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Jasper Chief gets nod for Kilgore post

By JAMES DRAPER
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It’s not yet official, but Jasper Police Chief Todd Hunter has been selected as Kilgore’s next top law enforcement officer. More...

Curbside’s kickoff surpasses monthly recycling returns

By AARON MAY
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The curbside recycling program concluded the first month of pick-ups last week with 12 tons of recyclable materials collected, nearly doubling the tonnage collected during the monthly recycling day program. More...

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Kilgore employee Jimmy Kinsey (left) and council member Neil Barr visit with outgoing City Clerk Karen Custer during her retirement reception Monday at City Hall. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

FEWER AND FEWER of us remember Lawrence Welk and even fewer remember Alice Lon, the Champagne Lady who danced with Dick Dale on the Lawrence Welk Show from 1953 until 1959. BUT Kilgore’s mayor remembers. More...

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News

Kilgore Community Concert Association Notice:

Member renewal letters were mailed Monday, Jan. 31 to members who have joined since 2005. Anyone who does not receive a letter within the next week can contact Claud Wallace at 903.981.3895 to renew their membership or sign up for the first time. More...

Homeland security radios put to test in East Texas counties

By AARON MAY
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Representatives from fire and law enforcement agencies spanning 14 counties and major East Texas cities converged on Kilgore Friday for an inter operational communications test to ensure the agencies could work together during an emergency. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

THE IDLE AMERICAN

Centenarian knows the drill
DON NEWBURY

If the boundaries of our understanding were as expansive as H. More...

YOUR HEALTH

The other, more deadly, kind of stroke
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: In October of last year, my husband, age 63, died of a brain hemorrhage (stroke). He was a youthful, health-conscious man, now sorely missed by his wife, family and friends. More...

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Obituaries

VERDA WILLIAMSON

Services for Verda Mae Williamson, 90, of New London were Monday, Jan. 31 at the Cottle- Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Overton, with Rev. Ken Hayman officiating. Burial was in Rusk County Memorial Gardens. More...

RUBEN SHEFFIELD

Funeral services for Ruben Sheffield of Kilgore are pending at Cunningham Funeral Home. He died Jan. 31, 2011 in Kilgore. More...

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For The Record

GREGG COUNTY INDICTMENTS

From Staff Reports

The 188th District Court Grand Jury returned 43 indictments during the Jan. 26 and 27 session. Sixteen records remained sealed due to no arrest at the time of indictment. Enrique Sanchez, 17, of Longview, was indicted on a charge of robbery. More...

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Main Street photo snags coveted spot in magazine

By AARON MAY
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Kilgore’s Main Street program will get a promotional boost this month as a picture of a downtown business is scheduled to grace the back cover of a national magazine. More...

Fast & Flurrious

Kilgore College students cross the pedestrian bridge bundled up against the cold and rain as a front blew quickly into East Texas Tuesday morning. More...

Flower shop owner lauds entrepreneurial training

By JAMES DRAPER
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COURTESY PHOTO by SEAN LANDRY

The first check she ever received came in 1961 – it was made out to Wanda ‘Flower.’ While she wouldn’t have called it an “omen” at the time, the misprint does ring true for Wanda Fowler today as owner and operator More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

WEDNESDAY CIVIC GARDEN CLUB will meet 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9 at Community House. More...

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Our World

ET Literacy Council offering tutor training Feb. 7, 12

The East Texas Literacy Council is offering volunteer tutor training on Monday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 12. The Monday training will be from 5:30-9 p.m., and the Saturday from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Rangerettes to perform at Bowl gala

The Kilgore College sophomore Rangerettes will be the opening act for country musician Pat Green Thursday night at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth as a part of preliminary Super Bowl XLV festivities. More...

Sometimes people knead to relax

By JAMES DRAPER
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When Melissa Biggs’ husband started developing back issues, facing surgery, she hoped there was a better solution. Biggs found it through massage therapy; if anyone could help Dan, she could. More...

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Sports

“BUBBA” AND HIS FISH

Twelve-year-old Robert Maldonado (above) was sure proud of this fish he caught in a pond back in January, during the last snow. Robert is the son of Robert Maldonado and Rosey Maldonado. More...

LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF

— BY SPORTS EDITOR MITCH LUCAS

SOFTBALL Scrimmages begin this week Preseason scrimmages start this week for the Kilgore High School softball program, including a Friday afternoon scrimmage here against Spring Hill. More...

Area preps, KC prepare for National Signing Day

Kilgore’s Anthony makes verbal to Baylor
By MITCH LUCAS
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Ironically on National Signing Day 2011, one of the hottest topics is a verbal commitment by a senior next year. More...

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School news

KC hosts art symposium for area students Friday

The Kilgore College Visual Arts Programs will host the annual Secondary Art Symposium for secondary school art teachers and their students on Friday, Feb. 4. More...

ROTARY CLUB ANNOUNCES TEACHER OF THE MONTH

KISD’s Sandie Crawford earned the Rotary Club’s teacher of the month designation for January. More...

WALKER NAMED ROTARY STUDENT OF THE MONTH

Gerron La’Don Walker was named the Kilgore Rotary Club student of the month for January. More...

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