February 12, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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Nault named top citizen for 2010

By AARON MAY
news2@kilgorenewsherald.com
Spirits were high Tuesday night as the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce celebrated their 80th year of service to the city of Kilgore at their annual banquet. Donna Beets assumed her new position as Chairwoman of the Board, succeeding chairman Dr. More...

CITY OF KILGORE

By JAMES DRAPER
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Officials welcome new chief Former Jasper Police Chief Todd Hunter is officially in the top spot in the Kilgore Police Department and will take the reins Feb. 21. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

AS IT TURNS OUT, the conspiracists were wrong again. Childhood inoculations does not cause autism. More...

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News

McMillan ready to get on the job as secretary

By JAMES DRAPER
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Denise McMillan officially gets down to work as Kilgore City Secretary Monday. The men on the city council dais rose to their feet Thursday as outgoing secretary Karen Custer administered McMillan’s oath of office. More...

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Business

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The new Downtown D’Lites frozen yogurt eatery is under construction and set to open by mid- March in the Provence building. More...

Chamber encourages residents to Shop Local.

Kilgore Chamber of Commerce President Mike Coston greets guests Tuesday night as the Chamber starts their 80th year of service. More...

Chamber Ambassadors of the year

(Left) Recruiter of the Year Jean Robertson More...

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Advice & Entertainment

CHITCHAT CORNER

‘Tis so sweet
LINDA K. BALLARD

It seems everyone is kind, thoughtful and sweet on Valentine’s Day. Do you know why? They like being remembered. More...

A Word Please

Toyota is conducting a poll to determine the plural of “Prius.” Will it be Priuses? Will it be the Latin-inspired Prii? Should Prius be like deer, using its singular as its plural? Or how about Prien or Prium? More...

FINANCIAL FOCUS

Financial gifts can bring smiles on Feb. 14
WILBUR F. YATES

Each Valentine’s Day, Americans spend millions of dollars on candy and flowers. These are fine gifts, but after the chocolates are eaten and the roses have wilted, Valentine’s Day will just be a pleasant memory. More...

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KISD keeps bond election on the table

By AARON MAY
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Kilgore Independent School District officials still plan to call a bond election for new school campuses in spite of a large budget cut expected from state funding. More...

Sales tax total tops $2 million in two months

By BILL WOODALL
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Amazing. That’s the word used by Kilgore mayor Ronnie Spradlin to describe the jump in sales tax revenue for the city. More...

City expects work on Wildcatter in 60 days

By JAMES DRAPER
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Once the first duplex gets built, Chris Dunsworthy says, it should snowball into 18 more at the Wildcatter Estates. More...

Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST

SUNDAY THE EAST TEXAS DAYLILY SOCIETY will meet Feb. 13 at the Tyler Rose Garden Center at 2 p. m. Program: A member of the Lufkin Hemerocallis Society will present a video of her garden. Visitors and new members welcomed. More...

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Our World

Coleman to take stage in community concert

Jason Floyd Coleman, grandson of Floyd Cramer, takes the Dodson Auditorium spotlight Thursday, Feb. 17, in a Kilgore Community Concert Association program. Show time is 7 pm. More...

Former KISD principal, ‘icon’ dies at age 101

By AARON MAY
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Residents of Kilgore are mourning the loss of Kyle Bates, a man many considered an “icon” in the community because of his dedicated service to the Kilgore school system throughout his lifetime. Bates died Wednesday in Longview. More...

All you ever wanted to know about Digital Dating

...but were afraid to ask
By BILL HEDRICK
Special to the News Herald

We’ve all seen those television commercials showing happy couples smiling, holding hands and walking barefoot along the beach and talking about how they never would have found true love unless they had joined a particular online dating service. More...

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Lifestyles

Labors of Love

Woman discovers a later-in-life passion for painting
Story by Linda Ballard

Sammie Love’s art reflects some of her fondest memories. One of those is being allowed to visit the set of “Hellfighters” and watching the movie unfold, scene by scene. More...

June wedding set

Announcement is made of the engagement of Laura Rogers and Chris Williams, both of Bullard. They will be married in an outdoor garden wedding on June 23. More...

Couple plans February vows

Keva Brown and Tony Battson, both of Kilgore, are engaged and plan to marry Feb. 19 at New Birth Fellowship Church in Kilgore. Keva is the daughter of Janice Brown and Gene Wheat of Kilgore. More...

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Sports

Never-say-die Rangers win at Navarro

Scorching-hot KC teams both play at home today
By MITCH LUCAS
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Following a home loss to Lon Morris College on Jan. 26, things were looking bleak — tremendously bleak — for the Kilgore College Rangers men’s basketball team. More...

LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF

— BY SPORTS EDITOR MITCH LUCAS

SOCCER KHS teams win district openers; annual rent-a-player next Thursday Both Kilgore High School soccer teams got off to good starts in District 32-4A earlier this week, sweeping Hallsville. More...

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HEADSTRONG — Kilgore High School’s Jake Estel (center) and the Bulldogs are trying to recapture that magic from last season, and got District 32-4A off on a good start with a 3-1 win at H More...

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For The Record

KILGORE PD ARREST REPORTS

From Staff Reports

The Kilgore Police Department reported the following arrests between the dates of Feb. 3 and Feb. 9. Feb. 3 Derrick Lamont Walker, 32, of Kilgore, was arrested on one warrant from another agency. More...

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