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August 29, 2009  RSS feed
Congressman tells Lions it's a bad idea
"We're in some interesting times. We could go either way with this country; we could go on to greater glory than we've ever known, or we could bankrupt the country." That was Congressman Louie Gohmert's take on recent actions by the federal government. More...

Call it fate or call it kismet. Perhaps it is really a case of "the road not taken" — until construction downtown forced Jerry Brown to take a different path. Brown, a businessman based in Naples, was in Kilgore to call on a regular customer a few months ago when Main Street renovations forced him to take a route other than his usual. More...

TUESDAY BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP at Kilgore Public Library will meet 2 p.m. Sept. 1 at the library. The group meets monthly to discuss both fiction and non-fiction books. Book lover are always welcomed! THE WHITE ELEPHANT resale shop at the train depot on Commerce Street is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday. More...
Let's dance
We have to watch this guy or he will end up starring on "Dancing with the Stars." Yes, the Rev. Darwood Galaway at St. Luke's United Methodist Church is at it again. This time he is offering ballroom dancing. Hmmm, well, let's say he is offering the space for ballroom dancing. More...
DEVELOPMENTAL Gregg County XTO Energy Inc. will drill the Brelsford Gas Unit Well No.2 in the Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) Field. This well will be drilled 5.7 miles southeast from Longview in the Castro, F Survey, A-236 and will bottom at 12,500 feet. More...
THE IDLE AMERICAN
Uncle Mort would have called it a "Kodak moment," had he been aboard Carnival's Miracle cruise ship on that beautiful July afternoon. I'll update his predictable observation by a few decades and label it a "digital moment." Cameras hung from straps around the necks of the gawkers, and photos snapped as we chugged toward the Atlantic were many. More...
Hallsville up next for Ragin' Red
CARTHAGE — A hot, humid night gave way to a fairly entertaining 2009 season opener for the Kilgore High School football team. Unfortunately, it would end with the Ragin' Red coming up on the short end of the scoreboard. More...
Kilgore police officers worked 65 calls and made seven arrests between 12:01 a.m. Friday and midnight Sunday. More...
Funeral services for the Rev. Kent R. Jackson, 68, of Paducah, Ky., were held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at Lone Oak First Baptist Church with burial following at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. He died Tuesday, Aug. 25, at his home. More...

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