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SUNNY SKIES, FRESH PRODUCE

Kilgore Main Street manager Fallon Burns described the season's first Farmers market as "amazing." She said 14 vendors sold produce, flowers, live plants, jewelry and local honey to a crowd enthused by the selections, the weather and the location. More...

Laird Hill Methodist ends 73 years of service

Aging, shrinking congregation unites with Pirtle Methodist

The newly-united Methodist Church at Pirtle is a marriage of two sister churches, according to Rev. Dudley Plaisance, pastor. Sunday, June 7, was a major milestone in the history of the local United Methodist Church. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

TUESDAY PRESCHOOL STORY TIME at Kilgore Public Library is every Tuesday this summer! 3-year-olds, 9:30-9:45 a.m.; 4- and 5- year-olds, 10-10:30 a.m. Spanish story Time, 10:30-11 a.m. For more info, visit www.kplkids.org. More...

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Lifestyles

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Jim Allen Day regaled a crowd of perhaps a hundred music fans at the World's Richest Acre Park last Friday night. The concert was the third of a series of Friday After Five concerts hosted by the Kilgore Main Street program. More...

Granddaughter of Gossages wins Hallsville spelling bee

Hannah Gossage won first place in a field of eight finalists during a UIL Spelling Meet held in Hallsville on May 12. The contest was between Hallsville and Spring Hill elementary students. More...

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Sports

Pump Jacks 4-1 record puts them atop league

The second home run of the Texas Collegiate League baseball season for East Texas' Matt Juengel helped the Pump Jacks to a win at Coppell on Tuesday night, the first of a two-game series at Coppell, and even better, the Pump Jacks are now in first pl More...

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD/ UIL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Gadson wins gold!
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Sabine's Ashley Gadson, who came home from the UIL State Track and Field Championships with a little hardware. Gadson went to Austin with a mission, and returned to Liberty City as a state champion in the Class 2A girls high jump. More...

Todd back to Memphis for now

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Pro baseball player Jess Todd made his Major League Baseball debut Friday night, and hadn't been in St. Louis very long when he was sent back to Memphis, a bit of a victim of the slump the Cardinals are in. More...

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City council adopts smoking ban

Kilgore businesses and public places will go smoke-free beginning July 17. More...

Alternate building plan cited

Odom proposes smaller, cheaper campus plan
By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

A Sabine ISD resident offered alternate plans to replace the district's aging elementary campus and build a new athletic field house for a fraction of the cost of the $20 million bond that didn't pass in May. More...

City soured on garage sale scofflaws

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

Disobeying city ordinances regarding garage sale signs could cost their owners way more than the profits of any sale. More...

KILGOROUND

BRENDA BROWN

A 1992 Kilgore graduate featured in last Wednesday's edition because he earned two Bronze Stars for his service in Afghanistan has a new "mission." Master Sgt. More...

News

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Carl Clower, Expressions owner, was all smiles lastweek when construction workers poured sidewalks to replace the plywood walkways that have been in place for weeks. Happy last week, he was likely giddy Tuesday when crews laid asphalt in that area. More...

KILGORE POLICE REPORT

Kilgore police officers worked 84 calls and made 14 arrests between 12:01 a.m. Friday and midnight Sunday. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Philanderer's wife invites mistress to be her guest

DEAR ABBY JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR READERS: In my many years of involvement with this column (and before), I have heard some creative name-calling and may have even indulged in a few choice words myself. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Zero in on what you want. Understand what might be going on with others, and perhaps indulge them a bit. Still, don't lose track, and stay on your path. Understanding builds to a new level. Realize what is necessary. More...

Why take cholesterol-lowering drugs when cholesterol is not high?

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My doctor wants me to take a statin drug even though my total cholesterol is normal and my LDL cholesterol isn't very high. The only other abnormal test was the CRP test. More...

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Obituaries

MR. BEN CAMMACK, JR.

Funeral Services for Mr. Ben Cammack, Jr., 83 of Kilgore will be held Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore with Rev. Darwood Gallaway officiating. Burial will follow at the Kilgore Cemetery. Mr. More...

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School news

Gohmert bemoans fed's education plan

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

An East Texas congressman told a group of educators gathered in Kilgore Monday that Washington D.C.'s "one size fits all" approach to education is just plain wrong. During the morning keynote address by Rep. More...

Local students wrap up school year with honors at colleges and universities

Bittick receives Baylor University degree WACO — Taylor Leigh Bittick earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history during Baylor University's spring commencement. More...

KHS inducts 40 into National Honor Society

The Ruth Ross Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 40 students in the organization based upon their character, leadership, and service. More...

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