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Kilgore EDC chooses new leader following national search

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Kilgore Economic Development Corporation names Randy Seitz as Executive Director | Kilgore EDC has announced the selection of Randy Seitz, MBA, as its next Executive Director following a comprehensive national search conducted by the KEDC Board of Directors and Search Committee. Seitz brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in economic development, business recruitment, […]

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Rotarians’ shoe, sock drive set this weekend for students

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Rotary Club of Kilgore’s 2026 sole train is on track to shoe 400-plus students before they head back to class next month. Club members are putting the finishing touches on this year’s inventory ahead of the annual shoe-and-sock distribution Friday and Saturday. “We have 406 pairs of shoes,” Rotarian Linda Sartor said Sunday. “All of

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Chongqing theatre troupe marks 14th performance in TSF spotlight

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Texas Shakespeare Festival’s stage isn’t just familiar territory for the thespians of China’s Lumen Theatre Company – it’s a second home. Angelina Gao, Steve Zhang and their fellow performers from Chongqing have been visiting Kilgore and its theatrical heart since 2009. They’re returning to the TSF spotlight in the Anne Dean Turk Fine Arts Center

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THE BANNER YET WAVES  |  Local Scouts take pains to ensure U.S. flags receive respectful end

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Before a U.S. flag is respectfully consigned to the flames, it’s painstakingly prepared. It’s an ongoing task around here: Rotary Club of Kilgore’s year-round flag program sees hundreds of shining examples of Old Glory raised for every patriotic holiday, and on each outing, the weather takes its toll. Local Rotarians regularly entrust the frayed stars

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‘WE’VE BEEN FLOCKED’  |  Paint snafu at radio HQ sparks pink plastic population explosion

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A murder of crows, a parliament of owls, a charm of hummingbirds, a convocation of eagles… and a flamboyance of flamingos. That’s the official parlance when it comes to the pink plastic pack that’s found their way to downtown Kilgore and the corner of Martin and Main. While the City of Stars has long been

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

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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

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Potter honored with Beeson Teaching Award

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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

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Friday concert features fresh compositions built on classical foundations

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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

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Kilgore College Risk Management Institute extends safety training across community

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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

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Rock Springs Homecoming luncheon set for noon Sunday

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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

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