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 WORKERS' COMPENSATION EDUCATION SESSION for health care providers, employers, human resource managers, claims adjusters, case managers and employee organizations is noon to 1 p.m. Aug. More...

TYLER — A 42-year-old Kilgore man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Michael Jay Hawley pleaded guilty in November 2008 to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime and was sentenced to 140 months in federal prison Friday by U. More...

DEAR ABBY: Our friends "Andy" and "Corinne" live out of state in Michigan. We visit them about twice a year. Our visits are planned weeks in advance. The last three times, on Saturday night they hosted a "swingers party." The first time it happened we thought it was a joke, until the guests -- after "tossing back a few" -- started picking partners. More...

It's been a wild couple of days for Pump Jacks nation, and a pair of big games are to follow. After falling to McKinney here at Driller Park on Friday night, the East Texas Pump Jacks had two days off, and were scheduled to host Victoria in a battle of the two top teams of the Texas Collegiate League on Monday and Tuesday. More...

Graveside services for Lois E. Reid, 95, of Kilgore were held 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Hickory Grove Cemetery with the Reverend Don Beebe officiating under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. The family received friends at the funeral home Monday evening from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. More...

The Community House in Kilgore was the place to be for hot dogs and prizes last Wednesday as more than 200 participants of the Kilgore Public Library's Summer Reading Program eagerly waited to see who would walk away with one of the 64 donated prizes. More...