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 […]
From COMPTROLLER.TEXAS.GOV The Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) during the annual Tax-Free weekend. Qualifying items can be purchased tax free from a Texas store or from an online or catalog seller doing business in Texas.
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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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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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Incumbent Dana Sneed held onto his Place 7 seat on the Kilgore ISD School Board Saturday evening, and newcomer Johna Tritt will soon take Place 5 on the dais according to unofficial results released Saturday evening. Place 6 trustee Rachel Harrington was unopposed in her re-election bid this season. Sneed drew a challenge from Rudy
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It’s worth noting no cell phones, smart watches, cameras, tablets, laptops, sound recorders, drones or other wireless communication devices or recorders are permitted within 100 feet of a polling station as the Spring 2025 election cycle comes to a close Saturday. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across the state tomorrow, May
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The 799 early votes cast in Kilgore in late April put the community on track to outpace recent years’ totals.There are multiple contested races on this year’s ballot including the Kilgore mayor’s seat as well as trustee positions at both Kilgore ISD and Kilgore College. Election Day runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May
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Almost 400 early voters in Kilgore cast ballots in the first three days of advance polling at Kilgore City Hall, including 272 Gregg County residents and 127 in Rusk County. Early voting in the Spring 2025 election continues today in the council chambers at 815 N. Kilgore St. with contested races on the ballot for
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#EarlyVoting beings tomorrow – Tuesday, April 22 – with Kilgore-area polling centered on City Hall at 815 N. Kilgore St. Take an advance look at your particular ballot courtesy of City of Kilgore, Texas. Find the original samples in PDF format at cityofkilgore.com/534/Sample-Ballots The polling location will be open to local voters 8 a.m. to
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