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Interstellar object (the nice kind) passes through Solar System

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From NASA.GOV On July 1, the NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations of a comet that originated from interstellar space. Arriving from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, the interstellar comet has been officially named 3I/ATLAS. It is currently located about 420 million miles (670 million kilometers) […]

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KC enrollment shows 31 percent year-to-year gain for Spring ’25

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Kilgore College’s Spring 2025 enrollment snapshot showed strong growth across credit and continuing education programs, according to a press release this week. In Natalie Bryant’s June 9 report to KC trustees, the Director of Institutional Research noted the institution experienced significant enrollment growth in Spring 2025, with a total headcount of 8,802 students. According to

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Juneteenth fireworks show blasts off Thursday evening

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There will be fireworks over Kilgore Thursday night – an echo of the celebrations that followed June 19, 1865, the day slaves in Texas finally learned they had been freed. “It’s celebrating freedom,” Victor Boyd says. “Freedom from slavery, freedom for a new life.” That’s pretty much it, according to the Kilgore City Council member.

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Kilgore Legacy Foundation gets early start on Juneteenth revelry with Saturday celebration

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The news of slaves’ emancipation arrived late in Texas, but freedom’s ring echoes into 2025. More than two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation ending slavery, it was on June 19, 1865, that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, and Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger ordered the 250,000 slaves in Texas finally be freed. ‘Juneteenth’ has long

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Kilgore Rotary Club’s star-spangled fundraiser keeps growing

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The Stars & Stripes are blooming in Kilgore again this week with Flag Day fast-approaching June 14 – it’s local Rotarians’ way of wishing Old Glory a happy 248th birthday. The Flag Program is Kilgore Rotary Club’s sole fundraiser, and proceeds fuel everything from the group’s annual shoe drive and dictionary program to scholarships and

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Nonprofit cultivates reel talent for upcoming film productions

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As a director, Kilgore filmmaker Chip Hale has been working with actors of all kinds for 21 years. With more indie film projects developing here and in nearby communities, the executive director of REEL East Texas is looking to cultivate a local talent pool of actors who are ready to step in front of the

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Kilgore College’s RangerPrint hosts community open house June 18

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Kilgore College invites the community to an open house event at RangerPrint, the college’s full-service print shop, on Wednesday, June 18, from 2 to 6 p.m. RangerPrint is located at 713 Houston St. in Kilgore. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the facility, meet the RangerPrint team and learn about the wide range of

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Farmers Market takes root downtown Saturday

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The Kilgore Farmers Market returns to North Street Saturday morning downtown. Foul weather or fair, sunny, sprinkling or steaming, the local wares will be waiting. Kicking off May 31, the summer market will run weekends through the end of July, according to organizer Alicia Clark of Clark Farms. The season’s grand opening runs 8 a.m.

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Homecoming set Sunday at Rock Springs Schoolhouse & Cemetery in Sabine

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Home is where the heart is – the historic Rock Springs schoolhouse has had some palpitations recently, but the pulse is still going strong with the whole family heading back this weekend. Rock Springs Homecoming’s always set on the first Sunday in June, and the annual shared lunch begins about noon at the site, established

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