Winter solstice, the first official day of winter, Dec. 21, is still more than a month away. But with freezing temperatures around the corner, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts have tips on how to protect your plants, pipes and pets.
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Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas are often thought of as times of plenty, joy and celebration, as families gather around dinner tables to share turkey, ham, stuffing and other favorites.
National Handwashing Awareness Week runs Dec. 5-11, in observance of the importance of proper hand hygiene technique. Handwashing is a fundamental way to prevent getting sick and reduce the spread of germs and viruses, such as respiratory, diarrheal, foodborne and travel related illnesses.
With the Christmas holidays quickly approaching, several Kilgore ISD campuses have giving opportunities available to help students and their families who are in need this year.
“The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.”
‘Tis the season for the 2021 Kilgore College Rangerette Christmas Shows.
The Tyler-based nonprofit Field of Dreams is recruiting donors and volunteers for their fourth annual Angel Tree program, benefiting children of incarcerated people in Smith and Rusk counties.
The sole Gregg County constable's vehicle without the ability to record video will soon be equipped with a dashboard camera.
The East Texas Oil Museum at Kilgore College presents “The Dust Bowl,” an exhibit examining the trials and tribulations of the people living in the Great Plains during the Great Depression.
The Women’s Center of East Texas this past week kicked off its “Stock the Sleigh” holiday fundraiser for children of domestic violence with a modern twist.
The Gregg County Health Department is now offering booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines for anyone over the age of 18. The Johnson & Johnson booster vaccine is not yet available in the county.
The Kilgore Police Department aims to spread Christmas joy again this year by bringing gifts to local families and children, but they need local support to do it.
Southwestern Electric Power Co. encourages the public to be mindful of electrical safety during the holiday season. SWEPCO offers these seven safety tips:
With a hot cup of cocoa and an eye full of care, excited tree hunters search for the best Christmas trees at a Kilgore farm.
Keep a song in the heart and it will keep you open to God’s blessings, according to Randy “Rooster” Luman. He should know as he has been surrounded by song, music and has had a straight line to top artists in the field of all genres throughout his lifetime.
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
After the big Black Friday sales, check out the small, local and independent businesses participating in Small Business Saturday, a day to celebrate small businesses and all they do for their communities.
Several Panola County organizations are collecting donations of money and toys through “Angel Tree” programs to benefit local children and families this holiday season.
A former staff member for U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert is seeking to represent the 1st Congressional District, which includes Kilgore.
The DNA Doe Project, a national nonprofit that seeks to identify John and Jane Does using genetic genealogy, has added a Kilgore case to its projects and is hoping to help Kilgore police identify a woman whose body was found along Spinks Chapman Road.
“One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.”
Congratulations to the 2021 Turkey Scramble winners, who won a year’s subscription to Kilgore News Herald and premium turkeys from Brookshire’s Grocery in Kilgore. Pictured are, front row, Store Director Chris Martin, and from left, Charlene Burleson, Kay Butler, Jerdy Wolverton, Linda Kinne…
AUSTIN — There is a lot to be thankful for this year, and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants to ensure people are able to get to and from their holiday celebrations safely. Texas Highway Patrol troopers will increase enforcement on the roads from Wednesday, Nov. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 28. DPS troopers will be looking for people not wearing seat belts, driving while intoxicated, speeding and failing to follow the Move Over, Slow Down law, among other traffic violations.
Kilgore College graduated 28 of its Fire Academy students in a special ceremony and fire suppression demonstration at the academy’s Overton training center Monday night.
A cold front moving through East Texas this week could mean a rainy or stormy start to Thanksgiving Day.
It’s been more than 10 months since the first COVID-19 vaccines became available in the United States. As of late November, more than half of all Texans have been fully vaccinated against the virus and, despite two spikes in cases and hospitalizations this year — the first during the winter months and the second triggered by the highly contagious delta variant during the summer — the vaccination effort has been pivotal in mitigating the pandemic.
After announcing he was considering a run for Texas attorney general earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert said Monday he will challenge incumbent Ken Paxton in the March Republican primary.
The Kilgore Coterie Club met Nov. 11 at the Episcopal Church. Liz Lockhart introduced the program “A Star in the Kitchen.” The program was given by Katie Hamilton Snell, a Cordon Bleu chef, assisted by her mother Shelly Hamilton. Mrs. Hamilton demonstrated different ways of cutting and garni…
Kilgore High seniors Cason Cox and Abby Hattaway were honored as the Kilgore High School Students of the Month at Thursday’s KISD board meeting.
The City of Kilgore plans to ceremonially rename Kilgore Street in honor of four-time Top Fuel Champion and drag racer Steve Torrence.
There has been a recent wave of news articles complaining that pumpkins will cause methane in the landfill. The claim is that all the pumpkins used as fall decorations will take up space in the landfill and result in a terrible buildup of methane gas.
Cranberries are once again making their appearance in the produce sections of the supermarkets, and they add a cheerful color to the table during the holiday season. Cranberries grow in marshy land in North America and Asia and in northern and central Europe. Even though the cranberry season…
"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face."
The City of Kilgore has posted an update about the ongoing Main Street improvement project.
The previous owner of Kilgore News Herald used to warn me about trying to “preach to the crowd” but would let me slide by on special occasions like Easter or Christmas. The new owners at M. Roberts Media have yet to say anything and just tend to let me do my own thing. Let’s face it — somebo…
Kilgore College will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22.
After receiving a successful vote on Election Day, Kilgore ISD is moving ahead with the next steps for the bond packages which will fund the construction of a new high school campus and various district improvements.
Costs for preparing holiday meals will be higher this year as prices for most everyday staples and specialty items used in traditional baking recipes are up, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
A man was convicted Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing a woman on New Year’s Eve 2017 in Kilgore.
Federal COVID relief funds funneled through Gregg County will help the Liberty City Water Supply Corp. upgrade its system.
Emphasis on flower design was the topic of Civic Garden Club’s November meeting. Member Janel Garnett brought four creations — two Christmas and two fall florals — to demonstrate how to make them. She explained the differences by describing materials and flowers, line material and foliage an…
The Overton ISD school board heard financial reports and approved an erosion control project at their November meeting last Wednesday.
Kilgore College President Dr. Brenda Kays has been appointed to the Texas Commission on Community College Finance — announced Thursday by Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dade Phelan.
Overton ISD students donated nearly 1,200 pounds of food to the Overton/New London food pantry at First United Methodist Church New London as part of a holiday food drive this month.
“The undertaking of a new action brings new strength.”
Kilgore Cub Scout Pack 251 participated in Scouting For Food last week and donated a truckload of nonperishable goods to Helping Hands Food Pantry.
Almost two weeks before Thanksgiving and with many still trying to finish off Halloween leftovers, hundreds gathered Saturday in downtown Kilgore to usher in the holiday season during the city’s 33rd annual “A Very Derrick Christmas” celebration.
The Texas Success Center has announced that Kilgore College has been awarded as one of the winners of the 2021 Texas Pathways Awards.
Local Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts are participating in “Scouting For Food” this week and next week. The food donations will be given to Helping Hands Food Pantry.
Kilgore students took a science experiment to the skies Wednesday with the help of Kilgore Fire Department and a ladder truck.
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