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Dance Camp Cover Girl

By AARON MAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com
Kilgore High School Hi- Stepper Lexi Johnston said she was honored to be selected as the cover girl for the American Dance and Drill Team’s 2011 event brochure. More...

Wildcatter Estates to break ground Monday on former oil patch land

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

NEWS HERALD photo by AARON MAY With the help of a “brownfield” grant from the Texas Railroad Commission, an old oil patch property is getting a new lease on life in the heart of Kilgore. More...

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News

County finances get clean bill of health; anti-fraud measures get thumbs-up in audit

By J. LOUISE LARSON News1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Internal anti-fraud measures put into place by Gregg County’s auditing department got the nod of approval from external auditors in a report delivered to the county commission. More...

Muncy tells Rotary Club members of her international law enforcement experience

By AARON MAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore Rotary Club members welcomed Jill Muncy, niece of Rotarian Charles Whiteside, as guest speaker during Wednesday. More...

City officials to consider youth curfew

The Kilgore City Council will consider adopting an ordinance for a juvenile curfew in the city limits at their next meeting, set for Tuesday, June 8 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Some conditions demand cautious exercise

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 55-year-old male who knows the benefit of lifting weights. I've been a gym rat since I was 40. I also realize the value of controlling cholesterol. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19)  Take your time getting going this morning. What you think you will do with a situation could change. Give yourself the flexibility you need to make your desires happen. Lighten up about a personal matter. More...

My treasured dollar

MINISTER’S MOMENT CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth for I have put my hope in your laws. I will always obey your law forever and ever. More...

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Obituaries

GERTRUDE PERKINS BISESE

Funeral services for Gertrude Perkins Bisese, 76, of Longview Texas will be on Friday June 4, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home with Rev. David English officiating. More...

JIM RUSHTON

Funeral services for Jimmy Rushton, 59, of Henderson were held at Thursday, June 3, 2010 at the First Baptist Church Chapel with Rev. Dewayne Yates and Dr. Greg Johnson officiating. More...

RICHARD K. (DICK) SWIMM

Richard K. (Dick) Swimm, a longtime resident of Kilgore passed away May 29, 2010 at Overton Brooks V.A. Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana from a brief illness. More...

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ETCOG tables attorney decision

By J. LOUISE LARSON News1@kilgorenewsherald.com

A bid to add high-powered Dallas labor attorneys to ETCOG’s legal stable came to an abrupt halt Thursday. More...

City closes Woodlawn at Chandler for summer repairs

By J. LOUISE LARSON News1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Residents around the Kirkwood addition will need to find alternate routes to navigate around Woodlawn and Chandler. The City of Kilgore will close off a stretch of Woodlawn for construction work. 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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Lifestyles

When in doubt ask a kid

CHITCHAT CORNER LINDA K. BALLARD

ALWAYS ASK A KID when you want to know the truth of the matter but be prepared when you do ask. Doug, Penny and nine-year old Caleb Stewart took a trip to the Caddo River. More...

KISD choir hits all the right notes

Choir students from Kilgore High School and Maude Laird Middle School performed various musical numbers during their annual spring choir concert. More...

Baby boom town: New book planned on 50s and 60s Kilgore

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore’s golden era is getting a fresh look in an upcoming book about the 1950s and 1960s in Boom Town, U.S.A. More...

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Sports

Pump Jacks split season-opening series at Victoria

Here at Driller all weekend
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

A victory margin of six runs definitely isn’t a bad way to head into your first home stand of the season. More...

EDDIE JONES NOW A UT GRAD!

Eddie Jones Jr., a standout football player and Kilgore native, graduated from the University of Texas on May 21 at the Gregory Gymnasium. More...

LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF

BASEBALL Bulldog Camp next week The annual baseball camp held at Driller Park will be this coming Monday, June 7 through Wednesday, June 9, taught by Kilgore High School’s baseball coaches. More...

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School news

Kilgore College announces spring ‘10 grads

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kilgore College has announced it spring 2010 graduating class. Congratulations to these graduates on their achievement. More...

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