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Candidates cover variety of topics

All agree campus facilities are in need of improvement
By BILL WOODALL knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com
About 75 likely voters were at Forest Home Baptist Church Tuesday to hear school board candidates offer opinions on teaching evolution, school uniforms and TAKS tests. More...

Students earn time off for good test performance

AN EXTRA SEVEN DAYS
By AARON MAY
news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Imagine being 17 again, in high school and summer is right around the corner. Now imagine finding out you can get out of school seven days earlier, just by passing your tests. More...

Early voting begins here Monday

Early voting in Kilgore city and school elections begins Monday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at city hall in Kilgore, but the schedule varies thereafter. From Tuesday, April 27 through Monday, May 3, voting is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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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Lifestyles

2010 Hi-Stepper Spring Show

The Kilgore High School Hi-Stepper Spring Show will be held on Sunday, April 25, at 2:30 p.m. in the Dodson Auditorium on the Kilgore College campus. More...

Let freedom ring

CHITCHAT CORNER
LINDA K. BALLARD

“Just what is it?” whispered some during the West Rusk School Board meeting held last Monday evening as ninth grader, Billy Ryan Williams, presented his concerns about the ruling and asked the board to reconsider its ban of faux hawks. More...

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

I have a confession to make. I’ve always been insensitive to allergy sufferers. More...

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Sports

KISD hires Wood to replace Vallery

Former assistant head coach, defensive coordinator becomes 21st coach in program’s history
By MITCH LUCAS
sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

The new leader of the Kilgore High School athletic department is a man of large stature — both in size and in character. More...

Sabine, Kilgore golfers fall short of state tourney

By MITCH LUCAS
sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Local high school golfers did their schools proud this week, with Sabine High School’s Jillian Calvit, two boys golf teams from Sabine, and the Kilgore High School girls all competing in regional tournaments. More...

Whitehouse takes two from Kilgore

By MITCH LUCAS
sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

One Kilgore High School diamond team has finished its season, and thanks to the Whitehouse Wildcats, another end could be coming sooner than anyone wants. More...

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School news

KHS Senior Lillian Gipson, 17, plays the double bass

KHS Senior Lillian Gipson, 17, plays the double bass in the high school orchestra. More...

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Blakeman: Kilgore shaped his music

By J. LOUISE LARSON
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Country recording artist Shy Blakeman says he owes much to his Kilgore roots. A 1998 Kilgore High School graduate, Blakeman first tuned up his songwriting skills while at Kilgore High School. More...

Reaction to court ruling sparks second public event on Day of Prayer

By J. LOUISE LARSON
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Local prayer warriors are scrambling to be heard in number after a federal judge’s ruling declared the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

WHEN WE SAW BOBBY Speer dusting his dropdead gorgeous vintage El Camino Conquistador with a feather duster, we just had to ask. TWENTY coats of “clear” he said. More...

News

Gregg joins statewide effort to slow the spread of viruses across the state

By J. LOUISE LARSON
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

When it comes to viral infection, what happens in Gregg County doesn’t stay in Gregg County. More...

Former Longview teacher jailed for child porn

A former Longview band director has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Albert Slatter Jr., 59, of Longview pleaded guilty on Oct. More...

Spradlin says replacing city staff will be a major task

Kilgore native hopes to replace retiring mayor Joe Parker
By AARON MAY
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Early this year, Mayor Joe T. Parker announced he and was wife were building a new home outside the city limits and that he would be forced to require from his position at city hall. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Stress fractures are tiny bone cracks

YOUR HEALTH
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My daughter runs track for her high school. She's a junior and has been on the track team since her freshman year. This past week, she complained of thigh pain. For a couple of days we used a heating pad, but it didn't work. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, April 25, 2010
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19)  An underlying irritation could streamline a talk. Try not to hit the cat because you are angry at the dog! If your feelings are overflowing from one relationship, you need to clear the air. More...

Water bearers

MINISTER’S MOMENT
CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us." More...

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Obituaries

CHARLES “CHIC” O’CONNOR

Charles “Chic” O’Connor, 90, of Longview, passed away Thursday afternoon April 22, 2010 at a local hospice facility with his family by his side. Services will be Monday April 26, 2010 at 10:00am at St. More...

LULA INEZ RAY

Funeral services for Inez “MeMaw” Ray, 95, of Henderson, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 26, 2010 at Crawford A. Crim Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Layton officiating. Interment will be in Mt. More...

STEVEN SNYDER

Our beloved Son and Brother Steven Keith Snyder joined his father David Snyder on April 21, 2010. More...

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