Kilgore Middle School

Young Kilgore bull rider vies for champion’s buckle today in Decatur

Eight seconds isn’t much of a run on a dirt bike, but it’s victory on the back of a bull. Caisen Sims enjoys both, but it’s riding the steer that really gets the 13-year-old’s adrenaline pumping. The Kilgore 8th grader is getting in the zone right now, primed for another round in the pen in […]

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SOLE TRAIN | Rotarians ready to welcome lines of local students for annual shoe drive Friday & Saturday

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

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State’s school supplies sales tax holiday set Aug. 8-10

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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IF THE SHOE FITS… Rotary’s ready to give it away July 25-26

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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