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June 24, 2009  RSS feed
Jeff Howell, city manager, was all smiles last week as Kilgore Economic Development Corporation officials presented the city with a $200,000 check for the Main Street program. KEDC pledged the money several months ago for downtown infrastructure improvements. Presenting the check is Bill Adamson, KEDC board president, and, in the background, Randy Renshaw, city councilman, and KEDC directors Tom Mobley, Bill Mishkind, Dr. Jerry Ted Roberts and Bobby Beane. More...

Two men were killed and two other persons were injured in accidents near Kilgore Sunday night and Monday morning. The first accident occurred around 10 p.m. Sunday on US Hwy. 259 about 2.1 miles south of town. Steven Godfrey, 19, of Jacksboro, was southbound in a 1997 Jeep Cherokee when he lost control of his vehicle in a construction area. More...

Congressman Louie Gohmert and local organizations are readying for the upcoming East Texas Job Fair being held in Longview Monday morning. The event has 60-plus employers registered who are seeking to fill more than 1,500 positions. 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...
Chandler the Schnauzer greets everyone who enters the kennels at the Human Society of Northeast Texas. Lively and sweet, but a bit on the high-strung side, he enjoys people but would be best suited for a quieter home with no children. Kata, a dilute calico is litter-box More...
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I recently watched a comedy that featured men crossdressing. Ever since, I have had a burning desire to have my husband wear sexy lingerie and makeup. There is nothing effeminate about him, but I can't get this out of my head. I bought him a lacy bra and panty set, garter belt and stockings, but I haven't had the nerve to ask him to wear them. More...
For the first time in many years, the Overton Horticultural Field Day will include vegetable trials, not just flowers. That's not to say there won't be plenty of flowers at the field day, said Dr. Brent Pemberton, Texas AgriLife Research horticulturist. Each year, the field day features the East Texas bedding plant performance trials that Pemberton oversees. More...
Kilgore police officers worked 86 calls and made 12 arrests between 12:01 a.m. Friday and midnight Sunday. More...
John Henry, 68 of Boerne, Texas, passed away June 20, 2009. He was born to Davis L. and Billie Rebecca Key in Lafayette, Louisiana, October 18, 1940. He was a devoted son, brother, husband, father and grandfather. More...
The Whole Heart Gospel Quartet out of Mansfield performed at the Danville United Methodist Church on Saturday. The quartet travels all over Texas and the United States, they also just returned from Russia performing. This was the third annual event at DUMC and no one left disappointed. If anyone wishes to have the quartet sing at one of their events just go online at Wholeheartquartet.com for contact information. More...
Fifty eighth graders graduated during West Rusk Junior High's awards assembly on May 29, and several students were lauded for their academic success. Malorie Herron was named valedictorian and Hannah Elaine Waller was salutatorian. More...

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