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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Texas Shakespeare Festival marks 40 years with return of first play… “We wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the Daisy Bradford 3,” says Texas Shakespeare Festival’s Val Winkelman. The first discovery well of the East Texas Oilfield was brought in Sept. 3, 1930, and changed the world. It was Columbus Marion “Dad” Joiner’s third attempt
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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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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
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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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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