July 15, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Sabine ISD Trustees approve controversial land acquisition

Sabine Independent School District trustees voted 5-1 Friday night to acquisition nearly 45 acres of land located on the southeast corner of Rice Road and FM 1252 at a cost of $15,000 per acre. The total price tag is $630,000. More...

KILGOROUND

Kilgore Improvement & Beautification Association board members have tentatively approved a citywide clean-up day for Oct. 10, the second Saturday of the month. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

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. More...

Advice & Entertainment

Daughter's careless decision is cautionary tale for others

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, age 15, was just diagnosed with the herpes virus, and she is devastated by the news. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009

ARIES (March 21-April 19) The unexpected is always a factor in anyone's life, but even more so in yours. When events and situations go out of control right now, it is to help you see or notice what normally evades your perspective. More...

Generics are similar to brand-name drugs in their active components

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I know your answer to my question will end an ongoing debate I have with several friends. They have the mistaken idea that generic medicines are inferior to brand-name medicines. More...

Obituaries

DR. EDWIN J. MAYS

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. More...

ROGER HASTON RAGAN

Roger Haston Ragan, 56, of Bearden, Ark., died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Ark. He was born August 25, 1932, in Kilgore, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father, Omega Ragan. More...

WILLIAM F. "BOBBY" SWANSON

William F. "Bobby" Swanson, 76, passed away Friday evening, July 10, 2009. He was born in Livingston, Texas, on November 13, 1932, to the late Frank and Ann Swanson and grandson to the late Fritz Swanson. More...

KPD corporal hospitalized in Dallas after two-car collision

Corporal Kevin Stewart was injured after his patrol vehicle struck a van that turned into his path on Hwy. 259 at I-20. More...

Citywide smoking ban begins on Friday

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. More...

GTBR GLOW

The Great Texas Balloon Race held their Balloon Glow on Saturday night, the last night of the festivities before the final race event on Sunday morning. More...

DWI arrests down during holiday patrol

Gregg County deputies report only two arrests in 11-day 'high-intensity' program. More...

City takes the bite out of dangerous dogs

Judge can impose several penalties, including expensive liability insurance More...

News

Gregg County Commissioners make cut in road and bridge fee

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...

KC upgrades campus security system to ensure student safety

In an effort to better protect the students and employees, newly hired Kilgore College Police Chief Martin Pessink says the college has once again upgraded its state-of-the art video surveillance camera system. More...

FILL THE BOOTS

The Kilgore Fire Department stood outside the Kilgore Wal-Mart Store to collect money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. More...

Sports

Dixie Leaguers eliminated from tournaments

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. More...

Dixie Majors lose by narrow margin in state tourney

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Pump Jacks down Brazos Valley; chasing league lead

Three wins in a row, now, for the East Texas Pump Jacks, who are chasing the Victoria Generals and trying to wrest back that lead in the Texas Collegiate League standings. More...

Fields & Yields

Contact info needed for former DU chairmen as banquet approaches

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...

School news

KC Surgical Technology Program honors graduates

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. More...

Hooks graduates from dental school

Dr. Ryan Hooks, D.D.S., graduated from The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio last month. More...