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A VIEW FROM ABOVE

With stars towering overhead, downtown Kilgore shines brightly with the completion of Phase I, Phase II will be discussed at an open forum at Kilgore City Hall Thursday. More...

Sales tax allocations down statewide

Texas state comptroller Susan Combs announced Friday the state collected $1.65 billion in sales tax revenue in December, down 11.6 percent compared to December 2009. More...

Oil Industry’s economic decline appears to slow

The deterioration of the Texas oil and gas industry’s economic health, as measured by the Texas Petro Index (TPI), continued to slow in November, suggesting the 13-month decline could be nearing an end, possibly as early as firsthalf 2010. More...

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News

UPDATE: Kilgore mail theft case to be tried in federal court

Two Kilgore men arrested for yuletide mail thefts will be tried in federal court

The Kilgore Police Department said Monday U.S. Postal Inspector Paul Ecker has been assigned to the investigation of the series of mail thefts which occurred in Kilgore during the month of December 2009.   More...

Kilgore chamber presents program to Rotarians

By GREG COLLINS For the News Herald

Mike Coston, Carol Hinton and Barbara Garrett, the staff of the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce, presented a program to the Kilgore Rotary Club on Wednesday. They were invited by Dr. Charles Whiteside, the incoming chair of the chamber. More...

Lions get schooled in the mining business

From permits to excavation and reclamation, Lions Club Thursday was all about energy. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

‘Round to it!

MINISTER’S MOMENT RALPH RUDY

“Hey, Hon. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2010
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH After a discussion in which you feel you have been open, if you still get no response, proceed. Walk down a new path. With all the excitement that surrounds a new movie or a special visit, why not make it happen? More...

Can a 9-year-old achieve herculean status

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband, a gym rat (his words, not mine), wants to start our 9- year-old son weightlifting. I think this is dangerous and foolish. More...

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Obituaries

MARY MATILDA MAXWELL STEWART

Funeral services for Mary Matilda Maxwell Stewart, age 108 of Shreveport, LA, formerly of Marion County, TX., will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 11, 2009 at the Haggard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Markle officiating. More...

ALVERDIA QUEEN

Funeral services for Alverdia Queen, 85 of Kilgore will be Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Post Oak Baptist Church with Pastor Larry Washington and Rev. Lonnie Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. More...

MELVIE JOYCE WHATLEY

Services for Melvie Joyce Whatley, 75, of Kilgore will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 9, 2009 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Freddie Ward officiating. Burial will follow at the Danville Cemetery. Mrs. More...

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UPDATE: Reward offered for information on stabbing suspect

Victim says he knew the suspect

Authorities are seeking a Kilgore man after a stabbing early Sunday. Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Loys “Trey” Willis Jackson III, 19. Jackson is considered armed and dangerous. More...

Fiscal restraint serves Kilgore well

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

While other cities - including neighboring Longview - are trimming costs to the bone after less than stellar seasonal sales, prior fiscal restraint is serving Kilgore well. More...

$1 million grant for Synergy Park road development

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Sometimes the road to opportunity is paved with roads. That’s the idea behind a $1 million grant the U.S. Department of Commerce has earmarked for the Kilgore Ecoomic Development Corporation’s efforts to open up Synergy Park. . More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

THE OWNERS OF Napoli Italian Restaurant in Terrell are working to open a restaurant on East Main Street in the building most recently occupied by Super Mercado Lupita. BUT it won’t be as soon as you’ve heard. 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

Financial moves for the newly single

WILBUR F. YATES FINANCIAL FOCUS

We can’t always escape the sad events in our lives — but we still need to carry on. Obviously, for a married person, a divorce or the death of a spouse is a traumatic event. More...

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Lifestyles

BRRR-IT’S COLD OUT THERE

CHITCHAT CORNER LINDA K. BALLARD

WHEN LIVING IN EAST TEXAS, one cannot predict the weather. Monday morning, we were told to expect a drop in temperature by noon and possible snow flurries late in the evening. More...

Geddie and Martin to unite in marriage

Kalyn Martin and Clay Geddie, together with their families, are pleased to announce their engagement. More...

February wedding for Patton and Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Patton and Mr. and Mrs. Roland Johnson, all of Kilgore, proudly announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Natalie Brooke Patton and Brian Christopher Johnson. Natalie is the granddaughter of Mrs. More...

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Sports

UT, Kilgore connection falls short in title game

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Former Kilgore standouts Eddie Jones, Michael Huey and Britt Mitchell all got significant playing time on college football’s most grand stage Thursday night, as a part of the No. More...

Bulldogs open with big win in a frigid opener

Weather wreaks havoc on tourney schedules; KHS girls get the weekend off
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

There are soccer contests for the Kilgore High School boys program this weekend, but not exactly as planned, and for the girls, the below-freezing, dangerously cold weather forced a lost weekend. More...

KC teams split with TJC

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

The largest crowd so far to see a basketball game this season at Masters Gymnasium watched the Kilgore College Lady Rangers hold on for a close win over Tyler Junior College, and the KC Rangers face a fundamentally sound Apaches team. More...

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School news

KIS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER

Students of the Month for December at Kilgore Intermediate School in the Fifth Grade are Back Row Left to Right: Juan Giles, Daniela Stewart, Doug Rollins, Casey Trejo, Regan Bennett and Oren Cummings More...

Accelerated evening classes for adults offered at KC this spring

Kilgore College will offer classes at KC-Longview this spring geared toward working adults. The classes, called QUEST classes, give students an opportunity to earn 12 hours of college credit in only 16 weeks. More...

Kilgore College Testing Center announces spring GED testing schedule

The Kilgore College Testing Center will offer General Educational Development (GED) tests this spring on the Kilgore campus. More...

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