December 17, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

SFA chooses Kilgore for first ‘livability’ study

‘Free’ has a nice ring to it, especially at Christmastime. A team of researchers, trained and in training, will likely descend on Kilgore next year as Stephen F. More...

KILGOROUND

BROKEN-HEARTED MIGHT BE too strong. Even the more-tepid ‘crushed’ might be a bit much. BUT, at the very least, we’re disappointed. More...

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Our World

Holiday Events

ONGOING Christmas in the Park Sundown to 9 p.m. Hugh Camp Memorial County Park Admission is free The 15th year of Christmas In The Park continues in Liberty City at the Hugh Camp Memorial County Park. More...

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Members of the Kilgore Lions Club helped bring gifts and meals to more than 30 local families this Christmas season. More...

14. Pine Bark from Merit Fink Ingredients: 1 cup of real butter 1 cup of brown sugar 1 tsp almond extract 1 package of nestle semi sweet chocolate chips 32 soda crackers salted Preparation: Spray Pam on a foil-lined baking sheet. More...

Advice & Entertainment

FINANCIAL FOCUS

Charitable giving helps everyone

To participate in the spirit of the holiday season, you may be thinking of making some charitable gifts. If so, you’ll no doubt enjoy helping a group that does valuable work. More...

MINISTER’S MOMENT

The first Christmas gift

According to a story I once heard, a church was having a Christmas pageant, and a wellliked young boy was chosen to play the innkeeper. The idea was that this boy would listen to Joseph explain his need for a room. More...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

Exercise and the immune system

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a nurse who is into exercise. This year, I have increased the amount of time I exercise and have increased the exercise difficulty. More...

For The Record

KPD Arrests

The Kilgore Police Department reported the following arrests between the dates of Dec. 9 and 12. Dec. 9 Willie Lee Mumphrey, 21, of Kilgore, was arrested on a local warrant and a warrant from another agency. More...

School news

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Kilgore Intermediate School distributed 28 iPads to teachers this week and awarded Kindle Readers to two students, recognizing their efforts in the ‘Celebrating What’s Right’ plasti More...

SUPERINTENDENT:

KISD teacher suspended after slapping autistic child

A Kilgore school teacher was suspended last week after reportedly slapping a four-year-old special needs student during a field trip to the Kilgore Public Library. More...

City creates fund to cover costs of sewage cleanup

It’s not necessary to paint a word picture when discussing hundreds of gallons of raw sewage backing up into a home. More...

Foundation’s rare book raffle raises funds for future derrick park

The Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation announced the winners of the three leather-bound history book box sets Thursday evening. The books were raffled as a fundraiser benefitting the planned construction of the miniature derrick park. More...

Daily Digest

KILGORE

SUNDAY VICTORY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH will present the Christmas musical “Christmas Cross-talk” Sunday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. The church is located at the intersection of Hwy. 135 and Goforth Road in Kilgore. MONDAY More...

OVERTON

OVERTON ROTARY CLUB District 5830 meets Fridays at noon in Overton Community Center, 601 Meadowbrook, in City Park. More...

ELINOR PATTON

Services for Elinor Patton, 72, of Leverett’s Chapel are pending at Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Mrs. Patton died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 at her residence. She was born July 18, 1939. More...

Lifestyles

KIBA 2011 Christmas Lighting contest winners

Other winners included: Best for Children’s Enjoyment - Scott and Debra Gibson at 808 Richards St,; Best Door - Chuck and Vernie Kunkel at 3517 Forest Ln.; Most Stars Displayed - Gregg Caraway at 414 Boone St.; and Best Greeting Card - Benton a More...

CHITCHAT CORNER

It was hard work

“It was hard work,” said Sissy Lanphear of Gregg Home Senior Care Community. “But, this makes the third year in a row that our float has won first place in the Christmas parade,” she exclaimed. More...

CIVIC GARDEN CLUB

Watson, Nichols share holiday stories, songs

Storytelling and carols combined to highlight the December meeting of Civic Garden Club. Hostesses were Wanda Bittick, Pam De- Ceault and Pam Horton. More...

Sports

All-district honors abound for Kilgore

Anthony, Davis, Jackson and Brantley lead several Bulldogs selections

The 2011 District 14-4A all-district team has a Kilgore flavor this year, as KHS brought home four superlative awards — more than even district champion John Tyler — as well as nine spots on the first team, five secondteam spots, and eigh More...

Cards state ranked, lose first time in ’11

KHS boys, SHS girls, Overton all pick up wins

Sabine, ranked 22nd in the state in Class 2A, lost their first game of the season Thursday night in their own Carl Allen Memorial Tournament, falling to Waskom, 46-36. Bridges Gibbs and Ashley Dukes each had eight. More...

Comptons among tourney winners

The brother-and-sister team of Trevar and Autria Compton took home the studentadult division of the annual Kilgore Winter Tournament last Saturday. Trevar is a former KHS tennis standout, now a student at the University of Texas. More...