December 2, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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City may dodge sewer expansion

By BILL WOODALL knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com
In the spring of 2001, Kilgore’s sewer treatment facility treated more than 8,000,000 gallons of wastewater in a single day. That volume is two million gallons more than the city’s permit allows. More...

Christmas events postponed due to bad weather

A string of picture-perfect, postcard-weather days appeared likely to end last night. More...

DOWNTOWN LOFT TOUR

Parking spaces were at a premium and crowds of people strolled up and down Kilgore Street Saturday night for the third tour of downtown lofts and business open house. More...

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News

Kilgore Community Crisis Center launches Christmas Angels project

Kilgore Community Crisis Center has launched its Christmas Angels project. The Center has a tree in its lobby bearing the names of children whose families will most likely not be able to provide Christmas gifts. More...

KPD REPORTS

Recent arrests by Kilgore police department include: More...

KHS honors KPD Sgt. Richard Stanley in Thursday ceremony

Kilgore Police Department Sergeant Richard Stanley has recently returned home after a tour of duty in Iraq with the U.S. Navy. More...

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Obituaries

Mr. Robert William “BILL” Marshall, Jr.

Funeral services for Mr. Robert William “Bill” Marshall, Jr., 60, of Kilgore will be held Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church with Reverend Dudley Plaisance officiating. More...

William Edward Flowers

Mr. Flowers died Monday in Bonham. More...

Joe A. Laird

Mr. Laird was a fourth-generation member of prominent pioneer Kilgore area families, Thompson-Laird and Crim. More...

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UPDATE: Kilgore man sentenced for possession of child porn

Darin Williamson pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing child pornography. He was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison. More...

GET THOSE LETTERS READY FOR SANTA

News Herald Photo by BILL WOODALL

Once again the Kilgore News Herald and the Post Office have teamed up to get those Dear Santa letters delivered to the North Pole. More...

Wildcatter Estates coming to Kilgore

The way has been cleared for development of a series of duplexes in what will be called Wildcatter Estates. Developer Chris Dunsworthy will build duplexes on 18 lots facing Commerce Street, between Houston and Laird streets. More...

Kilgore couple guilty of sexual assault of a child

A Kilgore couple pleaded guilty this week to aggravated sexual assault of their daughter a decade ago. Donny Paul Henry, 40, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual assault of a child. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

FIE ON THE RAIN. AS if we haven’t had enough precipitation this fall, the weatherman’s threat of rain yesterday was enough to force the postponement of Kilgore’s Christmas parade until 6:30 next Tuesday evening. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

MONDAY KILGORE CHRISTMAS PARADE through downtown, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, begins 6:00 p.m. Dec. 7. Theme: “A Cowboy Christmas.” Registration fee. For more info call 903-984- 5022. More...

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Sports

Sabine boys lose their first of the season

girls claim win over Mineola

TKG, visiting host Sabine -- whose Cardinals have been throttling teams right and left, and are ranked No. 2 in the state -- pulled a 51-36 shocker Tuesday at SHS. More...

Bulldogs finally get a win; Lady 'Dogs take a whipping

The Bulldogs (1-2) are back at home Friday against Jefferson, a varsity-only night beginning at 5:30 p.m., and then play at Tatum on Tuesday. More...

Rangers whip NW Louisiana JV by 48

Vicksburg, Miss. native Jonathan Phelps had a season-high 27 points, leading the Rangers with three others in double figures as KC put a 104-56 whipping on the junior varsity team from Northwestern (La.) More...

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