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Kilgore EDC honors executive director with public reception April 30

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The public is invited to join Kilgore Economic Development Corporation, its partners, community members, local officials and stakeholders in celebrating the organization’s outgoing executive director later this month. “Please join us in honoring Lisa Denton as we celebrate her retirement,” per KEDC. Denton announced her planned retirement in January, wrapping up almost 15 years with […]

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Windridge trots out fourth annual golf fundraiser next month

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Four years back, a golf tournament was an entirely new venture for Windridge Therapeutic Equestrian Center of East Texas. Nowadays, the fundraiser’s ‘Par for the Horse’ – as the facility’s staffers and volunteers help children and adults with medical and mental diagnoses gain life skills and independence, their golf buddies are bringing a positive spotlight

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Bridal expo brings wedding smorgasbord to Texan this weekend

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A bustling brigade of blushing brides-to-be is bound for the Texan Theater Friday and Saturday with the 2026 East Texas Wedding Extravaganza’s Spring Showcase. It’s the 18th year for the expo, and it’s the first foray into Kilgore. The event’s crafted as a one-stop shop to help the newly-engaged check as many items off their

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REEL gets ready to do the time warp again with ‘Rocky Horror’ experience Saturday in the Texan Theater

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About a dozen people protested “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” when it first screened in Kilgore in 1975. The rowdy reel’s back this weekend in the Texan Theater. The musical-comedy-horror actually flopped at the box office upon its release. Over time, though, the show became a cult classic, finding its audience as one of the

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TSF Foundation hangs its Santa hat on upcoming ‘Festival of Trees’ fundraiser

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Christmas cheer arrives early this year courtesy of Texas Shakespeare and the second annual ‘Festival of Trees.’ “We’re really trying to expand,” Texas Shakespeare Festival’s Karen Mobbs told Kilgore Rotary Club members last week. She was excited to share some early holiday tidings with the civic club, extending an invitation to the upcoming tree-trimming fundraiser

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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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