Local News

CH | STAAR gains, screwworms, solar growth, data center regulation…

Business, Capital Highlights, Local News, Politics, State & National /

From Texas Press Association | Gains seen in all subjects on STAAR tests Texas high school students showed improvement in every subject in this spring’s end-of-course STAAR exams, the Texas Education Agency reported. The results include assessments in Algebra I, English I, English II, biology and U.S. history. The biggest improvement was in biology, with 71% of students […]

CH | STAAR gains, screwworms, solar growth, data center regulation… Read More »

Potter honored with Beeson Teaching Award

Local News, City of Kilgore, Education, Kilgore College, Texas Shakespeare Festival /

Kilgore College Press Release | Meghan Potter, technical theatre instructor, was honored with Kilgore College’s Hamilton F. and Kathryn G. Beeson Teaching Award for 2026. She was also KC’s nominee for the Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award. Established in 1993, the Beeson Award recognizes outstanding teaching excellence and includes a $1,500 stipend for the recipient

Potter honored with Beeson Teaching Award Read More »

Friday concert features fresh compositions built on classical foundations

Current Events, City of Kilgore, Local News, Places to Go, Texan Theater, Upcoming Events /

Kilgore native brings ‘new music’ home with June 12 fundraiser at Texan Theater ‘Classical’ music doesn’t have to be dated, and ‘new music’ need not be radio pop to entertain audiences. Come Friday, the scores will be hot off the presses courtesy of Texas composers gathered to Kilgore by East Texas native musician Jace Mankins. Wrapping

Friday concert features fresh compositions built on classical foundations Read More »

Kilgore College Risk Management Institute extends safety training across community

Kilgore EDC, Business, City of Kilgore, East Texas, Education, Kilgore College, Local News /

After two decades, grant-funded program continues helping workers, students, laypeople cultivate skills KEDC Release | Kilgore College’s Risk Management Institute is not confined to any one classroom or lab, nor is there any single focus for workforce training. The 20-year-old program reaches from industrial floors to church groups, from high school students preparing for graduation

Kilgore College Risk Management Institute extends safety training across community Read More »

Rock Springs Homecoming luncheon set for noon Sunday

Rock Springs ASsociation, Clubs & Organizations, Gregg County, Local News /

Every first Sunday in June, families with ties to the Rock Springs Schoolhouse and Cemetery find their way back, and this year’s gathering is set for June 7. The covered dish luncheon begins at noon at 1177 Old Hwy. 135 North, as descendants, supporters and neighbors gather on the grounds of one of Gregg County’s

Rock Springs Homecoming luncheon set for noon Sunday Read More »

State sales tax revenue totaled $4.5 billion in May

Business, Local News, State & National /

Press Release | (AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.5 billion in May, 6.6 percent more than in May 2025. The majority of May sales tax revenue is based on sales made in April and remitted to the agency in May. “State sales tax collections showed solid growth well above

State sales tax revenue totaled $4.5 billion in May Read More »

‘WE’RE NOT DONE YET’ | KHS Health Science SkillsUSA participants head to nationals

Clubs & Organizations, City of Kilgore, Health & Wellness, Kilgore Health Science, Kilgore High School, Kilgore ISD, Local News, State & National /

The ninth year for SkillsUSA at Kilgore High School was a big one, and it’s not over for the district’s Health Science students with members bound for their National Leadership & Skills Conference this week. They locked up district- and state-level accolades, earning a trip to nationals in Atlanta, Georgia, alongside advisor Cheyenne Kirkpatrick –

‘WE’RE NOT DONE YET’ | KHS Health Science SkillsUSA participants head to nationals Read More »

Community Memorial Day remembrance set for 9 a.m. Monday at Harris Street Park

Current Events, Boy Scout Troop 252, City of Kilgore, Clubs & Organizations, Kilgore War Veterans Association, Local News, Upcoming Events /

Veterans Day salutes our living service members; Memorial Day honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States of America. Members of the Kilgore War Veterans Association will gather with community members at 9 a.m. Monday for the annual Memorial Day remembrance at Harris Street Park. As ever, the ceremony at the U.S.

Community Memorial Day remembrance set for 9 a.m. Monday at Harris Street Park Read More »

Rotary eyes ‘epic’ turnout at blood drive Saturday

Clubs & Organizations, City of Kilgore, Current Events, Kilgore Rotary Club, Local News, Upcoming Events /

Kilgore Rotary Club’s preparing for an ‘epic’ outreach Saturday, calling on locals to pitch in a pint and support the local blood supply. Rotary International’s 2026 Epic Day of Service is set for Saturday, May 16, and Kilgore Rotarians have partnered with Carter BloodCare to do their part in the international effort. Clubs around the

Rotary eyes ‘epic’ turnout at blood drive Saturday Read More »

CH | Camp safety law, AG runoff, GOP senate showdown

Local News, Capital Highlights, Elected Officials, State & National /

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights by Gary Borders | Top lawmakers back lifting camp safety law Top Texas legislators are pushing to waive a new state law that requires camps to install broadband fiber optics in order to legally operate this summer, The Dallas Morning News reported. Scores of camps are struggling to meet the deadline. Lt. Gov. Dan

CH | Camp safety law, AG runoff, GOP senate showdown Read More »