Kilgore ISD has announced a partnership with LeTourneau University in Longview, allowing district employees to receive tuition discounts from the institution.
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On Tuesday, Nov. 12, students, faculty, family members and veterans gathered at Sabine ISD's James Bamburg Stadium for the district's 23rd annual "Honor America Patriotic Celebration."
“Are you ready to build our first inclusive playground?” Stacey Cole asks. “I’m very ready. I’ve been ready since 2018.”
Two Kilgore residents who lost their home in an October house fire are getting a helping hand from a local charitable organization.
Six United States presidents.
The third annual Reel East Texas Film Festival is underway this week with several days of film screenings, events and awards. Filmmakers from across the state and the country are descending on Kilgore to screen their films, answer audience questions and network with other filmmakers.
It can be lonely, arduous work preparing a week’s meals as a solo act, and Kilgore Public Library staffers hope for a more festive atmosphere when they gather food preppers en masse this month. Set for 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19, the library’s Freezer Meals Prep Party is pretty self-explanatory, according to KPL director Stacey Cole.
It was more than just a blast from the past: Big Boy No. 4014 rolled into Overton with a rumble, a roar and a scream of steam.
Twenty years after Kilgore was caught up in a storm of controversy surrounding a college play featuring gay characters, Kilgore College's theater department will present “The Laramie Project”, a play based on a town’s reaction to the 1998 murder of gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shephard.
Kilgore College held its annual Veterans Day Appreciation Celebration Monday in the Devall Student Center Ballroom. The event featured patriotic music, artwork by local students and a speech by Rick Moser, KC history and government instructor and U.S. Army veteran.
Downtown Kilgore will once again light up for the holidays at the annual derrick lighting ceremony on Sat., Nov. 16.
It was Veterans Day, yes, but Victor Boyd shared a memorial as well.
While he was serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Wisconsin, the Kilgore native remembers the day – April 19, 1989 – when an explosion rocked the battleship Iowa, his former assignment. “47 men died that day,” he told the men and women gathered for this year’s Veterans Day ceremony Monday morning at Harris Street Park. “Out of those 47 men, 26 of them I knew personally. So, I vow to always remember the Iowa 47.”
Kilgore Main Street is once again inviting visitors to ‘Shop Small, Win Big’ by supporting downtown businesses, and the effort’s even bigger in its second year.
A group of Kilgore students would have been a big help to Humpty-Dumpty.
Kilgore Intermediate School is encouraging students to get lost in a good book with an upcoming literacy night and several reading-themed events.
Improving the look and functionality of Kilgore ISD campuses is a long-term goal for the district's board of trustees. Trustees are following through on this commitment with a renewed District Improvement Plan and the selection of an architectural firm to oversee planned campus projects.
Two significant ‘adjustments’ by the state comptroller’s office put a major dent in the City of Kilgore’s sales tax revenues this month. Accepting that, Kilgore City Manager Josh Selleck says, the sky’s not falling – actual collections are still in line with expectations.
Kilgore Middle School students, staff and faculty honored our nation’s veterans at their annual Veteran’s Day Program Friday, Nov. 8.
A new 1.5% sales tax in the Liberty City area will add more funds to firefighters’ efforts at Sabine Fire Department after more than 63 percent of voters backed the operation’s measure this election cycle.
They’re some of downtown Kilgore’s biggest fans, regular attendees and participants in events during the past several years. Vivian and Fred Gebhardt have been angling to put down roots in the Main Street District for a couple of years, but it was a matter of finding the right fit.
Kilgore College's Student Nurses Association will be providing flu shots Friday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. or until flu shots run out.
One of Kilgore’s home-grown industrial heavyweights – in the plastics realm, for sure – has been acquired by an Arkansas company looking to expand its brand.
Spend $25 or more at participating locations to net a golden ticket. Drop tickets off at one of three prize barrel locations for chances at one of Kilgore Main Street’s prize, including one valued at more than $1,200
Kilgore Rotary Club recently hosted Luke Legate, Director of G. Fox Consulting, to speak about the benefits of the oil and gas industry in Texas.
A religious symposium held Sunday on the Kilgore College campus dealt with a contentious issue in the modern church, at times sparking animated discussions.
On Thursday, Oct. 31, Kilgore Lions Club honored two Kilgore High School students for their hard work and outstanding achievements at the school. Seniors Daisy Salazar and Josiah Hoskins were presented with plaques by the club and shared information about their current interests at school an…
Kilgore ISD trustees approved the Gregg County portion of the KISD tax roll at Monday’s board meeting while also assigning votes for the Board of Directors of appraisal districts in Gregg and Rusk counties.
Kilgore High School’s Health Science Club hosted a Marathon Challenge sign-up and kick-off event Saturday, Oct. 26 to encourage others to take charge of their fitness.
Kilgore ISD’s English as a Second Language and bilingual programs are attracting widespread attention due to their success, according to Dan Stanley, Director of ESL/Bilingual Programs for the district.
Local parade-planners are putting their organizational skills to the test once again as they recruit entries for events in Kilgore and Liberty City. At Kilgore Chamber of Commerce, there’s a little more than a month until the 89th annual Kilgore Christmas Parade rolls out at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3. In the Sabine area, firefighters are getting prepped to get moving at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.
The remains of a Kilgore man – missing for most of the month of October – were found Oct. 26, and the body has been sent to a forensics lab to help investigators determine the cause of Larry Lynn Wheeler’s death. Per standard procedure in this kind of incident, Kilgore PD is treating the case as a criminal investigation until evidence indicates otherwise.
The Texas Supreme Court has declined to step in Kilgore ISD’s ongoing homestead exemption debate. Twice.
Kilgore ISD board members and staff honored Kilgore High School’s FFA program and its members at Monday’s board meeting.
You can’t keep a good fan down.
With early voting underway and Election Day coming up Nov. 5, Gregg County voters in Emergency Services District No. 2 have a decision to make: Should there be a 1.5% sales tax in the Liberty City area to support Sabine Fire Department?
Kilgore is known for many things: the East Texas Oil Boom, the Kilgore College Rangerettes and the oil derricks which make up its skyline. Thanks to the hard work of Lorenz Maycher and many talented musicians, the City of Stars is quickly gaining a reputation for another of its features: the…
A tall, draft Bud Light with a shot of Jameson – it’s an order bartender Justin Dykes will never forget, thanks to the $2,000 tip his customer left behind.
The East Texas Oil Museum at Kilgore College will host “Thankful Tuesday” on Oct. 29, offering half-price admission with a donation to the KC Student Food Pantry.
In recognition of National Family Caregivers Month, ETCOG’s Area Agency on Aging of East Texas has joined with the St. Louis Baptist Church of Tyler’s Comfort and Care Ministry to bring a free conference for caregivers, “Who cares? We do!”
Kilgore Economic Development Corporation has partnered with the University of Texas at Tyler on separate programs in early November, one for new businesses and another for those looking to break into the potentially lucrative sector of government contracting.
Few tricks but plenty of treats will be on hand at this year’s Kilgore Lions Club Halloween Carnival.
Kilgore ISD hosted its annual Hispanic Heritage Festival Oct. 22 in Kilgore City Park.
A new public safety center is in the works for the corner of Hwy. 42 and North Kilgore Street, replacing aging facilities and anticipating growth during the next 50 years.
There’s a particular perambulation, a relaxed ramble, that follows the East Texas Oilmen’s Chili Cook-off.
Kilgore ISD is partnering with Kilgore Police Department to keep kids safe online.
Kilgore’s dog park is going to be re-homed in the next six months, moving away from an area that, far too often, earns the nickname ‘Lake Meadowbrook.’
Kilgore High School’s Health Science Club is hosting a marathon challenge Saturday, October 26 to encourage others to take charge of their fitness
For Mike Chubboy, a man’s whiskers are about a lot more than just keeping his chin warm. Chef at Brigitta’s Hungarian Restaurant, Chubboy has some life lessons on the menu for the eatery’s Oktoberfest celebration Saturday.
Sabine ISD board members discussed a variety of plans to improve campuses Monday, Oct. 14, with the aim of improving the district overall. They also congratulated campus administrators and school supporters on achievements at the start of the school year.
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