Classes were well over, but Kilgore High School Cafeteria was still full of life hours later Jan. 22 as the 2026 Health Fair welcomed the community-at-large. There was a constant stream of students, parents, siblings, grandparents and other visitors moving through the labyrinth of students’ health-focused booths that Thursday night. In addition to the home-grown […]
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Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announcedthe Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council (OAFC or the Council) has voted to award 109 grants totaling $21.2 million to entities across Texas responding to the opioid crisis. This vote marks a major accomplishment for the program. “Today represents a significant milestone,” said Hancock, who chairs the Council. “For the first
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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PRESS RELEASE | The City of Kilgore public water system, PWS ID 0920003, will temporarily convert the disinfectant used in the distribution system from chloramine to free chlorine. The conversion will begin on June 9, 2025 and will last for 30 to 45 days. During this period, you may experience taste and odor changes associated
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The current federal budget bill, which was recently passed by the House of Representatives, if ultimately implemented in its present form, involves changes to Medicaid which will have the effect of significantly reducing the numbers of people covered over time. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that by 2034, some 7.6 million more Americans would be
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