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July 27, 2011 / Front Page

Trustees review early designs for new elementary campus

By AARON MAY
news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore school board members received a first glimpse at the proposed design for the district’s new elementary school Monday night. More...

Trustees review early designs for new elementary campus

District struggles with budget amid statewide crunch

By AARON MAY
news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

As Kilgore school officials prepare their budgets for the next school year, the mantra guiding the decisions is shifting from “striving for efficiency” to “proceeding with caution.” More...

Kilgore native remembers his roots

By JAMES DRAPER
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

It doesn't guarantee a spot in any Hall of Fame. It's not Artist of the Year. It's not the most prestigious award out there. More...

KILGOROUND

BILL WOODALL

ABOUT THAT WHOLE small-world thing… A LOCAL military support group sent a ‘care package’ to a company of soldiers in Afghanistan. The package included a letter from Mayor Ronnie Spradlin. More...

Network technician Randal Reagh uses a electrical fusion device to splice fiber optic lines together Monday afternoon as r Network Communications prepares to run thousands of lines across the city. More...

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Daily Digest

KILGORE

WEDNESDAY POST OAK BAPTIST CHURCH, Hwy. 42 & I20, Kilgore meets the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Wednesday evening at 7 -8 p.m.of each month for Bible study, under the direction of Rev. Larry Washington, church pastor. More...

OVERTON

SATURDAY THE OVERTON AREA FARMERS MARKET runs from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays at 130 E. Henderson St. More...

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Business

Kilgore Chamber plans downtown holiday events

By JAMES DRAPER
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The weather outside is frightful, but it's a summer sunburn – not the winter's chill – that's nipping at our noses. Nevertheless, visions of sugarplums are already dancing through Mike Coston's head. More...

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Advice & Entertainment

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

Watchful waiting for prostate cancer?

DR. PAUL G. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am an 80-year-old male whose annual physical exam was good. My wife and I have a good sex life. We’ve been married 61 years. More...

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Obituaries

EVIE AUDREY WARR DISIERE

Devoted wife, loving mother, cherished friend, Evie Audrey Warr Disiere passed away on Monday, July 25, 2011 at the age of 88 in Southlake, Texas. Audrey was born on Dec. 19, 1922 in San Augustine County to Elijah Warr and Evie (Coulter) Warr. More...

JAQUION GRANT

Services for Jaquion Grant, 4, will be 11 a.m. Thursday, July 28 at Mount Zion C. M. E. Church in Kilgore, with the Rev. H.L. Dickerson officiating and the Rev. Perfice Atkins as eulogist. More...

J.E. ROBERSON

Services for J. E. (Bradger) “Big Momma” Roberson, 81, of Cedar Hill, formerly of Overton, will be 11 a.m. Sarturday, July 30 at Zion Baptist Church, Overton, with Rev. Billie Medlock, Rev. Peggy Taylor and Rev. More...

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Opinion

‘Compromise’ an iffy word in Tea Party times

GUEST OPINION

DAVE MCNEELY

President Obama is discovering, big time, just how challenging it is to try to achieve compromise in dealing with today’s Congress. More...

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Erroneous reports say Daniels has signed; talks actually ongoing

By MITCH LUCAS
sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Former Kilgore High School and TCU football standout Wayne Daniels has not yet signed with any NFL team, despite various media reports to the contrary. More...

City Council stymies anti-texting measure

3-2 vote kills cell phone ordinance

By JAMES DRAPER news1@kilgorenewsherald.com It was thumbs down to a proposed texting and driving ordinance Tuesday night. More...

City nets boost in appraisal

Taxable values jump 7.6 percent

By JAMES DRAPER
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

The appraisal is in: the City of Kilgore's $1.2 billion plus Certified Taxable Value shows a 6.75 percent increase over last year. More...

Dumpsters bulge with rural trash

By JAMES DRAPER
news1@kilgorenewsherald.com

They may get an 'A' for environmental protection, but locals who ditch their garbage in someone else's trash container risk earning a Class C Misdemeanor. More...

More Kilgore students qualify for meal program based on local economy

By AARON MAY
news2@kilgorenewsherald.com

American families continue to tighten their economic belts to cope with rising food and gas prices and East Texas school districts are feeling the crunch. More and more students qualify for free and reduced priced meal plans. More...

50 Things We Love About EAST TEXAS

#17. Football

YES. We are ready for some FOOTBALL. This is Texas. Of course we love the game– it comes with the territory. Now that the NFL lockout is officially over, we can start looking forward to the coming season. More...

Authorities seek EZ mart robbery suspects

From Staff Reports

TheEZMartconveniencestoreandgasolinestation on FM 349 was robbed early Tuesday morning by armed parties who took an undisclosed amount of cash. There was no physical injury to the store operators or customers. More...

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Burn bans push rural garbage into city receptacles

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Our World

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(From left) East Texas Oilmen's Golf Association representatives Steve Martin, Scott Clark and Bryan Cole on Thursday present a $50,000 check to East Texas Treatment Center Marketing Director Paige B More...

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Rebecca Waller, a 2011 graduate of West Rusk High, earned an Outstanding Performer Medal at this summer’s University Interscholastic League’s Texas State Solo-Ensemble Twirling Contest in Austin. More...

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Sports

Kilgore’s Huey to sign with the Seahawks

Daniels, Jones negotiating with teams

By MITCH LUCAS
sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

Media outlets such as ESPN, the NFL Network, and various large newspapers who covered the NFL labor dispute on an in-depth basis warned that when the league’s lockout was over and transactions could begin, it would be a fast and furious process More...

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