October 16, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Partner cities hit the switch on annual Holiday Trail of Lights

Representatives from three Texas and three Louisiana communities gathered in Shreveport Thursday to kick off the annual Holiday Trail of Lights tour, a partnership designed to promote tourism during the holiday season. More...

KILGOROUND

WE JUST MOVE from one major event to another around here. FRIDAY, Oct. 22 and Saturday, Oct. 23, the Relay for Life Committee is hosting a cruise night, car show and arts-and-crafts fair… raising money for the Cancer Society. More...

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News

Community Crisis Center Angel

Kilgore Community Crisis Center Director Bob Caster, board member Linda Ballard and shelter manager Phyllis Foster accept a $1,000 donation from Glinda Barton, manager of the Clayton’s North fue More...

ETCOG appoints new director of finance

David Cleveland, Executive Director of the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG), the regional planning organization for fourteen East Texas counties, has announced the appointment of Charles Cunningham to the ETCOG management team as the direct More...

United Fund

Campaign Goal $70,000

United Fund Agencies, 2010 •American Red Cross •Because I Care •Boy Scouts of America •Boys and Girls Club •E.T. Child Advocates •E.T. More...

Advice & Entertainment

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CHITCHAT CORNER

Benefits, birthdays and a Hawaiian adventure

“IT WAS AWESOME,” said Kilgoreite Nora Fain as she tells of joining over 18,000 participants in the Susan Komen Race Against Breast Cancer held last weekend in Oklahoma City. More...

MINISTER’S MOMENT

Unplanned interruptions can be just what we need

“Don’t interrupt me!” We say that all the time, don’t we? We say it because we are always being interrupted by someone, or so it seems. More...

People

SEPTEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Chandler Elementary

First Grade, Front row (l-r) Jenifer Rojas, Olivia Ferguson, Zachary Witt, Kailey Jones, Angel Rosales, Marlie Holland, Kamryn Torres, Colby Wilkerson. More...

WEDDING

Bowles, Gunn exchange vows

Stacy Lynn Bowles and Jason Keith Gunn were united in marriage on July 17, 2010 at First Baptist Church of Longview. The Rev. Kip Salser officiated the afternoon ceremony. More...

Opinion

Letter Response To Past Letter

My name is Brent Lacy, I am the owner of Kilgore Bowling Center and I read your column titled “Customer Service Problem” in this past weekend’s paper. More...

Bowling Alley Letter Response

Dear citizens and bowlers of the Kilgore area, After 15 years of owning and running Pappy’s Rock ‘n Bowl in Kilgore, my cousin, Mark Griffin and I are no longer associated with the bowling center, now known as Kilgore Bowling Center. More...

KC blasts Ark. Baptist for third straight victory

Talk about warming up to face the defending national champions. The Kilgore College Rangers' losing streak to open the season seems nothing but a memory now, as the Rangers routed their third straight opponent Saturday night here at R.E. St. More...

FIRE GEAR & GRINS

A member of the Sabine Fire Dept. speaks with Sabine ISD elementary students during a program Oct. 12 and 13 at the school. More...

City Council considers state pledge at meetings

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Do you know these words by heart? “Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.” More...

Residents will get new option for recycling

Recycling in Kilgore is getting handier – and tidier – all the time. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

SATURDAY RANDALL FRANCIS FISH FRY and silent auction benefit will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 at First Baptist Church of Danville. All proceeds will go toward surgery and medical needs. 229 Utzman Rd. 903-984-9600 SUNDAY More...

Lifestyles

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EDOM ARTS FAIR

Free concerts add to annual event’s appeal

EDOM --f Edom Area Chamber of Commerce and Edom Festival of the Arts are proud to offer two days of free concerts in addition to their juried art show this weekend. More...

JOYMAKERS

Members, guests enjoy game time competition

The Joymakers met Oct. 12 for their regular monthly meeting and enjoyed a luncheon menu of various kinds of soup and cornbread. Betty Lee’s hotwater cornbread was a favorite. More...

Sports

Overton’s woes continue as Big Sandy takes 40-12 win

The Overton Mustangs dropped to 0-2 in district as Big Sandy claimed a decisive 40-12 win Friday. Overton's two touchdowns came in the first half, while the Wildcats split their six TDs equally between halves. More...

Bulldogs edge Jacksonville for top seed

Will face Nac Tuesday in district tournament

In the biggest match of the fall season to date, the Kilgore High School tennis team brought its A-game. And Sabrina Barnfield got the job done while under a tremendous amount of pressure. More...

Ragin’ Red cruises to 42-7 win

HALLSVILLE -- Looking to secure another District 14-4A win, Kilgore coach Mike Wood got about as good a performance out of his Bulldogs as he could have possibly hoped. More...

Obituaries

Elizabeth A. Harris

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RONNIE GILL

Funeral services for Ronnie Gill, 49, of Henderson will be held 10 a.m Monday, Oct. 18 at First Baptist Church of Henderson with Rev. Bill Tisdale, Barney Rueben and Jason Taylor officiating. More...

CARL H. LINKINHOKER

Services for Carl H. Linkinhoker, 65, of Liberty City were 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Jason Taylor will officiate services. Mr. Linkinhoker died Tuesday, Oct. More...