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Firefighters pay their final respect

Dale McBride's "last alarm" Friday morning signaled his duty to God, country and community is complete and his lifelong work as a firefighter was well done. More...

Kilgore sales tax allocations drop

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore's sales tax allocation tax check in July dropped by 23 percent and more than $190,000 compared to the same period last year, according to the Texas Comptroller's Office. More...

'Thursday in the Patch" features "Wally" Fowler

By RENEE' ROUTON CONNER For the News Herald

This week's "Thursdays in the Patch" concert will feature a true son of Kilgore" who began his musical career here in the 1950s. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

YOU'RE SO impressed by the renovation und erway downtown that you'd like to help film a TV commercial, right? SHOW up at the World's Richest Acre park on Commerce Street at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 16. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

MONDAY DIVORCE CARE SUPPORT GROUP meets 6:30 p.m. every Monday at 201 S. Martin (the Singles Building) in Kilgore. All are invited for a weekly video and discussion. TUESDAY KHS WAR YEARS REUNION GROUP will meet 6 p.m. More...

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Business

Are you on track toward your financial objectives?

WILBUR F. YATES FINANCIAL FOCUS

It's been almost two years since turmoil began in the financial markets. And during that time, your own financial picture, along with that of virtually every other investor, has probably changed. More...

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT

DEVELOPMENTAL Anderson County The Francis Day Well No.1 will be drilled by Shoco Production, L.P. in a Wildcat Field. This well will be drilled 13.6 miles southeast from Palestine in the Gibson, J Survey, A-26 with a depth of 6,000-feet. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Shedding light on tanning

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Recently, my daughter attended a sweet-16 birthday party for one of her best friends. She is a beautiful girl. When my daughter showed me pictures of her friend, I was shocked. Her face and arms were deeply tanned. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Listen to news with a grain of salt. You could be in a pivotal position. The key is to not overreact, but understand the issue at hand. Plan a walk or get into a game of softball. More...

Mom is unsure when to tell daughter about aunt's suicide

DEAR ABBY JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: My little sister, "Cynda," committed suicide nine years ago. She was only 13. She did it because she was being severely bullied at school. More...

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Obituaries

MARTHA BETH JETER ROGERS

Memorial services for Martha Beth Jeter Rogers, 91, of Hemet, California, will be 1 p.m. July 17, 2009, at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, California. She passed away July 2, 2009, at Devonshire Care Center in Hemet. More...

MARY KATHLEEN LEACH KENDLE

Mary Kathleen Leach Kendle, 68, passed away Tuesday morning, July 7, 2009. She was born February 27, 1941 to Felix E.Leach and Katherine Eileen Bohannon and married L.K. (Buddy) Degnar at age 16. More...

LEWIS (BUD) ELBERT OGDEN

Lewis (Bud) Elbert Ogden, 72, of Childress, was born April 11, 1937 in Kilgore, the son of the late Cecil Irene (McCrory) and Lewis Eldred Ogden. He died Friday, July 3, 2009. Mr. More...

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Sabine IDS Trustees approve controversial land acquisition

Two months after voters rejected a $20 million construction plan, SISD board voted 5-1 to spend $630,000 for 45 acres of land at Rice Road and I-20. More...

Kilgore council will discuss dangerous dogs Tuesday

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Gregg County cuts auto registration fee

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KC GETS NEW ENDOWMENT

Pat Brown, treasurer of Laird Memorial Hospital Auxiliary signed a check for $20,000 Wedneday. The Auxiliary has essentially ceased to exist since the closing of Laird Memorial Hospital and the check empties their organization's bank account. More...

Kilgore looks to tighten 'fiscal belt'

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

A new addition to the central fire station, part-time firemen and jailers and a fresh coat of paint for the Crim Theater are among the "program improvements" discussed Tuesday night by city councilmen working on the coming year's budget. More...

Lifestyles

GREAT TEXAS BALLOON RACE

The Great Texas Balloon Race is about teamwork, the pilots could not function without the ground crews and for that part, the help of other racers. More...

CHITCHAT CORNER

WHEW! WHERE DID ALL THE YEARS GO?
LINDA K. BALLARD

YES! They Came! The first to call and offer me hotdogs on the Fourth of July was Sue Caskey, sister of Brenda Robinson. More...

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

Comma splices and runon sentences are a lot like the Kardashian sisters. They're famous. But I have no idea why. More...

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Sports

TRAPPED AT MEADOWBROOK

Jeff McBryde blasts out of the trap on the sixth hole Friday during the Meadowbrook Classic at Meadowbrook Country Club. McBryde, with teammates Jess Stephens,Scott Montgomery and John Patterson were in the first flight. More...

Golf classic underway

WHAT'S CAUSING ALL THIS MITCH LUCAS

In the event that regular readers haven't figured this out, I've been gone to Alabama to visit family this week, but by the time you're reading this, I should be back in the safe confines of "The 'Gore," as I've heard a few people call our little c More...

Pump Jacks continue skid

iPods are necessities when you spend a long time on a bus, and while everyone's tastes differ, it's fair to say that Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again" isn't on any East Texas Pump Jacks play list right now. More...

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