June 17, 2009 RSS feed / News

Broughton Recreation Center hosts Juneteenth activities starting Friday

LONGVIEW — Broughton Recreation Center will host several activities in conjunction with Juneteenth: June 19, Gospel Program, 7 p.m., Broughton Center June 20, Softball Tournament, 7 a.m., Broughton Park June 20, Annual Parade, 10 a.m., Mar More...

ETCOG ranks proposed projects for Ike recovery funding

Projects requested by East Texas entities applying for Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery funds from the Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) have now been scored and ranked by the East Texas Council of Governments in Kilgore. More...

Gardening tips from extension agent

By DENNIS SMITH County Extension Agent

June, the first month of summer, comes bearing an abundance of flowers and fresh garden vegetables. The productive landscape will call for early summer care and important and timely gardening chores. More...

Crime Stoppers offers reward for arrests

Crime Stoppers is willing to pay up to $1,000 for tips leading to the arrest of thieves who stole property from three different businesses. More...

Job fair, organized by Rep. Louie Gohmert, growing

An upcoming job fair organized by an East Texas congressman has already registered 40 employers said to be seeking to fill more than 1,500 positions. In less than three weeks, U.S. Rep. More...

KC seeks nominees for awards

Kilgore College is looking for nominees for its annual Ex-Student, Ex-Teacher, Distinguished Alumni and Honored Retiree of the Year awards. More...

GCSO looking for information on vandals

Unknown vandals damaged a warehouse and caused $5,000 worth of damage, according to the Gregg County Sheriff 's Office. More...

CORRECTIONS

A news release from the University of Texas at Tyler last week incorrectly reported that Chris Covent had been named to the Dean's List for the spring semester. The name is correctly spelled Chris Chandler Covnet. More...