Big T's restaurant manager Carlos Switzer says his smoking customers aren't particularly happy about the city's smoking ban, but it's something they will have to observe. "With our customers, the majority of the smokers say they don't know what they are going to do; the non-smokers are all happy," Switzer said Tuesday. "It's going to be something different. More...
THURSDAY THURSDAYS IN THE PATCH will present Wallace "Wally" Fowler and son in a free concert under the derricks at the World's Richest Acre Park beginning at 6:30 p.m. July 16. Concerts sponsored by Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation the third Thursday of each month through November. More...
Gregg County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a 10 percent cut in the County Road and Bridge Fee on Monday. Residents will see the decrease reflected in their auto registration fee beginning Jan. 1, 2010. The fee decreased from $10 to $9. More...
DEAR ABBY: My daughter, age 15, was just diagnosed with the herpes virus, and she is devastated by the news. I had cautioned her to wait until she was older to become sexually active because I understand that decisions made in haste cannot be unmade, and some -- as in this case -- carry lifelong consequences. More...
Both teams -- the 13-year-old team competing here in the Dixie Junior State Tournament at Mike Jimerson Field, and the 15-19 year-old team competing in the Dixie Majors State Tournament in Paris -- were eliminated on Wednesday night.
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Dr. Edwin J. Mays of Waco passed away Sunday, July 12, 2009. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 15, at Dayspring Baptist Church with the Dr. Burt Burleson officiating. There will be a private family burial at Oakwood Cemetery. There is no scheduled visitation, but he will lie in state beginning Tuesday morning. More...
The Gregg County Ducks Unlimited has scheduled its 40th annual Gregg County Ducks Unlimited Banquet for Thursday, August 6, in Longview's Maude Cobb Activity and Convention Center. The banquet will begin at 6 p.m. More...
The Kilgore College Surgical Technology Program presented its 2009 graduating class with an awards ceremony, July 6, on the KC campus. The two graduates of the program, J. Missy Earp of Overton and Kristin Carmical of Longview, were recognized for their accomplishments. More...
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