June 13, 2009 / Front Page

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10-year-old Leverett's Chapel boy killed by dogs

A fourth grade student at Leverett's Chapel was mauled and killed by a pair of dogs Monday afternoon More...

KC gets check to train CSI employees

Grant will teach injection molding for Closure Systems

A Texas Workforce Commission official on Tuesday presented a check to Kilgore College to fund employee training which is designed to keep the manufacturer in town for many years to come. Ronald G. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

FOR A GOOD TIME, call… SERIOUSLY, for a good time, you don't even need to call; attend a Pump Jacks game. 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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News

Abercrombie, Hubbard top Boys, Girls club members

A pair of Kilgore students have been named Members of the Month by Kilgore Boys and Girls Club. 6 to 9 Age Group Seven year old Member of the Month for May, 2009 is Ja'da Abercrombie. She is a 2nd grader at Chandler Elementary School. More...

Mankins sentenced to 7 years on meth charge

James Earl Mankins Jr., 56, Kilgore, was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison by U.S. More...

New-millenium kids learn 60s tie-dye techniques

Don't be surprised to see scores of kids and a few adults running around town this summer in tie-dyed Tshirts. More...

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Lifestyles

June beautification awards announced

The Kilgore Improvement and Beautification Association Awards for June are Yard of the Month, presented to Brad and Jeannie Thrower at 1000 Houston St., Beauty Spot, presented to St. Luke's Methodist Church located on E. Main St. More...

Thou shall call with news

CHITCHAT CORNER LINDA K. BALLARD

IT'S UP TO YOU - You're it! It's up to you to keep me up with what's happening around our community. A recent fall has me grounded (at home) for at least another four weeks as surgery screws are trying to come loose. More...

Hurts celebrate 50 years of life together

Jerry and Nancy Brakebill Hurt of Kilgore celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 10. The Hurts were married June 10, 1959, in Peoria, Ill. More...

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Sports

Miles holds off late-charging Overton, 9-7

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL / UIL CLASS 1A STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

They only played one game in the state baseball tournament, but the Overton High School Mustangs were one of the final four. And more good news: just about everyone comes back. More...

Shep turns down offers to play in Starkville

Will decline deal to play at Miss. State
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Mississippi State University is getting one determined Jaron Shepherd. More...

LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF

TENNIS Kilgore clinic next week; lessons ongoing Kilgore High School tennis coach Jason Maroney will host a summer tennis clinic for boys and girls ages kindergarten through 12th grade on June 15-19 at the high school courts on Longview Street. More...

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School news

Kilgoreite takes top honors in GED class

Students from several area cities received their General Education Diplomas during the Kilgore College Adult Education Department graduation ceremony held Friday evening, June 12, at Dodson Auditorium. More...

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City: Thumbs down on smoking

Kilgore goes smoke-free July 27
By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore businesses and public places will go smokefree beginning July 27. Councilmen voted unanimously Tuesday night to ban smoking in public places and at workplaces throughout the city by approving Ordinance No. 1430. More...

The details

City Ordinance No. 1430 bans smoking in all places of employment and enclosed public places, including: — Elevators, restrooms, lobbies, reception areas, hallways and other common-use areas; — Buses, bus terminals, taxis, More...

BRINGING BACK BOBBY SOCKS

Historical Foundation brings vintage rock to the derricks

The Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation will present "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" Thursday, June 18, under the derricks on the Winter Elder Stage at the World's Richest Acre Park in downtown Kilgore. More...

New KC trustees sworn in, board president recognized

By MATTHEW PROSSER For the News Herald

Kilgore College trustees raised their right hands and were sworn in to new terms during Monday night's regular board meeting. All were unopposed in the May election, which was therefore canceled. More...

Business

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT

DEVELOPMENTAL Cherokee County The Curtis Gresham Well No.1 will be drilled 4.7 miles northeast from Rusk in a Wildcat Field. This well was completed by Buffco Production Inc. to bottom at 13,000-feet in the Orchard, J Survey, A-660. More...

Don't let your investments take a vacation

WILBUR F. YATES FINANCIAL FOCUS

Summer is almost here. And for many people, summer is synonymous with "vacation". More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Compartmental syndrome puts the squeeze on muscles

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: After a five-year rest, I started running again. A week after I started, I developed the most unbelievable pain in my lower legs. I thought I had shinsplints, and they would go away. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Are you feeling tired and withdrawn? No wonder, with all that you do, think about and take on. Take a long-needed rest. Recycle. A friend or loved one touches base, probably with an invitation. More...

In the morning O Lord, you hear my voice

MINISTER'S MOMENT CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

"Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. More...

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For The Record

KILGORE POLICE REPORT

Kilgore police officers worked 28 calls and made three arrests on Tuesday. Calls included: one suspicious activity; one disturbance; one motor vehicle accident with no reported injuries; one for harassment; and five for animal control. More...

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Obituaries

GERALDINE M. SARTOR

Services for Geraldine M. Sartor, 87, of Kilgore, were Friday, June 12, 2009 at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home. Reverends Kenneth Mills and Kelly Bryan. Interment followed at Danville cemetery. Mrs. Sartor died Wednesday in Tyler. More...

LILLIAN M. HALL

Funeral services for Lillian M. (Wilkins) Hall, 73, of Laneville, were held Friday, June 12, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Henderson with Rev. Joe Orr officiating. More...

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