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Kilgore FFA earned numerous awards at the Gregg County Youth Expo, which took place Jan. 4-6.
Sabine Middle School’s students of the month for December have been announced. They are, front row from left, Kyle Killingsworth, Baylee Silvertooth, Avery Rutland, back row, Addison Ketternan, Jamarion Martin, Marley Matthews, Jaiden Templeton and Regan Langston.
Kilgore High School’s Model UN team participated in the Region 7 Model UN competition at Stephen F. Austin State University on Tuesday and Wednesday, the school announced.
“Indecision may or may not be my problem.”
Kilgore High School’s UIL Academic teams placed fourth at the Pine Tree Invitational last Saturday, the school reported.
The Kilgore High School CTE Classes of Sherri Hunter, Cheyenne Kirkpatrick, Jay Dean, Kaleb Brisendine and Brianna Simmons recently got to hear a presentation on autopsies from 2011 KHS Graduate Kandace Shackelford.
The North & East Texas Press Association, in conjunction with the Texas Press Association, will once again award two $1,500 scholarships to eligible candidates at its April 27-29 convention held in Nacogdoches.
Shelley Wayne, assistant director and choreographer of the Kilgore College Rangerettes, has been inducted into the Texas Dance Educators Association (TDEA) Hall of Fame for 2022.
Upsilon Delta, the Kilgore College chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta — the national English honor society for two-year colleges — inducted 34 students who qualified for membership for the Fall 2022 semester.
The Kilgore High School Health Science SkillsUSA Chapter is hosting its second annual health fair on Thursday, Jan. 19 from 6-8 p.m. in the KHS cafeteria.
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
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Please mark the calendar and plan to enter the annual Rusk County Cherry Dessert Contest on Feb. 13, in honor of George Washington’s birthday. The contest will be held at the Rusk County Extension Meeting Room, 115 E. Fordall St. in Henderson.
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”
Years of questions about the replacement of Kilgore College’s pedestrian bridge were answered Thursday at a groundbreaking ceremony for the new structure — it should be done later this year.
The Kilgore High School cheerleaders recently earned several awards at competition and will be competing Friday at the UIL state competition against other 4A-DI schools in Texas.
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Students at Chandler Elementary School came back to some exciting changes at their school Monday morning — brand new windows in all the classrooms. The new windows are part of a project intended to renovate the decades-old campus, first built in 1960, to be more energy-efficient with new HVA…
“If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.”
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“Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.”
Kilgore College will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new bridge over Henderson Boulevard/Business U.S. 259 on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m.
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The first full week of December marked the semester completion of a very rewarding and successful collaboration of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s “Learn, Grow, Eat & Go” (LGEG) program with third and fourth grade students at Full Armor Christian Academy, third grade students at L…
“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.”
2022 marked the 150th anniversary of Kilgore’s founding and the past year proved to be as momentous and memorable
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”
“’And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.’”
“One faces the future with one’s past.”
Representatives from local businesses, along with News Herald Advertising Representative Linda K. Ballard, presented gifts to several Kilgore Intermediate School students selected as winners in the Herald's annual Christmas Card Coloring Contest on Monday, Dec. 19.
Sabine Middle School's One Act Play team recently came in third for their performance of Anne Frank & Me.
“Forgiveness is the final form of love.”
Ground was broken Tuesday afternoon on a new Kilgore High School building at a ceremony attended by dozens of students, staff and locals.
“The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.”
Students at Chandler Elementary School got a special treat, to hear the book, "Texas Night Before Christmas" from a real Cowboy on Dec. 13.
Overton ISD has revealed their interest in the Texas School Guardian Program, which would allow district employees who have passed a series of requirements to be armed as a measure of additional security for students.
Kilgore High School students welcomed an ATF Agent on Tuesday and Wednesday as he came to speak to Sherri Hunter’s Law and Public Service classes.
Kilgore ISD is seeking community input for its 2023-24 school calendar.
“Home is the nicest word there is.”
Kilgore College held its fall graduation ceremony Friday, awarding 300 graduates with 339 degrees and certificates.
Kilgore High School students took part in an ugly sweater contest last week. Winners were announced Monday: Carlos Ortiz, Xsavier Ortiz, Mr. Miller, Holly Dowell, Daphne Crum and, not pictured, Mrs. Adams.
Several Kilgore High School UIL Academic students placed in the fall practice meets, the school has announced.
Sabine Middle School has announced its students of the month for November. They are: front row from left, Peyton Ponder, Ian Eaves, Lauren Love, Olivia Breedlove, Jair Hernandez, back row, Adam Loftis, Max Carderara, Haygen Smith and Keiffer Serrano.
“Wisdom outweighs any wealth.”
The Kilgore FFA is hosting its 19th annual chili cook-off and silent auction on Thursday, Dec. 15 beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Ag Farm, 322 Wilshire Road in Kilgore.
“Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.”
Since the creation of the Kilgore College Rangers Esports program in 2019, players have joined, teams have formed and now a championship has been secured.
Precious Wafer’s daughter, Ciara Iman, became very ill in 2015, forcing Wafer to make one of the most difficult decisions of her life: leaving her career to care for her daughter.
Kilgore Intermediate School has announced its students of the month for November.
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