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MAY YOUR NEW YEAR BE FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL MUSIC

KHS ORCHESTRA
The combined orchestras of Maude Laird Middle School and Kilgore High School performed a program for the holidays. Directed by Shannon and Tristan Roberts, a total of five orchestras performed in front of a packed house at the KHS auditorium. More...

CodeRED system could begin in January for some

By J. Louise Larson news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Funded by a Homeland Security grant for $221,000, a new high-speed emergency notification system that operates by phone is ready to go in 14 East Texas Counties, but it’s not a done deal in Gregg or Harrison counties. 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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Lifestyles

Old Lang Zyne

CHITCHAT CORNER LINDA K. BALLARD

SOME THINGS just make a grande ole start for the New Year such as the following letter received from Edward Petty: “Dottie and I were supposed to go to the Rose Parade in California this year with my sister, Cathy Petty Copeland (KHS Class 196 More...

DAR discuss Christmas at Valley Forge

Celebrating Christmas was the theme of the meeting held by the Samuel Paul Dinkins Chapter DAR recently at the beautifully decorated home of Margaret Griffin. More...

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Sports

Lady ’Dogs open district Tuesday; boys at Spring Hill

Sabine girls still perfect in district play, at Harleton Saturday; Cards too
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Non-district play is over for the Kilgore High School Lady Bulldogs basketball team. Now it’s time to get down to business. More...

LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF

SOFTBALL Savony to host local camp Shelby Savony, the former Kilgore High School softball standout, will conduct a camp at New London for girls in the third through 12th grades on Jan. 9-10. More...

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For The Record

KPD REPORTS

The Kilgore Police Department had the following arrests; Cory Neal Cox, warrant, Mt. More...

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Church News

Testifying to the light

MINISTER’S MOMENT CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

There was a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. More...

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School news

MLMS CHRISTMAS IN THE COURT

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KIS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Kilgore Intermediate School held their Christmas Program, ‘Oh What Fun it is-Christmas’, under the direction of Janet Rowden. More...

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Events that shaped Kilgore, 2009

By J. Louise Larson news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

As 2009 drew to a close, several area officials reflected on the events that shaped the past year. Perhaps the city’s saddest news occurred early in 2009. More...

MLK Park improvements to be dedicated in January

Updates to Martin Luther King Jr. Park have been going on for the past few months, new playground equipment, picnic tables and new restrooms have been installed, but more is about to come. More...

Rusk County ISD holds special meeting for superintendent search

The West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District has called a special meeting for Monday as the search narrows for a new superintendent. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

HAPPY NEW YEAR, Friends. THE FIRST DECADE of The New Millennium is behind us. History. Toast. Finito. +++ WITH the millennium still in its infancy, we’ve already lost some wonderful people. More...

News

Texas prepares for severe storms

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has directed the activation of state resources, including Texas Military Forces personnel and high profile vehicles, as a precautionary measure as a severe winter storm threatens many Texas communities. More...

GCSO’s top five 2009 cases

J. Louise Larson news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Murder took a holiday in Gregg County in 2009. More...

Kilgore Rotarians learn about martial arts and self defense

By GREG COLLINS Publicity Chairman

John Martini, a local martial arts instructor and a member of the Kilgore Rotary Club, was the guest speaker for the Wednesday meeting to end 2009. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2010
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19)  When you start zooming around, remember that not everyone has the same energy that you do. More...

Overtraining can lead to osteoporosis for women

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My daughter has been an avid athlete since she was a little girl. She plays basketball for her high school and is the star of the team. She has hopes of a college scholarship. More...

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Obituaries

TRAVIS J. BROWN, JR.

Travis J. Brown, Jr., age 63 of Kerrville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 at his residence. He was born Sept. 18, 1946 in Corsicana, to Travis Jim Brown, Sr. and Janie Mae Ellis Brown. He was the owner of a dry cleaners. More...

LESTER ERVIN SANDERS

Funeral services for Lester Ervin Sanders, 52, of Kilgore, will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 at Faith Tabernacle of God in Christ with Rev. R. L. Davis and Rev. Gary L. Walker officiating. Burial will be in Kilgore Memorial Gardens . More...

ALVERDIA QUEEN

Funeral services for Alverdia Queen, of Kilgore are pending at Cunningham Funeral Home. She died Dec. 31, 2009 in Tyler. More...

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