Current Events

Kilgore College’s RangerPrint hosts community open house June 18

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

Kilgore College’s RangerPrint hosts community open house June 18 Read More »

Farmers Market takes root downtown Saturday

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.

Farmers Market takes root downtown Saturday Read More »

Homecoming set Sunday at Rock Springs Schoolhouse & Cemetery in Sabine

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

Homecoming set Sunday at Rock Springs Schoolhouse & Cemetery in Sabine Read More »

REMEMBER & HONOR ★ Memorial Day spotlight shines on sacrifices by service members like Kilgore’s Kenneth May

On Veterans Day, we show our gratitude to all those who serve their nation in the Armed Forces. On Memorial Day, we honor the fallen. “It’s not about barbecues,” Krystal Davis says, simply. “It’s about remembering those who you know and who you don’t know. Their sacrifice allows you to take a day with your

REMEMBER & HONOR ★ Memorial Day spotlight shines on sacrifices by service members like Kilgore’s Kenneth May Read More »

Local filmmaking duo prepares REEL’s 2025 Summer Intensive

Veterans Chip Hale & Mikaela Supulski will host fifth annual program July 14-18 // PRESS RELEASE – Student filmmakers will be hitting the streets in Kilgore again this summer during the 2025 Summer Intensive from REEL East Texas. It’s the fifth annual indie film outreach hosted by filmmakers Chip Hale and Mikaela Supulski, a hands-on

Local filmmaking duo prepares REEL’s 2025 Summer Intensive Read More »

Local Memorial Day ceremony set for May 26

Kilgore’s 2025 Memorial Day observance is set for 9 a.m. Monday at the U.S. Veterans Monument at Harris Street Park. Veteran and former Kilgore Mayor Joe T. Parker is co-organizing the annual event again this year. Young Trail Life participants will present and retire the colors May 26. “Bob Stoner is going to be our

Local Memorial Day ceremony set for May 26 Read More »

KHPF’s open house in historic home set Saturday

Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation volunteers have been pouring effort into the historic Dean Keener Crim Home for the better part of 25 years, and they’re excited to celebrate a milestone open house this Saturday. The community is fast-approaching its sesquicentennial, and its oldest residence isn’t far behind. The ‘DKC House’ was built two years after

KHPF’s open house in historic home set Saturday Read More »

Volunteers prime Bard’s garden for midsummer magic

Gwen Winters is hard at work in Kilgore’s Shakespeare Garden today, putting in the hours to prepare the tourist attraction for TSF’s 40th Season this summer. Winters has been working with Kilgore Improvement & Beautification Association for about three years. The local nonprofit’s volunteers crafted the garden in the mid-90s and have been cultivating the

Volunteers prime Bard’s garden for midsummer magic Read More »