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SANTA VISITS CHANDLER BOYS AND GIRLS

Braxton Barnhart tells Santa what he wants for Christmas on Thursday, all the Chandler Elementary School Students got to visit with Santa. More...

Longview Ballet Theater presents ‘The Nutcracker’

Longview Ballet Theatre seeks to transform LeTourneau University’s S.E. Belcher, Jr. More...

KILGOROUND

ROTARIANS WERE OUT in force, doing their thing at the Christmas parade Monday. THEY gave away about 3,200 tiny American flags – the little ones sized for waving at parades. More...

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News

KC announces holiday hours

In observance of the Christmas holidays, Kilgore College offices will close 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, and remain closed until Jan. 4, 2010. The Christmas Mini-Mester will begin Dec. 14 and run through Jan. 8. No classes will meet Dec. 24-25 or Jan. More...

Don’t forget the KIBA Lighting Contest Sunday, get those lights up

Volunteer judges will be circling through Kilgore on December 13, looking for the best Christmas lighting in several categories. The contest is sponsored by Kilgore Improvement and Beautification Association. More...

KPD REPORTS

Arrests during the past week: December 2: Lee Ernest Murphy, Kilgore, 51, local warrants; Brandy Jean Mason, Kilgore, 29, warrants, other agencies; Danny Wayne Lee, kilgore, 52 local warrants. More...

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Lifestyles

KILGORE LIBRARY CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE

The Kilgore Library Annual Christmas Open House was held on Tuesday. More...

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS IN HISTORIC HOMES

Holiday Happenings in Historic Homes had people hopping last Saturday afternoon. More...

Claire Laird shares memories of birth home with the new owners

Pete and Tiffany Tyeskie and their three children, Jessie and Jaycie Villanueva and Gavin Tyeskie, purchased the old Barnett home at 410 Knowles St. More...

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Sports

KHS boys win one, lose one

Beat Tatum, lose to Hallsville; KHS girls lose to Daingerfield
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

It’s Christmas time, which means plenty of basketball tournaments in East Texas, and both Kilgore High School basketball programs are in the thick of things. More...

Sabine’s boys win twice in tourney; girls win in Mineola

By JASON HEFFNER and MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Playing in the Hardin-Jefferson Basketball Marathon, the Sabine High School Cardinals have been impressive in pool play. Coach Tim Davis’ Cardinals — ranked No. More...

Wiley gets by KC in Dec. finale

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

It was one for the road in a rare Thursday night game at Masters Gymnasium, but it wasn’t exactly a “good goodbye” for the Kilgore College Rangers, who went into the December/ Christmas holiday with a loss. More...

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School news

Cell phone use in school zones being widely ignored

It may not be the most widely ignored rule in town, but motorists are – at the very least – cavalier about the ban on cell phone use in school zones. More...

Christmas in the Courtyard at MLMS

CHRISTMAS IN THE COURTYARD at Maude Laird Middle School will be 6-7 p.m. Dec. 15 at the school. Features MLMS choir, orchestra and band, along with student artwork. More...

MLMS art students get creative with holiday art creations

The Maude Laird Middle School art classes have been working hard this semester creating artworks to brighten the campus for the holiday season. More...

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Kilgore sales tax in rapid decline

by BILL WOODALL knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

In calendar year 2008, Kilgore received $11.711 million from sales taxes collected on sales in the city. In the year that ended this month, that total dropped more than 14 percent to $10,035,182 million. More...

Fifth judge candidate files in Rusk County

Paying her filing fee on Friday, Carolyn Willeford has officially thrown her hat in the ring for Rusk County Judge. More...

Record numbers for KC Nursing Program graduates

The Kilgore College Nursing Program presented its Pinning Ceremony Friday morning before hundreds of friends, family and KC faculty. Dr. 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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Business

The epicemic at Grand Bluff

BOB BOWMAN’S EAST TEXAS

Few remnants exist from Grand Bluff, a community once considered as the seat of government for Panola County. One of the remnants is an isolated cemetery containing a hint of wh the town died. More...

EAST TEXAS OIL AND GAS REPORT

DEVELOPMENTAL Anderson County The Temple Inland Well No.43 will be drilled by JLA Resources Co. in the Anwac (1400 Wilcox) Field. The well will bottom at 2,000- feet four miles northeast from Elkhart in the Erwin, R Survey, A-263. More...

Here’s your year-end investment checklist

WILBUR F. YATES FINANCIAL FOCUS

We’ve pretty much seen it all this past year— a bear market, a long rally and even a period of neither-upnor down. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 , 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19)  Strong feelings could motivate you, far more than you realize. Confusion concerning plans could be the direct result of this fact. You have strong boundaries, though you might have a tendency toward excess. More...

People pressure

MINISTER’S MOMENT CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

“Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.” (Proverbs 16:19) More...

Nutrition for the young athlete

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have five grandchildren ranging in age from 7 to 16. All of them are involved in sports, including baseball, softball, basketball and soccer. More...

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Obituaries

Billy Lay

Billy Lay, 55, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 9 a.m. in Palestine, TX. He was born and raised in Kilgore, and a rig operator at Pride for many years. He was a great man and will be missed dearly. More...

ELEASE MARIE WOOLRIDGE

Funeral services for Elease Marie Woolridge of Kilgore, will be held Sunday, Dec.13, 2009 at 2 pm. at Kilgore Baptist Church with Bishop P.D. Austin officiating. More...

DOROTHY JO TOLBERT MIDGETT

Funeral services for Dorothy Jo Tolbert Midgett, will be held Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 at 2:30 P.M. at Mt Calvary Baptist Church, 113 Peavine Road, Kilgore. With Rev. James Bell Jr. officiating. More...

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