Kilgore News

Kilgore College will soon be offering courses in a satellite program in Gilmer. Thata s the outcome of a recent survey of interests in educational services taken by the Upshur County Economic Development Office .

Orellana forced his estranged wife to leave her place of employment with him at knifepoint, refusing to allow her to call 911, and assaulted in her in the vehicle, a sheriff's department spokesman said.

The Kilgore College Theatre Department will perform the comedy "Steel Magnolias" by Robert Harling, Nov.

The Kilgore Police Department's investigation into the last two fatality traffic accidents confirmed alcohol to be a factor in both.

Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation is slated to hold its annual Christmas in the Patch oil derrick lighting at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Preschoolers are having fun learning letters, numbers, shapes and how to write their names.

It was a tad warm for November, but no worries. At least the sun was shining, the wind blowing.

The days are getting shorter, but the deals are getting better. I covered quite a bit of territory to find lunches and a non water drink for $5 or - including tax.

Skateboard enthusiasts will have to find another place to skate besides downtown Kilgore.

By BETTY WATERS Staff Writer HENDERSON -- A Rusk County Grand Jury indicted a defendant in three bombing threats at Henderson High School and also handed up 47 other indictments this week, including some for gambling.

Kilgore police are searching for a man they believe robbed a bowling lane manager as she made her way to the bank to make a deposit.

According to an arrest report, they were arrested Friday in the 2801 block of Bill Owens Parkway and jailed on charges of possession of a chemical with intent to manufacture.

A Gregg County Grand jury indicted 15 people this week, including two men charged with murder.

Longview News-Journal business editor Mike Elswick, fickle fleeting fingers racing across his keyboard, updates East Texans on business and consumer issues affecting them and the region in his blog -- BizBuzz.

According to an arrest report, the store manager at the Walgreens on East Marshall Avenue said Spearman took several items and tried to leave without paying.

Several businesses in downtown Kilgore may get a face lift after the city's Main Street Design Committee divvied up funds for its Facade Improvement Grant program.

Winona residents go to polls again Tuesday to decide whether spirits can be sold inside the city limits.

Funeral services for Mattie Laura Medders, 95, of Kilgore, formerly of Mexia will be held on Monday, October 26, 2009, 11:00 am, at Northcrest Church of Christ in Mexia with Chris Vidacovich of Kilgore officiating.

The groundbreaking ceremony in Tyler for a $67 million academic center at the University of Texas Health Science Center is good news for the entire region.

A Huntsville man was held in the Gregg County Jail Wednesday after investigators found him with 161 pounds of marijuana, Kilgore police said through a news release.