City of Kilgore

First five months of 2025 surpass last year’s sales tax revenues by 9 percent

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Kilgore’s outpacing last year’s sales tax collections from the state – so far in 2025, the municipality has drawn about $4.3 million from the Texas Comptroller’s Office. That’s an increase of more than 9 percent year-to-year, about $355,000 ahead of 2024’s year-to-date in May. This month’s allocation from Comptroller Glenn Hegar and his team to […]

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SPRING ELECTION ROUND-UP: City of Kilgore, KISD, Kilgore College

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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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Spradlin secures eighth term as Kilgore Mayor

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Incumbent Ronnie Spradlin has landed another term as Kilgore Mayor May 3, according to unofficial results released Saturday evening. Spradlin faced challenger Darrin Mallett in the Spring 2025 election cycle, earning 504 total votes to 486.The coming term will be Spradlin’s eighth full-stint in office. He was initially elected to finish out the second half

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Officials refresh finance reports, regulations ahead of Election Day

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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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Spring 2025 election sprints past previous early turnout

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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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State celebrates music-friendly Kilgore

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Press Release | The Texas Music Office put the spotlight on Kilgore Monday as one of its newest ‘Music Friendly Texas’ locales. According to the state agency, “Kilgore was recently designated as the 77th Music Friendly Texas Certified Community by the Texas Music Office, recognizing its commitment to fostering a thriving music industry. This certification

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Local sales tax allocation climbs 15.5 percent year-to-year

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[NOTE: The original version of this article used outdated sales tax data.] Kilgore’s monthly sales tax allocation from the Texas Comptroller’s Office this month showed a 15.52 percent increase compared to the prior year. At $788,123.72, the April 2025 check — based on sales made in February by businesses that report tax monthly — was

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Turnout reaches 399 in first three days of early voting

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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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Early voting kicks off Tuesday at City Hall

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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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