The fight over local school taxes continues. Following a closed session meeting with legal counsel Monday night, Kilgore ISD board members chose to appeal a recent court decision in an ongoing dispute over homestead exemptions. more

A Kilgore man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for committing burglary with intent to commit assault. more

A manufactured home on Oehler Road appears to be a total loss following an early afternoon fire Friday. more

It began with an argument, escalated into a fight and ended with one man taking a splitting maul from his truck Wednesday night. more

“Music is my art, my religion, my passion...” So begins “A Credo”, written by East Texas native Ann Frances Heiligman Saslav. An internationally acclaimed musician, a beloved teacher and a fixture of the community whether at home in Overton or elsewhere, Saslav is said to have never met a stranger. more

Representatives of law enforcement agencies from 20 East Texas counties gathered in Kilgore Sunday to declare their support for the East Texas 100 Club and to encourage citizens to donate to the foundation. more

Kilgore ISD will host a special come-and-go reception for new superintendent Dr. Andy Baker from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. tonight in the Old Post Office on Kilgore Street. more

Rusk County Sheriff's Office arrested two Henderson men on suspicion of human trafficking and controlled substance possession, according to a press release sent out Monday by Lt. L.D. Summers. more

A local business was briefly caught up in a “swatting” incident dotting North America today as dire emails warned businesses and agencies across the country to pay a $20,000 Bitcoin ransom or face the consequences – a bomb that had already been planted. more

Kilgore Fire Department responded to a fire at Tanline tanning salon at 218 N Kilgore St. around noon Friday. Smoke billowed from the building as emergency personnel entered to extinguish the flames while onlookers watched from the street and sidewalks. more