Kilgore News

She was arrested by Longview police on Thursday. - Darrell Gene Pointer, 53, of Longview, remained jailed Saturday on $30,000 bond, charged with two counts of injury to a child, elderly or disabled person with intent and habitual assault/family violence.

By STEWART SMITH Entertainment Writer The timeless tale of two lovers caught between feuding families will take center stage in the Van Cliburn Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Kilgore College as the Texas Shakespeare Festival begins its 2009 season with the premiere performance of "Romeo & Juliet." Raymond Caldwell, Texas Shakespeare Festival ...

The Texas Shakespeare Festival begins its 24th season Thursday with an evening performance of "Romeo and Juliet." Tickets are on sale for all festival productions, which run through Aug.

The Gregg County Commissioners Court on Monday approved interpreter services contracts and more than $50,000 for assistance with drainage and street projects.

As temperatures in Gregg County soared above 90 degrees before the noon hour, the Longview News-Journal asked residents braving the heat to finish this sentence: "It's so hot that ..." - "I think the sunlight is reflecting off the sidewalk and making my office hotter inside." Rob Schleier Kilgore - "I'm sweating a lot." Able Dominguez Longview - ...

If there is anything more patriotic than the Texas twin guitar sound, Alan Fox isn't listening.

A tractor-trailer driver's effort to avoid a wreck cost him his life, officials said.

A Jacksboro man died late Sunday after a one-vehicle wreck on U.S. 259, two miles south of Kilgore in Rusk County.

By MALENA OGLES Staff Writer A 28-year-old Kilgore man convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison.

By BRIAN PEARSON Business Editor Tyler-area employees have higher pay, better benefits, more time with their company, more paid vacation and more paid holidays than they did three years ago, according to the 2009 Tyler Wage and Benefit Survey released Monday.

No other information was available Saturday afternoon. - Jamie Jeff Walls, 23, of Kilgore remained jailed Saturday afternoon on a $25,000, charged with burglary of a habitation.

Officials of a New Mexico animal shelter say they have canceled plans to euthanize more than 50 dogs to make room for court-held pit bulls.

A couple in Kilgore, Texas could be indicted on second-degree felony charges under " Lillian's Law ", after their two pit bulls killed a ten-year old boy.

A 22-year-old Kilgore man faces federal firearms charges after investigators found 11 guns and suspected body armor at his residence, according to a news release from the Titus County Sheriff's Office.

LEVERETT'S CHAPEL, TX - We first brought you this tragic story Monday, when police say 10-year-old Justin Clinton was attacked and killed by two pit bulls.

KILGORE, Texas: Authorities say two pit bulls fatally mauled a 10-year-old boy in East Texas.

The Farmers Market in downtown Kilgore expands hours to twice weekly today with hours from 4 to 7 p.m., Main Street Project Manager Fallon Burns said Monday.

LEVERETT'S CHAPEL - The peaceful community nestled between Kilgore and New London was devastated Monday when 10-year-old Justin Clinton was mauled to death by two pit bulls as he played near a friend's house.

Authorities say 10-year-old Justin Clinton was killed after two pit bulls attacked him at his friend's house around 1:30 Monday afternoon in the community of Leveretts Chapel.

Kilgore College is offering Spanish for child care safety July 14 through Aug. 18 in the Bert E. Woodruff Adult Education Center in Kilgore.