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A TOUCH OF FAME & FA SHION

Saturday night KHS made their choice, Above, Eric Applegate and Darby Capps were chosen as Most Handsome and Most Beautiful in their senior class.At left, a style show model on the runway. More...

KC mourns the loss of a past president

Kilgore College will go dark to honor past president Bert E. Woodruff

Bert E. Woodruff, the sixth president of Kilgore College, died Saturday at age 85 after a lengthy illness. More...

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News

AND SOME TALENT...

Student entertainment enlivened the Most Beautiful, Most Handsome pageant Saturday. More...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATED AT KILGORE HEIGHTS

The Kilgore Heights Elementary School Library has been hosting Black History Month by having visitors in to read. More...

Murder at KC, it’s a Mystery

The Kilgore College Theatre Department will present the murder mystery ‘Trifles’ by Susan Glaspell. The play is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, through Saturday, Feb. 27, with a matinee performance at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28. More...

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Obituaries

BERT E. WOODRUFF

Devoted husband of 54 years, attentive father of girls, world traveler, patron of the arts, avid reader, generous farmer and lover of animals, Mr. Woodruff died peacefully at home on Saturday, February 13, 2010 after a lengthy illness. More...

GREG ALLEN THOMPSON

Services for Greg Allen- Thompson, 30, of Kilgore, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore with Rev. Bruce Wells officiating. Burial will follow at Danville Cemetery in Kilgore. More...

GEAN BURNETT HALE

Gean Burnett Hale died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Nacogdoches. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, at First United Methodist Church, with Dr. Bill Gandin presiding. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. More...

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Barr challenges Hancock for city seat

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

With filing open for a week, the Kilgore city general election set for May 8 has drawn one contested race to date. Kilgore native Harry “Neil” Barr is running for Place 3 on the city council. More...

Phase I of downtown makeover done

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

After the balloons cleared on Kilgore’s Main Street Project Phase I dedication, there were only two decisions left for Phase II of Kilgore’s Main Street Project: which blocks to do next, and how to pay for it. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

WE KNOW WHAT YOU’RE thinking: this has been an unusually cold and wet year. YOU’RE half right. +++ SINCE December 1 we’ve been significantly colder than normal. In the 75 days or so since Dec. 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. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Urinary tract infections common for women

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I would appreciate it if you would share knowledge on the causes of urinary tract infections. I am a female who's prone to this problem. -- T.J. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, FEBRURY 17, 2010
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19)  You have strong opinions. Pull back and think before you take action. Allow greater creativity to flourish. A friend wants to share his or her ideas. You just might not be ready to deal with everything that you hear. More...

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Sports

MLMS TENNIS BEATS BULLARD!

The Maude Laird Middle School Bulldogs tennis team scored an impressive 30-4 win over Bullard during match play on Monday afternoon. More...

Bulldogs break 14-4A’s three-way tie

Win over Henderson sends KHS back to Nacogdoches — again
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

The end of the 2008-09 high school boys basketball season saw an unbelievable climax in District 14- 4A, a three-way tie between Kilgore, Henderson and Nacogdoches. The tie is now down to two. More...

Rangers stage big comeback to beat Bearcats

LMC upsets Lady Rangers; men back at home tonight
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Saturday’s basketball matchups between Kilgore College and Lon Morris College had drastically different endings — and it was a bittersweet day for each school. More...

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School news

Hi-Stepper dance class

KHS Hi-Stepper Dance Camp will be held Saturday March 6 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Kilgore High School gymnasium. The camp is open to students from kindergarten through eighth grade. A registration fee will include a snack and a tee shirt. More...

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