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KIBA honors beauty spots and discusses cost of dealing with litter

From Staff Reports
It’s official. Three of the prettiest places in Kilgore were named Tuesday at the annual KIBA banquet at First Christian Church. Kilgore Improvement and Beautification Association named its finalists at the well-attended event. More...

Sabine field house plans finalized, ready to bid

Sabine ISD Board members unanimously voted to release blueprints for a new high school field house Monday, clearing the way for the bidding portion of the project to begin. 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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Sports

Sabine boys win district; Calvit qualifies for regionals, too

KHS girls lead after first round; boys third
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Sabine High School’s boys golfers will take not one, but two teams to the regional tournament in Bullard next week after a very good performance in Monday’s final round of the District 18-2A tournament. More...

Nac puts bite on Bulldogs

Dragons sweep baseball, JV ball, softball; varsity baseball, softball teams scratching for playoff lives
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore High School’s baseball program has put together a strong run over the last decade, and would love to keep that run going with another trip to the Class 4A playoffs this year. But the Diamond ’Dogs have got to finish strong. More...

KILGORE SOCCER ASSOCIATION REPORT

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a game report from the Kilgore Soccer Association, a youth soccer league for children that plays its games on Saturdays at the sports complex on Highway 135. More...

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School news

KC preview day for potential students Saturday

Kilgore College will host its annual Ranger Preview Day Saturday, April 17, to give potential students an opportunity to learn more about the educational opportunities the college offers. More...

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Engineer sent back for more pricing

City trying to figure cost of fixing water line
By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore city council will wait a little longer for answers on the Rabbit Creek sewer trunk main project. More...

County OKs video camera for Precinct 3 constable

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Remember the days of VHS? Pct. 3 Constable Bill Echart is still living them, thanks to an outmoded VHS recording system in his old Gregg County vehicle. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

WE’RE BEING TOLD that Santa’s elves have asked that Santa’s house be parked on Kilgore Street permanently and apparently Mr. Claus has chosen to honor that request. More...

News

Pirtle UMC annual barbecue this year features Cajun music

The Historic Pirtle Bar- B-Q has for many years the Bar-B-Q has provided funds for the missions and ministries of Pirtle United Methodist Church. In recent years, since it was reestablished, the event has been raising the bar each year. More...

Locals among those inducted into KC’s English honor society

The Kilgore College Upsilon Delta chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta, the English honor society for two-year colleges, will hold its spring induction of 67 new members. The ceremony is set for 6:30 p.m. More...

Merritt joins effort to combat youth drinking with poster contest

Special to the News Herald

State Rep. More...

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Obituaries

KAMMELA SUZANNE MORAN

Services for Kammela Suzanne Moran, 45, of Kilgore are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010 in the Chapel of Margaret’s House, 5016 Gilmer Road. Ms. Moran died on Thursday, April 8, 2010 in Longview. More...

LAURA BROWN WILSON

Laura Brown Wilson, 86, of Roanoke, ended her courageous battle with cancer at her home on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. She was born August 14, 1923 in Dallas, TX to Frank and Mary Clyde Brown. More...

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