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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 ... I'm not particularly wise, and, contrary to what you might guess from my last name, I'm not a Latina. (As my dad used to tell it, Casagrande comes from the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland, which could explain both my fondness for chocolate biscotti and my utter ineptness at salsa dancing. More ... "THE ADVENTURE changed my life forever. Mostly it changed my perspective and everything has flowed from that wonderful new birth," wrote Darwood Galaway as part of his epilogue in his new book titled "How to Be Touched by an Angel. More ... Members of the Joy Makers of Forest Home Baptist Church held their regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. July 14 in the Richardson Building. Red, white, and blue decorated the gym, with a huge American flag surrounded by smaller ones on the back wall. More ... Ben Chisler and Myrtle Boyer were married in Reed City, Mich., on July 14, 1949. They celebrated their 60th anniversary with a family reunion at Toledo Bend State Park. The reunion was hosted by their sons, Steve and wife Deborah of Mustang, Okla., and Mike and wife Debbie of Katy. More ... The Kilgore Senior Citizens met July 8 in the Lions Building. President Audrey Fulcher called the meeting to order at 11:30. Red Fleming led the Pledge of Allegiance and Roy Tucker gave the opening prayer. Cora Holt from Heart to Heart Hospice was present to perform blood pressure checks. More ... Braxon Gill would like to introduce you to his new baby sister, River Elise. She was born May 9, 2009, weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces and measuring 18- 1/2 inches in length. She is and Rayne Gill. Proud grandparents are Donnie and Tami Gill of Overton, Patrick and Misty Hutyra of Liberty City, and John and Leisa Walling of Palestine. More ... "August 8, 1859. This day I have now crossed all the Indians out of the heathen land of Texas," Indian Agent Robert Neighbors wrote his wife. "I am now out of the land of the Philistines." Despite his disdain for the Lone Star State, Agent Neighbors was a fair man who always did his best to be fair to all men, red and white, and in the end, it cost him dearly. More ... The financial services firm Edward Jones was named the No. 2 full-service brokerage firm in the June edition of SmartMoney magazine, according to the two Kilgore Edward Jones financial advisors. The magazine lauded Edward Jones for growing the number of financial advisors in a down market. The St. More ... |
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