the property but they work for his father-in-law Bill Maxwell, who purchased the property from the Overton Trust.
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