October 21, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Holiday Trail of Lights festivities begin

BRENDA BROWN kilgorenewsherald.com
Not everyone gets wished a “Very Merry Christmas” in October, but Christmas comes early for the six cities involved in the Holiday Trail of Lights as they kicked off festivities with a joint meeting in Shreveport on Tuesday. More...

LCH 2009 HOMECOMING QUEEN

This year’s homecoming queen at Leverett’s Chapel is Jordan Corpier (right), crowned at last Friday’s game against Walnut Springs. Escorting Jordan was Gene Collins. More...

Local soldier injured in Afghanistan

Pvt. Matthew Harris, a graduate of Leverett’s Chapel High School, is hospitalized in Germany after being injured in Afghanistan. The 19-year-old suffered burns over 40 percent of his body when he was injured in a bombing. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

MONDAY CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH offers a free lunch for all Kilgore College students every Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the church cafeteria. More...

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Obituaries

MILDRED D. DAVENPORT

Mildred was born on February 6, 1951 in San Pedro , California the daughter of Sidney Roy and Irene Reese Davenport. She departed this life on October 17, 2009 at Good Shepherd Medical Center. More...

ROY LEE KIMMEL

Roy Lee Kimmel, 70, of Friendswood, Texas, was taken by Father God early Saturday, October 17, 2009, following a graceful and merciful battle with Alzheimer’s, leaning on the love of his family. More...

CHARLES A. WILLIAMS

Funeral services for Charles A. Williams, 79, of Kilgore will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, at New Hope Baptist Church with Pastor Donald Daniels officiating. More...

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NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

The Kilgore Independent School District celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month at Kilgore City Park on Monday night. More...

KPD officer injured by vehicle, driver arrested

A Kilgore policeman was injured when a vehicle struck him as he was directing traffic at an accident scene. More...

Denny’s coming to Kilgore

By BRENDA BROWN knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

The owners of a brand new restaurant on the edge of Kilgore’s city limits say they expect to open the doors before the end of the year. More...

KILGOROUND

BRENDA BROWN

There’s something quite odd about wishing folks “Merry Christmas!” and listening to Christmas music in the middle of October, but that’s exactly what we did Tuesday to kick off the Holiday Trail of Lights in Shreveport. More...

Sports

UPDATE: KHS volleyballers lose' Sabine, Leverett's Chapel win

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com If the Kilgore High School varsity volleyball team is going to make a return trip to the Class 4A playoffs this year, the Lady Bulldogs are going to have to beat at least one of the two best teams in their More...

UPDATE: KHS volleyballers eliminated from playoffs

After wins and losses are re-calculated, coach determines Kilgore cannot earn a play-off slot. More...

Rangers win in Athens, stay in playoff hunt

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Coach J.J. Eckert’s Kilgore College Rangers are going to do everything in their power to make certain their names are penciled in as either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed in the upcoming Southwest Junior College Football Conference playoffs. More...

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