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 […]
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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
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Press Release from East Texas Council of Governments | Throughout May, the Area Agency on Aging of East Texas (AAA) will join organizations nationwide in celebrating Older Americans Month (OAM), led by the Administration for Community Living, to honor the vital contributions of older adults in our communities. AAA will host four special events at
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“What would Teddy Roosevelt say today?” It’s a question Jack Lanier has been pondering for some time, and he’ll make an effort to channel the 26th president and answer it Wednesday for the Rotary Club of Kilgore and guests. The retired Air Force pilot and veteran police officer and chief is also a dedicated historical
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“No speakers, no music… just prayer!” Organizers of this year’s National Day of Prayer ceremony in thee City of Kilgore, Texas aim to keep it simple. The annual event’s set for noon Thursday, May 1, in the amphitheater at Kilgore City Park. Everyone is welcome, and prayer is the only item on the itinerary, according
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Kilgore College has a range of camps set this summer, from sports to the stage to the spotlight for dancers. Available summer camps include: Find more details at https://www.kilgore.edu/campus-life/things-to-do/summer-camps/
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LeTourneau University’s 2025 Spring Masterworks Concert will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church at 906 Padon St. in Longview on Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Jim Taylor, Director of Fine Arts at LeTourneau, will direct the LeTourneau Singers and the Longview Civic Chorus and orchestra, with guest singers from Christian Heritage Classical School and Marshall High School.
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Press Release | Kilgore.edu The Kilgore College Department of Music will host the annual Invitational Jazz Festival on April 26 in the Devall Ballroom on the Kilgore campus. The concert, set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, will feature an exclusive collaboration between selected high school musicians and the KC Big Band. High school band
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Press Release | Kilgore.edu The Kilgore College Department of Music will present its annual Spring Masterworks Concert on Tuesday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Van Cliburn Auditorium. The event will feature the world premiere of “Liberty,” a new musical work commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The concert
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BINGO’s back tonight at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kilgore, TX with proceeds benefitting Kilgore’s Hearts Anonymous outreach. Hosted and catered by sisters Julie Beck and Carrie Jackson, dinner begins at 6 pm followed by BINGO at 7 pm — a meal is $12 for adults, $7 for kids 12-and-younger. BINGO cards are $10 each or three for
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