September 2, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Soldier returns home to a hero's welcome
Don and Jan Maxwell often celebrate the safe return of East Texas military personnel. They even helped organize a support group, East Texas Military Families. More...

Bryce pleads guilty to DWI

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

GILMER — Sabine ISD's superintendent pleaded guilty Tuesday to a DWI charge and was placed on six months probation. Billy Byrd, Upshur County district attorney, said Stacey Bryce will also attended a DWI school and other classes. More...

Community Concert Association prepares for new season

Membership cards have been mailed to 512 people for the 2009-10 season of the Kilgore Community Concert Association. The new season features five live concerts beginning with Nearly Neil and the Solitary Band on Sunday, Oct. 4. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

TUESDAY 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. Proceeds benefit the Kilgore Improvement & Beautification Association. Donations welcomed. More...

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Lifestyles

CIVIC GARDEN CLUB

CIVIC GARDEN CLUB will meet 9:30 a.m. Sept. 9 at the Community House. Yearbooks will be distributed and an overview of the club's programs for the coming year will be presented. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Wife shies away from man's embrace of nudist's lifestyle

DEAR ABBY JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Adam," and I bought a lovely, secluded home in the country. We have no children, and our nearest neighbor is a half-mile away. Now it seems like my husband plans to spend the rest of his life in the nude. More...

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

Last month as deadline approached and I was looking for a column topic, several readers wrote to ask me about the difference between "that" and "which." Perfect timing. More...

Anxiety, panic attacks and phobias have much in common

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What is the difference between anxiety and panic attack? I am claustrophobic, and I need to fly from the West Coast to the East Coast and back. I can't do so because of my problem. More...

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Obituaries

GLENN WILBURN JOHNSON

Glenn Wilburn Johnson, 65, passed away August 27, 2009. He was born in Kilgore, Texas, on July 18, 1944. Glenn graduated from Kilgore College and moved to Houston to start his engineering career. He worked in engineering for 44 years in Houston. More...

JOE WINSTON SANDERS SR.

Funeral services for Joe Winston Sanders, Sr., 75, of Kilgore will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Corinth Christian Church. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Victory Funeral Services. More...

HOBALENE "DENISE" LAWLER

Funeral services for Hobalene "Denise" Lawler, 49, of Kilgore will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Kilgore Baptist Church. More...

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Bulldogs claim win over Hallsville

The Bulldogs held of a late-game charge by Hallsbille to claim a 20-14 win over the Bobcats. More...

KEDC rewards incentives to Halliburton

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore Economic Development Corporation directors voted Monday to reward an existing company with almost $600,000 in incentives for a multi-million investment here. KEDC will pay Halliburton Energy Services $300,000 for investing a total of $85. More...

Council spends two hours discussing manager but takes no action

Following more than two hours in closed session in which city councilmen discussed the city manager, the mayor emerged and told everyone to go home, the planned city parks work session was canceled. More...

KC kicks of 75th Anniversary

Kilgore College will host two campus-wide birthday parties to commemorate the college's 75th anniversary. The parties mark the beginning of a year-long celebration with events planned throughout the school year. More...

KILGOROUND

BRENDA BROWN

Congratulations to Gregg County Judge Bill Stoudt, who will be awarded the Distinguished Citizen Good Turn Award by the East Texas Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, during a luncheon at Pinecrest Country Club in Longview on Friday, Nov. 6. More...

News

GREGG COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS

LONGVIEW — A total of 72 indictments were returned by the Grand Jury of the 188th District Court in Gregg County during its session of Aug. 26-27. More...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor, Attorney General Holder's direction, to the special counsel investigating torture, to ignore whether a crime was committed in the torturing of prisoners during the Bush administration, is an inadequate response to these abuses of powe More...

KPD REPORTS

Kilgore police officers worked 33 calls Thursday and made five arrests. More...

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Sports

Fort Scott holds off KC in opener — barely

JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL / TEXAS' SWJCFC VS. THE KANSAS JAYHAWK CONFERENCE
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore College came up on the short end of its 2009 opener, but came within one or two plays of knocking off the No. 15 team in the nation in their own stadium. And now, they'll take an early break. Coach J.J. More...

Leverett's Chapel travels to Ft. Worth to play tonight

Turns out Leverett More...

Volleyballers lose to Marshall

Coach Lacy Thompson More...

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School news

GED students receive laptop computers from state grant

Ten GED students will receive laptop computers Friday from state grant Ten General Education Degree (GED) graduates will receive a laptop computer thanks to a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. More...

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