“What is it?” That’s typically the first thing John Hillier hears when he introduces friends and family to his ‘Pareidolia’ work. The viewer immediately tries to find something known in one of Hiller’s photographs, eager to discover familiar shapes and textures – that’s the nature of the psychological phenomenon of the collection’s moniker. A person […]
Dr. Brenda Kays has invested almost a decade leading Kilgore College, a quarter of her 40-year career in community college education. Last week, the ninth president of the East Texas institution announced her transition plans to retire from KC at the end of February 2026 and launch the next phase of her career to focus
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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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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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Kilgore College’s Spring 2025 enrollment snapshot showed strong growth across credit and continuing education programs, according to a press release this week. In Natalie Bryant’s June 9 report to KC trustees, the Director of Institutional Research noted the institution experienced significant enrollment growth in Spring 2025, with a total headcount of 8,802 students. According to
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Press Release | Kilgore College is currently accepting applications to fill a vacancy on its Board of Trustees following the passing of longtime board member Jon Rowe in April.Rowe represented the North Zone, which includes the Gladewater, White Oak and Sabine independent school districts.The individual appointed to this position will serve through the next general
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Kilgore College Press Release | Kilgore College and Phi Theta Kappa honor student Shiva Heidari has been named to the 2025 All-Texas Academic Team and selected as a semifinalist for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Heidari, who serves as publicity chair for the Gamma Omicron Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at KC,
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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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Bulldogs seniors who have turned their sails toward college, the workforce, military service and other adventures will be in the spotlight Tuesday during another CTE Signing Day hosted here by the local business community. The event’s spearheaded by Kilgore Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Kilgore ISD, ready to fête the soon-to-be-graduates in the
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Kilgore Mayor Ronnie Spradlin secured another term by a narrow 18-vote margin (18 votes) Saturday following Election Day polling at Kilgore City Hall. At Kilgore ISD, incumbent Dana Sneed also retained his Place 7 seat on the school board with a 2.66 percent lead while Johna Tritt locked down Place 5 with 74.38 percent of
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