Dozens of protesters marched from Kilgore City Park to Kilgore Police Department headquarters on Kilgore Street on Thursday evening to directly address city government officials and police officers over what they say is systemic racism in law enforcement departments here and across the nation.

Executive Director of the Kilgore Economic Development Corporation Amanda Nobles retired yesterday and Assistant Director & Marketing Manager Jana Russell will now fill the head role.

The “Welcome to Kilgore” sign was placed at the city limits on Highway 42 South / Industrial Blvd last week.

“I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind.”

A picnic held annually at Danville Cemetery in Kilgore has been cancelled due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Danville Cemetery Association President Morris Hollowell.

The following information is taken from Kilgore City Manager Josh Selleck’s biweekly update for the city issued on May 29.

Kilgore Main Street is working to get back to normal as Texas continues to open up, with the planning of its new Truck and Tractor show for June 6.

The last residents of King's Trailer Park have now left the premises after an 18-month process for emptying the park has concluded.

Kilgore City Pool and the Lazy Splash Ranch splash park will reopen June 13 with special guidelines in place as the city, state and nation begin to navigate back to “business as usual” amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amanda Nobles, longtime executive director of Kilgore Economic Development Corporation, announced her retirement this week at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

Over the past two years, real estate in Kilgore has seen a rise in sales, both residential and commercial.

“Peace is liberty in tranquility.”

Rain stayed away from Harris Street Park in Kilgore Monday, where veterans and community members gathered at the Veterans Memorial Wall to honor American soldiers killed in the line of duty.

The following information appeared in Kilgore City Manager Josh Selleck’s bi-weekly update.

Kilgore ISD will soon replace marquee signs at several district campuses.

Fred Gebhardt, of Kilgore Mercantile & Music, has announced a “Tractors, Trucks & Fun” event to be hosted by Kilgore Main Street and held in historic downtown Kilgore at the start of next month.

Although the auto industry was labeled early as an essential business, many of the local car dealerships have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Kilgore ISD trustees met in closed session briefly at their Monday meeting to privately discuss the re-organization of the Board of Trustees before returning to open session to make nominations and hold votes.

The city of Kilgore will be temporarily closing the outside north-bound lane of US-259 Business from just south of E. Kay St. to just north of Richards St. for a water main repair/replacement on Richards St.

Kilgore ISD announced its Teachers of the Year for the 2019-2020 school year at a Monday evening meeting of the district's board of trustees.

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”

Kilgore Rotary Club has donated $7,500 to local organizations this week using funds generated from annual fundraising activities.

The City of Kilgore will conduct its normal monthly siren test Wednesday, May 20. If you hear the siren on that day, there is no emergency unless otherwise indicated by the city.

Although there won’t be an in-person graduation ceremony this month due to COVID-19 safety measures, Kilgore College is recognizing – through social media and on the college’s digital sign – 554 students who are candidates for spring graduation.

Restaurants in Kilgore are beginning to reopen their dining rooms as Gov. Greg Abbott continues to open up the state.

While most businesses in the city were affected by the outbreak, the financial impact on these businesses is still uncertain as limitations on capacity, changes to operation and health and safety regulations are continually put into place.

The coronavirus and other things have made 2020 an interesting year so far, but not all of the changes the new year has brought have been negative.

In just a few days’ time, the Kilgore High graduation class would normally expect to be crossing a stage at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium to receive their high school diploma.

“Summer is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”

“Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.”

The following information was taken from Kilgore City Manager Josh Selleck’s bi-weekly update for May 1.

On Monday afternoon, Kilgore High School seniors soon set to graduate followed social-distancing policies while picking up their senior signs and got a free treat from Charlie’s SnowBalls to boot.

Kilgore Independent School District has created a new position, the Director of Safety and Emergency Management, that former high school principal Charles Presley will be stepping into over the summer.

Ongoing construction at the intersection of Lantrip Street and U.S. Hwy. 259 for the installation of a new Dairy Queen restaurant may not be completed for some time, even as many Kilgoreites begin to wonder when they can stop by the famous burger-and-ice-cream joint for a meal.

The recent announcement Halliburton Oilfiled Services was shuttering its Kilgore operations and laying off more than 200 employees was a heavy blow, felt in the hearts and homes of generations of local families.

Kilgore High School will have a new principal for the 2020-2021 school year, and it’s a familiar face.

Kilgore ISD faculty and staff are continuing to provide students with complimentary lunches for pickup from their campuses.

Helping Hands of Kilgore, the local agency providing food to Kilgore families in need, has stepped up their efforts during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to executive director Ursula Plaisance.