May 29, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

United Fund meets fundraising goals

David Wylie is pleased that Kilgore hit its United Fund target this year. But “pleased” is about as far as it goes. More...

News

Main Street hosts tour of downtown art deco

Stream-lined designs, intricate brick patterns and a whole lot of tile - all elements of a period of early twentieth century architecture known as “art deco.” Main Street Manager Fallon Burns led a group of kilgoreites around the city We More...

TIRZ development passes hearing hurdle

Two hearings in the space of a minute moved a new industrial park closer to reality Tuesday night. More...

Job fair set for June 2 in Marshall

Dozens of employers are expected at Congressman Louie Gohmert’s upcoming East Texas Job Fair at East Texas Baptist University on June 2. More...

Advice & Entertainment

How to judge exercise intensity

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am in my 70s and attend vigorous aerobic exercise classes three times a week. We monitor our heart rate. Mine increases only about five feats. Others get significantly higher increases. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, May 30, 2010

ARIES (March 21-April 19)  You cannot change another person's mood. In fact, if you lie back, you could see a big change in a key person. Where this person might have been holding back, he or she now opens up. More...

Fix our eyes on Jesus

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. More...

‘Long gone, but not forgotten’

City officials honor WWI vet, hometown hero

Arthur Perkins is long gone, but not forgotten – and Mike Coston’s annual Memorial Day routine honors a man he has no other connection to but a commitment to remembering Perkins’ sacrifice. More...

Kilgoreites dive into summer at Splash Day

The evidence of summer’s rapid approach is undeniable. More...

Lifestyles

Kilgore school orchestras show off skills

Clockwise from Top: Tristan Roberts directs middle school band. (left) Middle school students perform during spring concert. (Below) Braelon Mitchell focuses on the sheet music. More...

Where there’s smoke there’s fire

“IT WAS SO-O NICE TO HEAR that smoke alarm going off when I pulled into the yard,” said Sabine Fire Chief Joe Johnston. “The call came into us at 1:12 a.m. More...

Kigore Woman’s Club install new officers

The Kilgore Woman’s Club met on May 13 at Johnny Cace’s restaurant in Longview. Members enjoyed fellowship and lunch prior to their meeting. President Ruth Anne Camp called the meeting to order and led members in the Club Collect. More...

Sports

No. 1 Overton convinces Evadale of its power

Wins game one, 8-2

A juggernaut is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “a massive and destructive force or object.” Thefreeonlinedictionary. More...

Perfect!

MLMS tennis team finishes 16-0

Perhaps somewhat lost in the confusion of an always-busy month of May, the tennis program at Maude Laird Middle School accomplished what very few teams do: a perfect season. More...

Current, former Pump Jacks, including Chitwood, honored

2010 season begins Wednesday; home Friday

The Texas Collegiate League has grown accustomed to East Texas Pump Jacks players winning all-star honors. Now college conferences across the country are learning the same lesson. More...