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THE EARLY BIRD’S DELIGHT

Early morning coffee drinkers at the Goodday coffee shop were treated to a colorful sunrise over Downtown Kilgore Wednesday morning as the rising sun illuminated the scattered clouds to the east. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

KILGORE Community Crisis Center is $7.31 richer this week thanks to a group of small children. And their Sunday School teachers. LLOYD and Sherron Hill were “teaching a lesson about sharing and helping others,” Lloyd said. More...

KIS to use grant for student, parent, community enrichment

By AARON MAY
news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore Intermediate School recently received a four-year grant, which Principal Andy Adams plans to invest in the lives of the students through parental and community involvement. More...

KILGORE PD ARREST REPORTS

The Kilgore Police Department reported the following arrests during the week of Aug. 20 to Aug. 24. Aug. 20 Brittney Monique Dennis, 19, of Kilgore, was arrested on one local warrant. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

SATURDAY KILGORE FARMERS MARKET will be held at the World’s Richest Acre Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, but farmers are setting up their wares as early as 7 a.m. More...

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Lifestyles

Civic theater announces cast of ‘Willy Wonka’

Cherokee Civic Theatre in Rusk announces that the cast has been selected for their upcoming fall musical, “Willy Wonka,” Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous Candy Man and his quest to find an heir. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

We learn about grammar, usage and spelling mostly by reading. More...

CHITCHAT CORNER

Kindergarten love at first sight
LINDA K. BALLARD

AWE, THE EXCITEMENT of a new school year with students clad in starched clothes and clean sneakers, toting pencils and paper and ready to meet old friends and make new ones. More...

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES

Back to school means back to basics
LIZ BUCKNER
EXTENSION AGENT

August marked the return to school for many kids. Not only does returning to school affect students, it also affects many parents as they prepare their children for the new year while trying to stay within their budgets. More...

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Obituaries

ALLENE HASSELL

Graveside services for Allene “Granny” Hassell, 80, of Kilgore will be 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 at the Danville Cemetery with Reverend Freeman Pierce officiating. Mrs. More...

CINDY HARTER

Services for Mrs. Cindy Harter, 55, of Kilgore are pending at Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore. Mrs. Harter passed away Friday. Please leave online condolences www.Raderfuneralhome. com. More...

DORIS WADE

Funeral services for Doris Wade of Winnsboro are pending at Cunningham Funeral Home. She died Aug. 26, 2010 in Quitman. More...

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School news

SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION

LOCAL CHURCHES, NON-PROFITS HELP WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Parents at Kilgore Heights ElemntarySchool walk in with their children in tow, many heading for their first day of kindergarten and pre-school programs. More...

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Council chooses Allied Waste again

New contract may bring more services
Melissa Greene
For the News Herald

Council members voted Tuesday for a fresh, clean start between the city and Allied Waste Systems. More...

Council adopts camping ban

By MELISSA GREENE
For the News Herald

Tuesday’s city council meeting was all about stop and go. Council members approved an ordinance some residents hope will make unwanted campers go away, and also held a discussion about how to make downtown a more convenient place to stop. More...

Data shows domestic violence reports on the rise in Gregg County

By J. LOUISE LARSON
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Domestic violence reports are on the upswing in Gregg County since 2007, according to numbers released by Gregg County District Attorney’s Family Violence Department. More...

CLUB HONORS DONOR

The Boy’s and Girl’s Club honored Margaret Martin for her generous contribution during Thursday night’s Hamburger Bash. More...

News

Nursing home remodel boosts quality of life

By AARON MAY
news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Residents and employees at the Kilgore Manor Nursing Home can’t stop talking about the new improvements the facility received after being purchased by Creative Solutions in June. More...

Burglary suspect chased down by local businessmen

By AARON MAY
news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore Police arrested a Gladewater man Tuesday after he reportedly was chased down the road by businessmen from the Stone Road office building. According to Lt. More...

Candidates file at last-minute for Sabine ISD trustee elections

By MELISSA GREENE
For the News Herald

In the final hour leading up to Tuesday’s 5 p.m. deadline, six more people filed to run for positions on the Sabine Independent School District Board of Trustees. The election is scheduled for Nov. 2. More...

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Sports

Leverett's Chapel clobbers Karnack, 50-2

By REV. EDWIN FINDLEY
Special to the News Herald

KARNACK — One game, one blowout. The Leverett’s Chapel Lions six man football team defeated the Karnack Indians, new to the six-man game, by the overwhelming score of 50-2 in the first half due to the mercy run in six-man ball on Friday night. More...

Cardinals run wild, but fall at Malakoff in opener

By JASON HEFFNER

MALAKOFF-In the first ever meeting between the two schools, Malakoff’s home-standing Tigers knocked off the Sabine Cardinals, 51-18 Friday night, thanks to several huge defensive plays and a great passing night from junior quarterback, Jacob Teague. More...

Mistakes plague Rangers in season-opening loss

By MITCH LUCAS
sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Only the steady cooling breeze went right for the Kilgore College Rangers football program on an otherwise tough opening night at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium here Saturday night. More...

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People

Kilgore man and co-writer offer collaborative country anthem

By LINDA K. BALLARD
chitchatlinda@aol.com

A hit in the making, ‘Never Gonna Stand for This’ has recently been written and recorded by Ben Clark and Jamie Teachenor. More...

Rusk county 4-H Award Winners

Rusk County 4-H held its annual awards banquet at the Tommy McDaniel Ag Center on Aug. 6th. More...

Hills welcome Bethany Joy

Bethany Joy Hill was born to Brandon and Rachel Hill of Longview on Aug. 5, 2010. She weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long. Her big sisters are Skylar and Trinity Hanson. More...

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