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June 20, 2009  RSS feed
Two little girls with big dreams are headed to a national gymnastic competition in Minnesota next month. Kilgore's Autumn Schara, 10, and Brenna Foxworth, 5, qualified together at the regional contest in Level 5 acrobatic gymnastics pair competition and are now headed to St. Paul for the 2009 U.S. Acrobatic Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championships. More...

Beginning Monday, Kilgore residents must register garage sales at City Hall and obtain a permit that must be posted at the sale location. Justin Windham, code enforcement officer, said no more than three garage sales will be allowed at any given location within a one-year time frame. More...

Shelly Kneupper Tucker, known as the red-headed storyteller with a spinning wheel, has delighted audiences across Texas and beyond with her "yarns" for more than 20 years. Next week, she is set to enchant two Kilgore audiences. More...

MONDAY KILGORE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH will host Vacation Bible School 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 22-26. Kids will hop on board the Boomerang Express as they take a train ride across the Land Down Under. More...
It is time for the boys of summer — baseball, that is — and for the Kilgore Lions Club, Pump Jacks were on the agenda. Mike Lieberman, general manager for the East Texas Pump Jacks, talked to the Lions about the organization and what a great family value the ball games are for East Texans. More...
I HEARD IT LIVE this last Sunday, even though I was 20 miles away. Ben, Penny and Katy Clark, along with Haley Young, put on a mini-concert at Forest Home Baptist Church. More...
Cattle drives still require a lot of horsepower
In the old days, when it was time to bring in the herd, cowboys got their horses, got the dogs and headed out to round up the cattle. On Sonny Spradlin's ranch, things are done the same way today. Spradlin owns a ranch on FM2012 with approximately 100 head of cattle and it was time to bring them in, tag them, give them shots and perform castrations. More...
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband and I recently moved into a condo complex that has a large swimming pool. I am not a regular exerciser. I don't like to walk; forget jogging. I am, however, considering swimming. The trouble is I am 69 and have never mastered it. How does swimming stack up as exercise? I need some basic instructions, like the best way to breathe in the water. More...
Beat Coppell 10-5 Thursday; play at Driller Park all this weekend
Now that the East Texas Pump Jacks have the steering wheel of the Texas Collegiate League, they want to keep it. The league-leading Pump Jacks, back at home Thursday night for the first time since Sunday, held off visiting Coppell, 10-5. More...
Funeral services for Justin Wayne Clinton, 10, Leverett's Chapel, were held Friday, June 19, at 10 a.m. in the Cottle- Pearson Funeral Home Chapel, Overton, with Reverend Edwin Findley officiating. Burial followed in the Overton City Cemetery. More...

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