MONDAY TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at St. Luke's United Methodist Church. For more info call Linda Myhand at 903-834-6794 or Linda Brotherton at 903-736-8837. Come lose something you don't want to find! More...

Subject: Article Corrections-KCHS-CBDHS Memorial Site Plans Dear Editor, The above-referenced article (August 15th) was most informative. I write to request correction of a reporting discrepancy with regard to the monies. More...

DEVELOPMENTAL Cherokee County In a lease 2.3 miles northwest from Jacksonville, in a Wildcat Field, the Campbell Well No.1 will be drilled by Parten Operating Inc. This well will lie in the Pineda, J Survey, A-40 with a depth of 5,200-feet. More...

When you hear about the Kilgore High School Watermelon Fest, you know it's time for football to begin! The Kilgore Football Booster Club puts this event on each year, and President Tim Capps led the introductions. The varsity team emerged from "the helmet," with senior Ryan Bustin leading the way. Performances were by KHS cheerleaders, twirlers, flags and, of course, the Hi-Steppers. There were even little cheerleaders. Maude Laird Middle School was represented by cheerleaders and twirlers and the KHS Band played, led by band director Mitchell Smith. The season opens Thursday night, at home, with the freshman and JV teams taking on Carthage, starting at 5:30. The varsity opens its season at Carthage on Friday night at 7:30. But the fest would not be complete until the watermelon is eaten, and that is just what Landry Laird, 2, of Kilgore did. Landry is the son of Kynan and Jayanna Laird. More...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am in my mid-80s and looking more like a coat hanger every day. I'd like to slow the muscle loss down to a slow walk or at least hold my own. My doctor has no problem with me exercising, because I am pain-free and have no heart trouble. I work with weights and would like your advice about what exercises to do. More...

BASEBALL KBBA general meeting this week The annual general meeting for the Kilgore Boys Baseball Association (KBBA) will be Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the KBBA parks, the Harris Street ball fields. More...

Kilgore police officers worked 18 calls and made no arrests on Tuesday. Calls included: one for disorderly conduct; one suspicious activity; one for criminal mischief; one forgery; one suspicious person; one 911 investigation; one theft; and three for animal control. More...

Graveside services for Floye Nell Jones, 77, of Tyler will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 29, 2009, at Cherokee Cemetery in Upshur County, with Elder C.C. Morris officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. More...

In the Bible ( John 6:1- 13) we are told a miraculous story of how Jesus fed over five thousand people with two fish and five loaves of barley bread from a young boy's basket. More...

For two days, Rotarians, Kilgore Community Crisis Center workers and volunteers made sure children were ready to return to school with proper shoes. K Castles, Kilgore Rotary Club member, said more than 670 pair of shoes were purchased for the back-toschool drive. Rotarians provided $7,000, with the Kilgore Crisis Center adding an additional $1,200. More...