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KHS CROWNS NEW HOMECOMING QUEEN

Students from Kilgore High School crowned Lexi Johnston as the 2010 homecoming queen. Lexi is the daughter of Bryan and Tiffany Johnston. More...

Economist: Texas strong in weak U.S. economy

By J. LOUISE LARSON
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

At least we’re not standing still or going backwards. Conservative roots have left the Texas economy relatively robust in the wake of the American recession of 2008, according to a report presented to East Texas leaders Friday at UT Tyler. More...

Diet pills lead to loss of jobs for jail employees

By J. LOUISE LARSON
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Share and share alike didn't work out well for four Gregg County Sheriff's Office jail employees who were separated from their jobs over an incident involving sharing prescription diet pills. More...

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News

National service to honor fallen firefighters

For the News Herald

Kyle Perkins and Cory Galloway will be among the deceased firefighters recognized at the National Fire Academy this weekend. More...

SCHOOL SPIRIT FLIES HIGH

Kilgore High School cheerleaders performed high-flying acrobatics during the homecoming pep rally Thursday afternoon at the downtown train depot. More...

PASSages prepares UT students for success

Special to the News Herald

This fall, more than 100 students at the University of Texas at Tyler are participants in a pilot semester of a new academic success program. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

People think that, because I edit professional writers’ work, I have all the answers to the little language problems that plague regular folk. And, really, who am I to correct them? More...

CHITCHAT CORNER

It’s a new world
LINDA K. BALLARD

Techno, digital, you tubes and face books, it is definitely a new world that is growing with leaps and bounds every minute of the day. More...

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Obituaries

Franz Spear

Franz McConnel Spear Jr. (Mac), 70, of Dallas, formerly of Kilgore, went to be with his Lord Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 in Dallas. Memorial services to celebrate Mac’s life will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. More...

Larry Vanderwater

Services for Larry Vanderwater, 76, of Kilgore will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at the Rader funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Rodney Clinkscales officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery in Longview. Mr. More...

HAZEL JOSEPHINE HILLYER

A homegoing celebration for Hazel Josephine Hillyer, 94, will be Saturday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m. at Highland Park Baptist Church in Kilgore, with Bro. Riley Pippen presiding. More...

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Kilgore Night Out features 15 homes this year

Kilgore strikes a blow for neighborhood security tonight with a series of 15 neighborhood block parties. The get-togethers are designed to let neighbors meet neighbors, providing a loosely-organized neighborhood watch program. Members of the city&r More...

Boyd named new Pct. 3 commissioner

By J. LOUISE LARSON
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Gary Boyd was sworn in as Pct. 3 Commissioner for Gregg County on Wednesday morning. More...

Curbside recycling gets ‘green’ light

By J. LOUISE LARSON
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

Coming soon to a curb near you: Just as clean and a bit more green. Kilgore’s getting curbside recycling with its new waste removal contract. When city commissioners re-upped the city’s contract with Allied Waste Systems Inc. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

YIKES! IS A PERFECTLY usable word that all but disappeared from daily usage. Then along came the Internet and social networking. FB POSTERS and Twitter tweeters needed something more emphatic than Wow! Or even stronger than Golly! More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

SATURDAY KILGORE GARDEN CLUB will meet in the home of Kay Yates, 4 Briar Lane, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2. Program will be “Edible Green Plants” by Melynda Keenon. HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION of Longview will meet Saturday, Oct. More...

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Lifestyles

Fall pumpkins arrive at St. Luke’s

By AARON MAY
news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

The harvest season is upon us once again and St. Luke’s United Methodist Church is kicking off the season with their annual harvest sale and pumpkin patch. More...

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Dinkins chapter observes Constitution Week with program on early suffragette activists

The Samuel Paul Dinkins Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the First Christian Church to commemorate Constitution Week. More...

CLUB AUCOURANT

‘Trailblazing Ladies’ focus of new year

Club AuCourant began the 2010-11 club year with a meeting on Sept. 15 at the Country Place Village. Social Committee members Marcella Harkrider, Norma Norris and Janis Slayter were hostesses. More...

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Sports

WHAT’S CAUSING ALL THIS?

Yes, it was Pine Tree, but it was a building block
By MITCH LUCAS

Some of my thoughts while standing on the sidelines for Friday night’s homecoming game against Pine Tree... More...

LC routs Bloomburg, 62-12

SIX-MAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
By REV. EDWIN FINDLEY
Special to the News Herald

LAIRD HILL — Life is good for the Leverett’s Chapel Lions: 6-0 and a win on homecoming. More...

KHS still unbeaten; showdowns loom with Mavs, Indians

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
By MITCH LUCAS
sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore High School’s latest tennis win has set up a big finish to the fall schedule. The Bulldogs swept Nacogdoches, 20-0, on Tuesday, and have a couple of big dates left, starting at Marshall this coming Tuesday. More...

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For The Record

KILGORE PD ARREST REPORTS

From Staff Reports

The Kilgore Police Department reported the following arrests during the week of Sept. 24 to Sept. 27. Sept. 24 Darius Morrell Powe, 26, of Marshall, was arrested on two local warrants. More...

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People

Anderson, Hand wed

Jennifer Anderson and Jon Hand were united in marriage on May 14, 2010 at Forest Home Baptist Church in Kilgore. Judge Jerdy Wolverton officiated the evening ceremony. Jennifer is the daughter of Jerry and Linda Anderson of Kilgore. More...

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School news

College selling limited edition 75th Anniversary Ornaments

Special to the News Herald

A limited edition Christmas ornament has been produced to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Kilgore College. More...

KHS open house on Monday; KIS Tues. FACE-OFF

There will be an open house at Kilgore High School on Monday evening beginning at 6 p.m. and lasting about an hour and a half, until about 7:30, principal Greg Brown said Friday. More...

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