September 23, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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KILGORE CHAMBER GOLF TOURNAMENT

Despite the rain, the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament teed off at Meadowbrook Country Club yesterday morning. More...

Police warn, don’t fall prey to lottery scam

Kilgoreites continue to receive counterfeit checks

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Lt. Det. Roman Roberson says the Kilgore Police Department continues to receive reports of attempts to have unsuspecting citizens pass counterfeit checks. More...

KCHS to hold an alumni meeting on Saturday

Plans to build a memorial to Kilgore’s former all-black high school is the topic of an alumni meeting on Saturday. More...

KILGOROUND

BRENDA BROWN

Summer is fading fast and Tuesday’s official arrival of autumn was especially good news to me. Seems my eight-yearold Ford Escape’s six-disc CD player has been jammed up all summer. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

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. TOPS people just love to lose. TUESDAY More...

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Advice & Entertainment

REFS, ZEBRAS PART WAYS. . .

THE IDLE AMERICAN DR. DON NEWBURY

REFS, Say it ain’t so, Joe” is an oftcited quote attributed to a young fan following several Chicago White Sox players’ admission to “rigging” the 1919 World Series. More...

What routes to take in establishing winter pasture for livestock

Blaine Jernigan Extension News

Now is a great time for cattle producers to investigate the merits of establishing winter pasture for their livestock. Recent rains have provided some much needed moisture which is often a limiting factor in establishment of winter pastures. More...

Woman’s shocking discovery puts man in unmarked grave

DEAR ABBY JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: For 15 years I was a happily married homemaker with a wonderful husband. "Duncan" and I attended church together, frolicked through the fields, even exterminated rodents together. He was my best friend. It was bliss. More...

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Obituaries

EVELYN SUSIE GUNN PRICE

Funeral services for Evelyn Susie Gunn Price, 96, of Kilgore, will be held at 12 noon Tuesday, September 22, 2009, in the Chapel of Rader Funeral of Longview with Pastor Harry LaGrone officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Park Cemetery. More...

ILA LOUISE ECKSTADT

Ila Louise Gatons Eckstadt, 81, of Kilgore, died Sept. 20, 2009, in Longview. Memorial services will be held at a later date at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Kilgore. More...

REV. DERL E. LEE

Funeral services for Rev. Derl E. Lee, 73, of Kilgore will be 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home with the Revs. Bobby Booth and Murphy Walker, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Danville Cemetery. Rev. More...

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Reception wil honor retiring Judge Haynes

Friends, colleages to gather at city hall Friday afternoon

Kilgoreites are invited to attend a reception honoring the city’s associate municipal court judge, who is retiring tomorrow. More...

City won't respond yet to request for reimbursement downtown - Free Access

Petition for help with lost revenue will be reviewed by attorney
Brenda Brown

Downtown businessmen won’t get a “factual response” for at least another two weeks from the city council regarding their petition for restitution for alleged revenue losses due to construction. More...

KEDC adopts five year strategic plan

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

New officers and the adoption of a five-year strategic plan topped the agenda for Kilgore Economic Development Corporation’s board of directors Thursday. More...

KC instructors to receive special honor today

A ceremony on Wednesday morning was held to unveil signage naming The Flare journalism lab and KC photography lab after two longtime instructors. The photography lab will be named after instructor O. More...

News

ROY WHITE

Roy White, a 13-year employee of Ana-Lab Corp. in Kilgore, has been given some additional duties. White, director of quality assurance and ethics, is also the corporation’s chaplain, a newly created position. More...

Pirtle UMC to host ‘Holiday Trade Days’ next month

Pirtle United Methodist Church will host a “Holiday Trade Days” next month that will include free booths for vendors, delicious desserts and plenty of community fellowship. More...

MLMS LADY BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL

The Maude Laird Middle School Lady Bulldogs took on the Mike Moses MIddle School Lady Knights Monday night in volleyball. The MLMS B Team started it out with a sweep over MMMS, 25- 16 and 25-22. More...

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Sports

Navarro hands Kilgore College another loss

And KC set to visit No. 1 Blinn Saturday
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Navarro College brought the No. 3 team in the nation to R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium on Saturday night to face Kilgore College, and the Bulldogs looked the part. More...

Sanders, Daniels, Frogs get past Reddic’s Bobcats

Longhorns, Kilgore connection continue to roll vs. Texas Tech
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Former Kilgore High School football standous were in action all over the south last weekend, a few lining up against each other. More...

KILGORE SOCCER ASSOCIATION ROUNDUP

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the latest report from the Kilgore Soccer Association. These game reports are submitted by coaches, and names are spelled and facts reported as they are submitted. More...

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For The Record

KPD REPORTS

Kilgore police worked 82 calls and made 16 arrests between 12:01 a.m. Friday and midnight Sunday. More...

GREGG COUNTY INDICTMENTS

A Kilgorite is among 23 persons indicted Sept. 17-17 by the grand jury of the 124th District Court of Gregg County. Odis Ray Austin, 38, was indicted for habitual theft. More...

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