September 5, 2009 RSS feed / News

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Coach Mike Vallery talks about Bulldog football season

By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com
School is back, fall is rapidly approaching and this means football — Kilgore High School football, that is, and Mike Vallery, head coach for KHS was at the Lions on Thursday. More...

KHS DEFEATS ALL SAINTS

Monte Broussard won her doubles match Thursday against All Saints. The KHS tennis Bulldogs won the match, see full results in Kilgore News Herald Sports, page 7A. More...

Do you want to be in the Guinness Book of Records

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

A local gymnastics teacher is looking to make Kilgoreites famous in the Guinness World Book of Records and she needs at least 99 helpers. More...

PETS OF THE WEEK

"Diogi, an adult male Boxer, is outgoing and friendly. "Lela Dax," a female tortoiseshell kitten, she is a lovely, friendly girl. She may take some time to adjust to change. More...

KC to offer small business class

The Kilgore College Small Business Development Center will offer the course, "How to Start and Operate a Business in East Texas" beginning Oct. 1. Classes will be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Thursday from Oct. 1 to Nov. More...

New homestead exemption offers relief for disabled veterans

By SUSAN COMBS Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Texas state government is doing the right thing by offering a new tax exemption to a group that truly deserves our respect: disabled U.S. military veterans. More...

Rotary learns about East Texas Red Cross

By GREG COLLINS For the News Herald

Two members of the East Texas Red Cross spoke to the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. Anne Brooks and Paula Prince were on hand to deliver words to the club, including some advice on how to stay heart healthy. Prince was first to speak. More...

One car accident killed Rusk County woman

A Kilgore woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident Wednesday in Rusk County. According to published reports, Patsy Ann Mills, 53, of Kilgore, was reportedly killed after her pickup truck struck a culvert and overturned. More...

East Texas Oil Museum stays open Labor Day weekend

The East Texas Oil Museum will be open regular hours this Labor Day weekend - Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. The museum is open Tuesdays-Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Mondays. More...

Council spends two private hours with city manager

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

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 as the planned city parks work session was canceled. More...

Time for fall fertilization for home lawns

By DENNIS SMITH dg-smith@tamu.edu

Once again, the fall season has arrived in East Texas. Have you decided what type of fertilizer you are going to use on your lawn? Have you taken a soil sample to determine what nutrients are deficient in your soil? More...

KHS VOLLEYBALL

Heather Hanks, Kilgore High School LadyBulldog Jr. Varstiy Volleyball player (right) returns a shot during the first game of last nights match against Chapel Hill. (see full coverage of both varsity and JV in News Herald sprots, page 7A. More...

BRYANT'S DEFEAT

HISTORY YOU DIDN'T LEARN IN SCHOOL BRUCE STANTON

"A-a-a-l-l-l d-d-e-e-a-a-d!" 10-year- old Isaac Marlin stuttered in between breaths after running seven miles from the scene of his family's massacre to safety. More...