UPDATE: Gohmert brings healthcare bill to Longview library
     Following is a press release from Rep. Louis Gohmert's office
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Kilgore Rotary learns about East Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse
By GREG COLLINS For the News Herald
      Diane Davis of East Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse spoke to the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday, telling Rotarians that because of the support of people like them the number of frivolous lawsuits in Texas has decreased significantly.
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Rotary Club plans fish fry
By GREG COLLINS For the News Herald
      Kilgore Rotary Club members are preparing to hold their annual fish fry fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 5 until 8 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the First Baptist Church of Kilgore.
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NEED MILK WITH THAT PIE?
     
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Constitutional amendments on Tuesday’s ballot
      Eleven constitutional amendments — most related to tax regulations, the power to govern, and funding sources — are on Tuesday’s ballot. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The propositions are: Proposition 1 House Joint Resolution 132
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National Guard rescue teams here in case flooded rivers endanger local residents
      Because of flooding in the East Texas area, five Texas military forces high-profile vehicles are staged at the National Guard Armory in Marshall. State Rep. Tommy Merritt said the State Operations Center has activated and is deploying state resources as a result of the major storm system that moved through the area and causing additional flooding.
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Community Chorus presents Thanksgiving concert Nov. 17
      The East Texas Community Chorus will present a pre-Thanksgiving concert titled “A Cornucopia of Choral Music” on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at First Methodist Church in Longview.
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Woman pleads to assault by car
      HENDERSON — A 24-year-old Longview woman will serve two years in prison following her conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon — her automobile.
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Don’t forget to roll back the clocks tonight
      Don’t forget to “fall back” Sunday morning and enjoy an extra hour to sleep or play this weekend. Most U.S. residents will set their clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday and participate in Daylight Saving Time, but folks in Hawaii and much of Arizona, along with Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the Virgin Islands, don’t do DST.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
      Dear Editor, I just completed the Kilgore Citizens Police Academy course and want everyone to know how educational it was. Among the things we learned about were DWI laws, criminal investigations, canine dog patrol, dispatch and records, deadly force and firearms, SWAT demo and municipal court procedures, all done by our local police force.
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