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 PRESCHOOL STORY TIME at Kilgore Public Library is every Tuesday this summer! 3-year-olds, 9:30-9:45 a.m.; 4- and 5-year-olds, 10-10:30 a.m. Spanish story Time, 10:30- 11 a.m. More...

The city is doing everything it can legally do regarding dangerous dogs, according to the official in charge of investigating animal bites. B.J. Owen, director of Special Services, said the city's first priority is to protect the public, but it is limited under state law on what can be done in certain circumstances. More...

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT DEVELOPMENTAL Freestone County There will be five new wells drilled in the Teague (Cotton Valley-Bossier Consolidated) Field by XTO Energy Inc. The H.D. Black Gas Unit Well No.4 will be located one mile southeast from Teague with a depth of 13,000-feet. The H.D. Black Gas Unit Well No.7 will be located 1. More...

The Kilgore Improvement and Beautification Association presented their awards for July. (photos, top to bottom) Receiving the Beauty Spot was Rob and Phyllis Schleier, 1221 Houston St., the Commercial Beauty Spot was awarded to Guaranty Bank located at 1200 N. Kilgore St. and the Yard of the Month went to Ruby Kirksey, 2800 Broadway. To make a nomination call Lavada Thomas at (903) 984-5445 or Ruby Dodgen at (903) 984-2246. More...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am confused about how much water to drink when exercising in hot weather. I learned that you should drink all the time during exercise, even when you aren't thirsty. Now they tell me that drinking too much affects your brain and can cause death. What's the story here? -- M.F. More...

By the time Jess Todd reached the mound at the Triple A All-Star Game Wednesday night, his Pacific Coast League team trailed 6-3. "He was told he was going to pitch the ninth, and if they were able to tie it, he'd pitch the 10th," Jess' mom Kim Todd told the Kilgore News Herald Friday. "And they just about did it. More...

Kilgore police officers worked 24 calls and made three arrests on Tuesday. Calls included: one attempted suicide; one building burglary in the 700 block of Hwy. 135 North; one motor vehicle accident with reported injuries; one for indecency with a child; one suspicious person; one disturbance involving family violence; and four for animal control. More...

Memorial Service with Military Honors for John "Tony" Harris, 70, of Kilgore, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2009, at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with the Reverend David Hampton officiating. Mr. Harris passed away on Monday, July 13, 2009, in Kilgore. More...

The Texas Shakespeare Festival not only offers the best in thespian talents, but teaches as well. During the course of the festival, TSF offers classes to high school students seeking to learn the many aspects of the theater, five of these students are very rare, as they have traveled from China to attend. More...