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HONORING AFRICAN-AMERICANS

During the Maude Laird Middle School Black History Month program, student gave quotes from famous African-Americans. (photo) William Colbert is Hank Aaron and Benny Colbert is Jackie Robinson. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

THE CHAMBER OF Commerce will name its new Citizen of the Year Thursday night during the annual banquet. THE party is at First Baptist Church… an appropriate setting for Dr. More...

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News

UPDATE: Mayor's resignation to be accepted Tuesday evening

Kilgore city council members will accept Mayor Joe T. Parker’s resignation Tuesday. More...

KISD student brings BB gun to school

From high schools to grade schools, educators always have concerns of safety on their campuses, and Kilgore Independent School District’s campuses are no different. More...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Editor, What kind of 9-year-old kid would bring a gun to school? More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Time to take retirement plan distributions?

You may not have the pictures, suntan or souvenirs to show for it, but if you’re at least 70-1/2, you’ve just finished a “vacation.” And that means you’ll have to do some work — on determining how much to take out More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19)  Check out a major purchase. Pretend that you are a financial expert. Do research, and you'll make strong decisions. Join others for a get-together and maybe a movie. Tonight: Catching up on another person's news. More...

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MINISTER’S MOMENT CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. More...

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Obituaries

Saturday Bread brings home the bacon

By J. LOUISE LARSON News1@kilgorenewsherald.com

On Saturdays, lunch is on us. That’s the message from a cadre of volunteers with Saturday Bread, a weekend feeding program that delivered an astonishing 7,000 meals in 2009 to Kilgore’s elderly and shut-ins. More...

PAT ANDERSON

Services for Pat Anderson, 79, of Kilgore will be 2PM Monday, February 22, 2010 at Highland Park Baptist Church with Reverend Riley Pippen officiating. Interment will follow at Kilgore Memorial Gardens. Mrs. More...

RUSS WALTON

Russ Walton, 52, was commercial fisherman, craftsman. Friends in Haines, Alaska grieved the death of commercial fisherman and craftsman Russ "Bubba" Walton, whom they remembered as hardworking, capable, colorful and opinionated. More...

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Education pays administrators well

Kilgore News Herald survey puts college administrators, superintendents at top of pay chart for local governments
By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

So what do you make? Salary is one of those taboo things not directly addressed in polite conversation. More...

Schools celebrate black history

Maude Laird Middle School held its annual Black History Month program Friday morning, ‘Heritage & Horizons: An African- American Legacy. The student body heard performances by the MLMS band, choir and orchestra. More...

SYLVIA BOWSIE

Funeral services for Sylvia Bowsie, 81 of Kilgore, will be held Saturday Feb.20, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Comfort C.M.E. Church with Pastor Pamela Austin officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. 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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Business

EAST TEXAS OIL AND GAS

DEVELOPMENTAL Harrison County Berry Oil Co. will drill the Jenk-Hazb Gas Unit 1 Well No.2H in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) Field. More...

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Lifestyles

KHS Ag. Mechanic students rolling to Houston

KHS FFA SMOKIN’
By LESTERMURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

For the first time in nine years the Kilgore Independent School District FFA will be literally rolling to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. More...

Civic Garden Club get tips on basic design

“Basic Design Techniques and Tips” was the program topic for the February meeting of Civic Garden Club. More...

Cox and Foxworth announce engagement and upcoming wedding

Ronnie and Julie Cox of Kilgore are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Natasha Nicole Cox to Mark William Foxworth, son of Jeff and Jennifer Nestleroad and Danny and Tina Foxworth, both of Kilgore. More...

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Sports

Diamond ’Dogs open season Tuesday

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

There’s no question that the Kilgore High School baseball program has grown into one of the most playoffdependable programs in East Texas in the last decade. More...

Lady ’Dogs open with loss

Face Sabine today at 2; home Tuesday vs. Center
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

It wasn’t the season-opening win the Kilgore High School Lady Bulldogs softball program would have liked, but it did give them a few things they cam improve upon. More...

Big, big weekend locally for KHS, Sabine

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

By the time this edition of the Kilgore News Herald hits the stands, the Kilgore High School boys and the Sabine High School girls basketball teams will know their fates. More...

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School news

KISD students help Haitians

Jennifer Hattaway, Kilgore High School Student Council sponsor said the KHS Student Council is partnering with Maude Laird Middle School Student Council to raise money for Haiti. More...

FHLA at KHS help Haitian orphans

Future Hispanic Leaders of America (FHLA) at Kilgore High School presented 42 pair of tennis shoes, 12 sleeping bags, camping pads, and some soccer and footballs for the Good Shepherd’s Love Orphanage in Haiti. More...

KC Chorale concert set for March 2

The Kilgore College Chorale, Camerata Singers and the East Texas Community Chorus will present a free concert featuring a brass and percussion ensemble March 2. The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. More...

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