April 17, 2010 RSS feed / News

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General Dynamics SATCOM earns incentive check from KEDC

Kilgore Economic Development today awarded General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies an incentive payment of $150,000.00 after the company met the requirements of an economic development agreement with the organization. More...

Firemen raising funds this weekend for Muscular Dystrophy

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

These boots were made for filling with cash for a good cause. It’s time to kick off another boot-filling campaign in Kilgore. More...

Electricity rates to go up

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has approved an increase in the base rate for Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO). SWEPCO is a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP). More...

Kilgore Police arrests for April 7-14

From Staff Reports

The following arrests were logged by the Kilgore Police Department from April 7 to 14. April 7 to April 8 Christopher Dewaine Ehl, 26, of Longview, arrested on two local warrants. More...

Texas elections tail on national dog

GUEST OPINION DAVE MCNEELY

Will 2010 be a disaster for Democrats like 1994? Or, will Republicans’ lockstep opposition to President Obama’s health care plan backfire? More...

School board candidates face off Tuesday night

By BILL WOODALL knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com

Voters in Kilgore school district will have an opportunity to publicly question the six school board candidates. Forever in God We Trust will sponsor a candidate forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20. More...

Winter sparks record number of fires, Lions told

By J. LOUISE LARSON Some records aren’t a pleasure to break.

The Gregg County-based East Texas Piney Woods chapter of the American Red Cross saw record numbers of families devastated by fire in the first part of 2010. More...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

TxDOT urges motorists to be cautious in work zones

Editor, Imagine if your office was immediately adjacent to a DFW airport runway, or a double set of busy railroad tracks. More...

Film festival opens at 4 Star

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

For East Texas film buffs ready to think outside the Hollywood blockbuster box, there’s the Kilgore Film Festival. More...

Line in the sand . . .

THE IDLE AMERICAN DR. DON NEWBURY

A rare moment in Texas history was marked by a line drawn in the sand. We Texans proudly point to the Alamo in San Antonio, where Colonel William B. Travis drew the line, and brave, out-numbered comrades rallied behind him. More...

Newest website updates:

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Agricultural and rural organizations announce support for Rep. Simpson - 2012-05-24 10:03
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Council commits to purchase country club - 2012-05-23 14:25
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Endorses Republican State Rep. Chuck Hopson for Re-Election - 2012-05-22 15:41
Kilgore News Herald endorses Tommy Merritt - 2012-05-21 16:51
Joe Barber - 2012-05-21 14:19
Rep. David Simpson releases list of over 1,000 endorsements - 2012-05-21 10:25
Customer killed in accident at East Texas Lumber - 2012-05-18 16:54
Kilgore man shot to death in Longview Tuesday - 2012-05-16 17:31