February 24, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Chamber to announce ‘Citizen of the Year’

By BILL WOODALL bwoodall@kilgorenewsherald.com
Kilgore Chamber of Commerce will take center stage here Thursday night when members gather for the annual banquet. Lloyd Bolding, citizen of the year in 2009, will introduce the 2010 honoree and Dr. More...

Fire leaves families homeless

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Fire destroyed a two-story quadruplex at 1815 Meadowgreen Drive in Kilgore in the early hours of Sunday morning. All three of the Kilgore fire stations responded to the call at came in at 2:24 a.m. More...

Jury selection to start in Rusk County capital murder case

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Jury selection is set for Wednesday, March 3 in the trial of Blaine Keith Milam, accused of capital murder in the brutal beating death of his girlfriend’s 13-month old baby in Rusk County. More...

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News

Singing and politics were at the Kilgore Lions Club on Thursday

The Kilgore Lions were entertained this week by the Kilgore High School Choir. More...

Gun gets man 12 years

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

With five felony convictions under his belt, Johnathan Bernard Morgan got the book thrown at him for carrying a gun. The Dallas resident was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday in Judge J. More...

Gregg County whistle-blower case set for mediation

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

An old case has reared its head in a whistle-blower case filed against the Gregg County judge and three commissioners. Mediation is set for March 19 in the case filed by Willie Bush, the former Pct. More...

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School news

KCHS-CBDHS to conduct awards day

The KCHS-CBDHS Memorial Site Committee will conduct "I Know My History Awards Day" Saturday, Feb. 27. The event will be staged in the conference room of Kilgore Public Library from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. More...

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Chandler Street improvements approved

Project would widen Chandler from schools to Dudley Road
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Mayor resigns and accepts appointment as interim mayor

Parker plans to move out of city by early summer

Council calls special election to fill mayor's job in May. More...

FEED ME ARIANA, FEED ME

Building a trailer for Ag. Mechanics, raising a lamb for the Kilgore FFA Show, manager for the Kilgore High School girls soccer team... More...

Arson suspects arrested, East Texans relieved

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Church members across East Texas are breathing easier after Sunday’s arrest of two men suspected in at least one of a rash of arsons over the past two months. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

THE STATE has issued its recommendations for surviving tornado season and the East- Texas Pump Jacks have issued the new, expanded schedule. LET it snow; spring is all but here. 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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Sports

KC men make statement at TJC, win 68-67

But Lady Rangers lose third straight; Trinity Valley is here tonight
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Brian Hoberecht just over half-way through with his second season as the Kilgore College men’s basketball coach, and he now has his signature win. More...

Sabine knocks off Frankston; will play tonight; boys wait

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Mission one accomplished for the Sabine High School Lady Cardinals. Mission two: on the radar screen. And the playoff mission hasn’t quite started for the Sabine boys, although the winning streak is now over. More...

Diamond ’Dogs open ’10 with loss to Pirates

By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

It was a season opener moved up to avoid winter weather, and one that a young Kilgore High School Bulldogs baseball team would probably like to forget. More...

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Obituaries

A. GLENN MORTON, III

Funeral services for A. Glenn Morton, III, age 69, of Tyler will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24th in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, Tyler. Services will be conducted by Dr. Stuart G. More...

LORENE KNIGHT SPRINGER HUTSON

Services for Mrs. Lorene Hutson, 92 of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A.M, Thursday, February 25, 2010, at Antioch Baptist Church in Upshur County with Bro. David Snelson, Bro Ray Thompson and Bro. More...

MAHLON E. HAYLES

Services are pending for Mahlon E. Hayles, 83 of Kilgore formerly of Kirbyville with Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mr. Hayles passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 in Kilgore. More...

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