December 16, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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PIRTLE UMC, A LIVE NATIVITY

Pirtle United Methodist Church presented ‘A Live Nativity” for the second straight year. Rev. Dudley Plaisance said these actors, members of PUMC acted out the birth of Christ. More...

TxDOT says the holiday season is not for drinking and driving

With the holiday season kicking into high gear, reminders from the Texas Department of Transportation to celebrate responsibly are popping up in convenience stores, restaurants and even on mirrors above bathroom sinks at bars and night clubs. More...

Yamaha shuts Florida plant, Skeeter OK

Century Boats, a division of Yamaha, in Bay County, Florida is closing down its manufacturing unit. Yamaha also owns Skeeter Boats in Kilgore. Skeeter will not be affected. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

THURSDAY The John Tilley Edwards Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas will hold their annual Christmas party on Dec.19 at 6:30 PM. The event will be at the Gold Hall on Highway 450, north off Highway 80, in Hallsville. More...

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Lifestyles

Mt. Kilgore Snowhill

Thousands turned out on Friday night for the Kilgore Snowhill, sponsored by the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce. Faces were lit with joy as children of all ages grabbed a tube and went sliding in a winter wonderland. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19)  You have a lot of pressure to deal with. An uncommunicative partner only complicates matters even more. Realize what needs to happen within your immediate circle of friends, and follow through. More...

Help for dry mouth

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Let your readers hear about dry mouth. I have had it for two months. I'd never heard of it. Several doctors told me there is no cure. They suggested it could be a side effect of the antidepressant medicine I take. More...

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Obituaries

PATSY RUTH PHIPPS

Mrs. Patsy Ruth Phipps of Kilgore died on December 12, 2009 at the age of 84. Mrs. Phipps was born in Dallas, to David and Ethel Eubanks on July 15, 1925. She moved with her parents to East Texas in the 1930s. More...

ELLA MAE JIMERSON DANIELS

Ella Mae Jimerson Daniels went to “See Her Jesus” December 13, 2009. Services will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m., Dec. 18, 2009 at Scott Memorial CME Church, Overton. The Rev. More...

John Jenkins Goodwin,

John Jenkins Goodwin, 55, of The Woodlands, TX passed away December 13, 2009 in Houston, TX. He was born June 21, 1954 in Port Sulphur, LA to Helen Goodwin and the late Dr. Dan Frank Goodwin, Jr. More...

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Halliburton investment here still on

By BILL WOODALL knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

Plans for a significant investment here by Halliburton are still on track. Amanda Nobles, manager of Kilgore Economic Development Corporation, said the oil services giant will invest about $80 million in Kilgore. More...

Kilgore men arrested, linked to mail thefts

Terrell police may have solved last week’s mail thefts in Kilgore. The Terrell Police Department notified Kilgore police Monday that two suspects arrested for felony theft there appear to be tied to the Kilgore complaints. More...

Appliance rebate program announced

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs this week said the state will use approximately $23 million in federal stimulus funds for a mail-in rebate program for consumers who purchase certain energy efficient household appliances. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

+ IF YOU’VE NOT yet donated food to the Rusk County food banks or “adopted” a child from one of the area Trees of Giving, you’d best hurry. CHRISTMAS is dangerously close. More...

News

‘Christmas in Reverse’ at ETCS

East Texas Christian School will present “Christmas in Reverse” on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. What would happen if we threw Christmas in reverse? Come find out while enjoying a relaxing evening with family and friends. More...

Census Bureau hiring 2000 in Longview area

The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting and testing motivated individuals to work in local communities across the state of Texas for the 2010 Census. More...

Bush to run for Gregg County Court at Law No. Two judge

Longview attorney Snow E. Bush, Jr. has announced his intention to seek the position of Gregg County Court at Law No. Two judge. He will run as a Republican. More...

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Sports

Three Rangers named to All-American team

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore College is beginning to be as good at producing All-Americans as it is in producing Rangerettes. More...

Injuries slow down Sabine in tourney; girls win in Mineola

By JASON HEFFNER and MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Sabine High School’s boys basketball team made a return trip to the Beaumont area last weekend for the Hardin Jefferson Basketball Marathon in Sour Lake. More...

PT holds off late charge from KHS

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

The Kilgore High School Bulldogs, playing their third game in four days, just waited a little too long to light the fuse on Monday night at home against Pine Tree. More...

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School news

KILGORE HEIGHTS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Students of the Month for November at Kilgore Heights Elementary School in Kindergarten are Vanessa Velasco, Kylee Olvera, Ryan Beddingfield, Mackenzie Monts, Jared Rich, Fallon Callaway, Caden Bryant More...

‘Echoes from Forgotten Streets,’ KHPF’s first book, now on sale

“Echoes from Forgotten Streets,” the first Kilgore history-photo book by Caleb Pirtle and Terry Stembridge, has been revised, enhanced and reprinted. It has arrived just in time for holiday gift-giving. More...

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