News

  • Posted: 
    12/30/2009
    Author: Kilgore News Herald

    Seasonal celebrations kept those less fortunate in mind at Kilgore Allied Waste Service. Employees there raised $1,150 for Helping Hands. The largest source of the donation was a ticket drawing at the company’s annual Christmas party, where many of the company’s 98 employees ponied up the cash to brighten the season for others.

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  • Posted: 
    12/30/2009
    Author: By J. Louise Larson news1@kilgorenewsherald.com
    In an economic climate that saw many cities and counties struggling to stay afloat, Gregg County fared very well in 2009, said County Judge Bill Stoudt.
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  • Posted: 
    12/29/2009
    Author: Christina Lane

    The Kilgore Economic Development Corp. is set to receive a $1 million grant that is expected to create 150 jobs and generate $8 million in private investment, officials announced Monday. For more of the Longview News-Journal story: http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/stories/2009/12/29/12292009_kedc_grant.html

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  • Posted: 
    12/28/2009
    Author: CNNMoney

    NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Americans, it seems, still have a love affair with the West. Texas and Wyoming were the big winners in the Census Bureau's annual population estimates, which were released on Wednesday.  http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/23/real_estate/fastest_growing_states/index.htm

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  • Posted: 
    12/28/2009
    Author: Kilgore News-Herald

    Orgill’s donation was the largest single donation to Kilgore United Fund in several years.

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