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Rusk County starts new jail expansion

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com
Ground has been broken as the expansion of the Rusk County Jail in Henderson begins to take shape. The project will triple the number of beds at the facility. More...

KPD arrests Tyler man after fleeing from stolen car

Two charges have been filed against a Tyler man who attempted to burglarize a Kilgore business on Wednesday, and police say he may possibly be involved in other local burglaries. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

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. More...

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Business

EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT

DEVELOPMENTAL Freestone County XTO Energy Inc. will prepare to drill three new wells. The Hugh D. Whitaker Gas Unit II Well No.10 will be drilled 0.8 miles southeast from Donie in the Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Consolidated) Field. More...

Own a business? Put retirement plan in place

WILBUR F. YATES FINANCIAL FOCUS

If you own a small business, you have a lot to think about: sales, expenses, marketing, cash flow, competition — the list goes on and on. However, by spending so much time on the issues of today, you may overlook the concerns of tomorrow. More...

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Lifestyles

Everyone needs an escape mechanism

How would you like to build your own personal escape mechanism, that's just what one Kilgore man did. Mitch Smith grew up with a piece of wood in his hand, that is because his dad, Robert B. More...

Walden and Tucker exchange vows in August

Clarence and Shauna Gage of Kilgore and Todd and Debbie Tucker of Palmetto Bay, Fla., are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Whitney K'Anne Tucker of Kilgore, to Matthew Douglas Walden of Diana, son of Doug a More...

Summer time, summer time

CHITCHAT CORNER LINDA K. BALLARD

SUMMER TIME, SUMMER TIME, good old summertime. Vacations are dwindling down and thoughts of school and football, etc., etc. is fast approaching. One who has had her fair share of company this summer is Yvonne and "Sam" Kennedy. More...

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Obituaries

VERNON L. RAYFORD

Services for Vernon L. Rayford, 95, of Temple, formerly of Kilgore will be 10AM, July 28, 2009 in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home with Rev. David Hampton officiating. More...

DERIK LEE ELROD

Services for Derik Lee Elrod, 46, of Kilgore will be four p.m., Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel. More...

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Kilgore taxable values higher this year

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore is more valuable this year than last, according to the certified tax roll presented to city officials this week. More...

City council agenda includes parks and "secondhand" goods

Kilgore City Council members will discuss a parks grant, the fate of the Lou Della Crim House and More...

Minimum wage increase went into effect Friday

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

It appears many of Kilgore's employers already pay their workers above the federal minimum wage requirement that went into effect on Friday. The rise to $7.25 per hour is part of a three-part increase enacted by the federal government. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

WANT TO KNOW who voted last year? ACCORDING to a report from the Census Bureau, 73 percent of black women and 74 percent of white men and women between ages 65 and 75 voted in 2008. Those are huge numbers. More...

News

Red Cross serves seven East Texas counties

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

The American Red Cross wants people to know the organization is not just about blood or national disasters. More...

KEDC to use "social networking" to draw businesses to Kilgore

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

When in Rome, do as the Romans. When marketing the economic development opportunities available in your city, do Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. More...

RUMPELSTILTSKIN

The Texas Shakespeare Festival children's play "Rumpelstiltskin" began Tuesday and runs through Aug. 1, with play times at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Above, Rumpelstiltskin (Steven Linhares) tries to take the baby from the princess (Lindsay Hicks). More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Sprinting and distance running depend on different energy systems

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have been running for at least five years and run five or more miles almost daily. Yesterday, I played basketball with my two teenage sons. I was out of breath, and they weren't breathing hard. Has all my running been in vain? More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Others might be challenging, especially a parent or older relative. Stay level and listen to complaints, with an eye to creating something better. More...

WHO'S IN THE BOAT?

MINISTER'S MOMENT CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

Late that day he [Jesus] said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." They took him in the boat as he was. Other boats came along. A huge storm came up. Waves poured into the boat, threatening to sink it. More...

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Sports

Pump Jacks claim sweep of Brazos Valley

East Texas is 20-15 on the season and still chasing Victoria for the first-place spot in the TCL standings. They're 2 1/2 games back right now. More...

Cards trade Todd to Cleveland

"He's excited," his mom, Kim Todd, told kilgoreenwsherald.com this morning. More...

All-star game was a learning experience for Reddic

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL / THSCA ALL-STAR GAME
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Few East Texans represented this region in Tuesday night's Texas High School Coaches Association all-star football game in Austin, but one of them was Kilgore's own Frank Reddic. More...

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