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 […]
Visit Kilgore | Press Release | Kilgore Oktoberfest returns for its 10th year on Saturday, October 11, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Historic Downtown Kilgore. This milestone year will feature the festival’s signature blend of family-friendly fun, live music, German-inspired food, a free carnival ride, and, of course, beer. (Top Photo: Longtime Oktoberfest
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Press Release Workforce Solutions East Texas (WSET) announces its partnership with Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services (TWS-VRS) to participate in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign observed each October. The agencies will host a celebration event in East Texas on Tuesday, October 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Longview
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Kilgore College will hold its annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Devall Student Center Ballroom on the Kilgore campus. Guests are asked to arrive by 9:45 a.m. The program will begin at 10 a.m. The ceremony will highlight the role of aviation’s first responders and present a program placing attendees in
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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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Mark Story knows a solid destination when he sees it — not only is Kilgore prime tourism territory, it also makes for a picturesque backdrop for filmmakers. Story’s tour company, Now Journey, specializes in small group tours around the world. He also got bitten by the acting bug a while back and has had a
There’s ruff water ahead for the city pool this afternoon. Per veteran manager Josie Atchley, “It’s a free day,” a special treat for Kilgore’s doggo denizens (and their human best friends). Consequently, it also marks the last day for the pool’s 2025 summer season. Be sure to congratulate Atchley on more than three decades spent
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There are some cool new kicks waiting for local kids tomorrow during Kilgore Rotary Club‘s 2025 Shoe Drive. From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to gold glitter, opalescent silver to technicolor flames plus black, white, maroon, pink, purple and plenty more, the civic organization’s members and volunteers have put heart-and-soles into another back-to-school giveaway set Friday
Kilgore Rotarians are already several steps into their 2025 Shoe Project for local students, and they’re spreading the word to make sure no local families miss out on the distribution July 25-26 in the Activity Center of St. Luke’s Methodist Church. Across many years, thousands of local children have been starting the first day of
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It was 75 years ago that a group of parents came together out of concern for their children and others like them. They wanted quality therapy for the kids and they wanted it here, in East Texas. Soon after, East Texas Treatment Center found its first home in a small house in Longview in Fall
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