July 1, 2009 RSS feed / News

KILGORE KIN PROMOTED TO ENSIGN

Navy Ensign Steve Crowston, nephew of Nell and Wayne Easley of Kilgore, recently received a commission to his current rank in the U.S. More...

City offices closed for holiday

News Herald's Saturday edition will be delivered Friday

The July Fourth holiday falls on Saturday this year so city government offices will be closed on Friday to give their employees time off to celebrate. Even so, the city pool will be open during normal hours, 1 to 6 p.m. More...

Disabled veterans receive property tax relief

AUSTIN — Military veterans who are totally disabled or cannot work because of service-related injuries will pay no property taxes on their homes under a new tax exemption approved by the Legislature. More...