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Kilgore to get 24-hour ER

Good Shepherd, Allegiance partner to bring around-the-clock emergency, additional beds
By BILL WOODALL knhedit@kilgorenewsherald.com
“It’s been a long road, but we are here.” That’s how Bill Adamson, president of the Laird Hospital Foundation, opened Thursday’s emergency meeting of Kilgore City Council. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

I LIKE DOGS as much as the next person – depending on who the next person is, of course – but even I, a dog fan, must wonder of there are other countries where dog owners (canine companions) hire pet dentists to clean their dog’s t More...

Do-list for a decade

Capital projects plan includes often-discussed civic center
By J. LOUISE LARSON
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

It’s the civic center that wouldn’t die. An old idea keeps coming up in city plans and proposals despite being taken firmly off the table by the Kilgore city council. 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

Up, Up and Away

Texas Balloon Race marks 32 years in Longview

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Advice & Entertainment

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

Tom in Glendale, Calif., wrote recently to ask about plurals of names ending in S. “How do you pluralize a name like Ross?” he asked. “It has to be Rosses, right? More...

THE IDLE AMERICAN

Some facts about failure . . .
DR. DON NEWBURY

Who’da thought it? Despite college graduation rates being lower than we’d like, over the long haul, a higher percentage of colleges than students have failed. More...

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

MASTER GARDENER
JEAN LAIRD

Dear Fellow Gardeners and Future Gardeners, July—only a few more weeks and the cooling, fall months will march to the front lines. This is the month to relax and begin to enjoy all the work you have done in your gardens. More...

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Obituaries

MARY CELIA COATES

Graveside Services for Mary Celia Coates, 86, of Kilgore, formerly of Alvin, Texas will be held 1:00 P.M. Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Marlow Cemetery in Cameron, Texas with Brother Raymond Russell officiating. More...

DOTTIE SUE (WEATHERFORD) KING

Dottie Sue (Weatherford) King, born February 26, 1940, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday evening, July 28, 2010, after a long battle with COPD. More...

RUTH NETTLE MCCONNICO

Graveside services for Ruth McConnico, 93, Clear Lake City, formerly of New London, will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 31 at Birdston Cemetery, Streetman, under direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. More...

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Kilgore man jailed, charged with Saturday robbery

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New ER to benefit business recruitment

By J. LOUISE LARSON
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

With the promise of an emergency room back in town, industrial prospects are looking good. More...

The Joy of Flying

World travelling pilot says best part is sharing the experience with others
NEWS HERALD photos by AARON MAY
By AARON MAY
news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Just before the break of dawn Friday morning, pilots and crew members began filing into Longview’s Maude Cobb Convention Center in preparation for the 32nd annual Great Texas Balloon Race. More...

City plans new sports complex

By J. LOUISE LARSON
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Diamonds may be forever, but in Kilgore, they may have outlived their usefulness. More...

News

Sales Tax Holiday Stretches back-to-school Budgets

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(AUSTIN) — Schoolchildren will soon head back to the classroom; and Texas’ annual Sales Tax Holiday will help outfit kids with tax-free clothes, shoes and school supplies they need for the new school year. More...

2010 Property Tax Rates in Kilgore College

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2010 Property Tax Rates In Gregg County EMS Dist 1

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Sports

Coaches favor Blinn to win it again

SWJCFC media day poll has KC finishing third
By MITCH LUCAS
sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Will 2010 again be the Year of the Buc? As expected, defending NJCAA national champion Blinn — the No. More...

’Jacks back home on Sunday

By MITCH LUCAS
sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Rain has been the most frustrating opponent for the East Texas Pump Jacks in the last week, as the Pump Jacks continue their quest to finish the second half with the Texas Collegiate League’s best record. More...

MLMS CHEERLEADERS RECOGNIZED

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For The Record

KILGORE POLICE ARREST REPORTS

From Staff Reports

The following arrests were made by the Kilgore Police Department in the week of July 22 to July 28. July 22 Garrett Wade Peterson, 22, of Kilgore, on a charge of a city ordinance violation. More...

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School news

UT Tyler to hold orientation Aug. 21 for new graduate students

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The University of Texas at Tyler will hold its Fall 2010 New Graduate Student Orientation Saturday, Aug. 21. The orientation will be 9 a.m. – noon at the UT Tyler Ornelas Activity Center, 3402 Old Omen Road in Tyler. More...

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