May 30, 2009 / Front Page

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JUST THE BEGINNING

News Herald Photo by Lester Murray Dylan Venable is all smiles as he graduates from Kilgore Heights Elementary School on Wednesday. Dylan was part of the graduating class of Mrs. Crews. Only 12 more years for that next diploma Dylan. More...

Hotel occupancy tax questions for city council

The East Texas Oil Museum is a taxing entity, it brings in sales tax dollars to Kilgore, and now the museum is requesting a piece of the hotel occupancy tax. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

BAGGS, Wyoming, population maybe 300, has a gas station with a mechanic on duty. A motel in Valentine, Nebraska, has two signs taped to the door: "Please don't clean fish in the rooms" and "Absolutely no bird cleaning in the motel. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

TUESDAY BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP, will meet Tuesday, June 2, at 2 p.m. at the Kilgore Public Library. The group meets monthly to discuss both fiction and non-fiction. Visitors are always welcome. More...

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News

KC history professor and historian speaks at Rotary

By GREG COLLINS

For the News Herald David Stroud, Kilgore College history professor and historian, was the guest speaker for the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. Stroud talked about the "Father of the United States Navy," John Paul Jones. More...

MAKING A SPLASH

If anyone says Principal Tamara Dean, Chandler Elementary School won't take one for the team, then they weren't at school on Thursday for Fun Day. More...

Rusk County residents get help for feral hogs

Rusk County Commissioner Bill Hale stopped by the Lions Club on Thursday to talk about the Feral Hog Abatement Program. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Reading the Sunday paper might be a favorite ritual. Do indulge in this pastime. Responsibilities call, but why not make plans on your schedule for a change? Communication flourishes. More...

Exercise guidelines change frequently

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: The rules for exercise change so often that I'm completely confused. Do you have suggestions on what constitutes the best exercise program for a middleaged male who wants to live longer and healthier? -- R.T. More...

Sister can't shoulder burden of caring for younger brother

DEAR ABBY JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: I have just found out that my younger brother has been placed in foster care because he was abused in my mother's home. More...

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Obituaries

EDWARD A. "ED" EREKSON

Services for Edward A. "Ed" Erekson, 67, of Kilgore will be Monday, June 1, 2009, at Ten o'clock in the morning at the First Baptist Church in Kilgore with the Reverends Eddie Hilburn and David Hampton officiating. More...

APRIL MORLEN MCCARTY

Mass of Christian Burial for April Morlen McCarty, 32, of Brownsboro, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009, at St. More...

EDWIN HEMPEL COPPERAS COVE

Edwin Keith Hempel, 54, of Copperas Cove died Friday, May 22, 2009. A native of Lampasas, Texas, he was the son of the late Melvin F. and Myrtle R. Sanford Blackstock Hempel. He was also preceded in death by his younger brother Nathan Lee Hempel. More...

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Proposed park appears to be in jeopardy

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore city councilmen postponed signing a contract with a design firm that helped land a park grant for new practice fields near Synergy Park and then they talked of giving the money back to the state. More...

Kirkwood street improvements begin in June

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

The city council voted Tuesday night to assess curb and gutter fees, but Kirkwood Addition residents have five years at 0 percent interest to pay for their improvements. More...

KEDC accepts national award

Kilgore Economic Development Corporation accepted the 2009 Community Project/Program Impact Award May 14 from Business Retention and Expansion International at its annual conference in Des Moines, IA. More...

Business

Investment ideas for newlyweds

WILBUR F. YATES FINANCIAL FOCUS

June is a popular month for weddings. If you're getting married this month, you have a lot to think about, but after the wedding — well, you'll have even more to think about. And one of those topics should be your investment strategy. More...

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Lifestyles

Xi Pi Mu's Exempler of the Year

Pat Morchat was name Exemplar of the Year vor Xi Pi Mu More...

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

For years I've been writing this column hebdomadally. But I didn't know I was writing it hebdomadally because I had no idea what hebdomadally means. Today I know it means "once and week," and I have a bunch of kids to thank for it. More...

Waddle and Widener to unite in marriage

Mike and Melinda Waddle of Kilgore are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Marie Waddle, of Kilgore, to William "Bill" Widener, of Kilgore. He is the son of Maj. Mike and Sue Widener of Johnson City, Tenn. More...

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Sports

Youngblood is News Herald player of year

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Narrowing down the area's high school softball players to just one, the player who had maybe the best season of them all, isn't easy, but there is one player who had an outstanding season and led her team back to the playoffs after a year absence. More...

Kilgore DU banquet will be June 18

OUTDOORS From special reports

The Kilgore and Kilgore College Ducks Unlimited committee has scheduled its fifth annual DU banquet for 6 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Kilgore Bodacious Bar- B-Q facility, located at I-20 and Highway 42 North. More...

Jacks are back Friday

And let's talk about idiots who call 9-1-1 because a drive-thru got their order wrong
WHAT'S CAUSING ALL THIS? MITCH LUCAS

We have a few things to cover this week, so in a bit of a tribute to one of my favorite sports writers, Sports Illustrated's Peter King, I decided to do it in a different format. More...

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Church News

What we cannot see

MINISTER'S MOMENT CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

"Then Jesus told him [Thomas], 'Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.'" (John 20:29 NIV) Can you think of things you can't see, but you know them to be true? More...

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School news

Chief Bill Lewis retires from Kilgore College

After 30-plus years, Kilgore College Police Chief said that it's just time to do something else. Lewis began his service as police chief at KC in September of 1993, working as chief for more than 15 years. More...

CONGRATS KISD GRADS

News Herald Photos by Lester Murray The Kilgore High School Class of 2009 graduated Thursday night before family and friends. (photos top left clockwise) Jessica Eaton (right) and Alexandra Phillips talked about class aspirations. More...

Winners of the Kilgore Area Music Teachers Association

First place winners L to R Madelina Jones, Davin Sia, Dennis Feng, Adam Smith, Jessica Sia. Not pictured Emily Araiza More...

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