July 14, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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‘Missed but never forgotten’

American Legion to name new post for fallen Kilgore Marine
By AARON MAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com
A high honor for a deserving Marine. District leaders for the American Legion announced a new post being formed in Longview will be named in honor of Kilgore native and fallen Marine Sgt. Kenneth B. More...

World Class Grass

Overton company developed seeds used for World Cup soccer fields
By ROBERT BURNS For the News Herald

OVERTON -- You might call it a world-class save. To rescue soccer fields being used for the World Cup in South Africa, grounds managers used a turfgrass bred and developed near Overton in East Texas. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

IF BOBBY SOCKS AND poodle skirts are your thing, you’ll want to be at the World’s Richest Acre Thursday night. 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...

Pending

ROOSEVELT WILLIAMS Funeral services for Mr. Roosevelt Williams, of Kilgore, TX. are pending at Cunningham Funeral Home. He died July 12, 2010 in Longview, Texas. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

Celiac disease comes in many disguises

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 32-year-old woman, married with two children. For this entire year, I have not been myself. I have had loose stools at least twice a day, and have lost 20 pounds without trying. Finally, my husband insisted I see a doctor. More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19)  Can there be such a thing as too much energy? Today you could become feisty if you don't have enough to do. Act like the Energizer Bunny, and you'll achieve more than you can imagine. More...

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Obituaries

SHIFLETT, JANICE REEVES “MIMI”

A remarkable lady of great integrity and intellect, Janice Reeves Shiflett died July 9, 2010 in the same dignified way she lived. Janice was born August 22, 1929 in Lubbock, Texas to Henry and Bess Reeves. More...

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Whistleblower charges stimulus fraud

By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

When finding enough people eligible and willing to participate in a government program paid for with stimulus funding proved a problem, one large government contractor bent the rules, a whistleblower suit filed in state district court last week alle More...

Caught on tape:

Man walks away with vet’s walker
By J. LOUISE LARSON news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Theft doesn’t get much lower than this. Part-time Kilgore resident Fred Niles was shocked to discover someone had stolen his handicap walker after a recent visit to a local grocery store. More...

Shake, Rattle, Roll to perform free concert Thursday on World’s Richest Acre

Special to the News Herald

Kilgore’s Thursdays-inthe Patch summer concert series continues July 15, when Shake, Rattle & Roll returns for their third year on the stage of the World’s Richest Acre, under the derricks in Downtown Kilgore. More...

News

Recent rains bring extra benefits to Texas agriculture

By ROBERT BURNS For the News Herald

COLLEGE STATION -- The tropical depression following on the heels of Hurricane Alex brought more rain, improving pastures and benefiting crops, reported Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. More...

Food vendors sought for Saturday Christ Fest

Food vendors are needed Saturday, July 17for Christ Fest 2010 in Kilgore. This annual free event goes from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Kilgore City Park on North St. It will be a day full of Christian music, guest speakers. More...

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Sports

SHSU golfer claims win at Meadowbrook

When Blaine Weiterman left Kilgore Sunday evening he left without prize money. But he left with a trophy. The Sam Houston State University golfer captured the 73rd Meadowbrook Classic last weekend with a 45-hole score of 170. B.J. More...

Sabine 11/12 boys all stars

The Sabine 11/12 boys all stars won the district tournament and now advance to the Dixie Youth Baseball Major Jr. Division State Tournament in Center. More...

Kilgore 19-year-olds continue march through state playoffs

Kilgore’s 19-year-old all stars, coached by Donny Heimer, Louis Kelly and Tim Boaze, won their first two games in the state tournament in Paris. More...

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