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July 29, 2009  RSS feed
Guaranty teeters on collapse
DIBOLL — Despite the fact that local investors may still have more Guaranty Financial Group stock per capita than other areas of the country, area investment specialists do not think the eventual failure of the Austin-based financial company will have a large impact locally. More...
Water line break fixed but New London water still needs to be boiled

Thanks to a break in a main water line on Thursday, New London water customers are asked to boil water until further notice. More...

POLICE WERE ON FIRE

Driller Park was the site Friday, as Kilgore police officers and firefighters went head to head — softball, that is. Everyone had fun, including the crowd as they cheered their favorite player or team. (photo) Officer Joey Chitwood, Kilgore Police Department patrol division, gets a big hit as coach Lt. Tony Stone, KPD, looks on in the background. The police came out ahead in this battle — 18-3 was the final score as time ran out. 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. KHS CLASS OF 1959 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at McKay's. More...
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 News
• KPD seeking cadets for Citizen Police Academy
For those who wonder what it's like to be a police officer, Kilgore Police Department offers the chance to get to know in an up-close and personal way through its eight-week Citizen Police Academy. More...
• article has image Whiteside to be honored in Washington D.C.
• ETTC to host a life line screening/preventive health event
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 Advice & Entertainment
• article has image A Word Please
If you open "Webster's New World College Dictionary" to the noun "medium" you'll notice that the dictionary's preferred plural is "mediums." And if you're an overworked copy editor at an understaffed newspaper who lost sleep the night before wondering how you'll be paying the mortgage in six months, your reaction might be this: "Mediums? I'll be darned. That's a surprise. More...
• article has image THE MAGIC OF ACCORDION SONG
• Sister's generosity is tainted by way she earns her living
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 Sports
• article has image Todd excited about trade to Cleveland
Becomes a Triple-A Columbus Clipper first
For Jess Todd, finding out that he was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cleveland Indians organization on Sunday was not a disappointment. In fact, it was an exciting new chapter to his already-promising baseball career. More...
• UPDATE: Victoria dominates Pump Jacks -- again
• article has image Pump Jacks still chase Victoria, as season nears end
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 Obituaries
• article has image ROZELLA W. SIMPSON
Rozella Waller Simpson died on July 26, 2009, at North Oaks Hospital in Hammond, Louisiana, at age 92. Rozella was a long-time resident of Kilgore, Texas. She moved to Hammond in 2006 to be near her son, Rick, and his family. Family remained one of her dearest treasures, second only to her love for God. More...
• JOHNNY JAMES 'CONE' JOHNSON
• FATHER JOHN WHITSELL
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 School news
• KC in-person registration set for Aug. 18-19
Students who plan to attend Kilgore College this semester may register in person Aug. 18-19. Registration will be held on both campuses in Longview and Kilgore from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Registration in Kilgore will be held in the Devall Student Center and in Longview at the KC-Longview Hendrix Building. More...
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