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Commission awards ETCOG $250K for veteran transport with GoBus

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Recently, the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) announced its largest funding in the 16-year history of FVA programs, with 213 grants totaling $46,315,000 to provide services to an estimated 40,000 veterans. ETCOG is proud to be one of the grant recipients selected with $250,000 of those funds to provide GoBus transportation services for […]

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Nonprofit cultivates reel talent for upcoming film productions

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As a director, Kilgore filmmaker Chip Hale has been working with actors of all kinds for 21 years. With more indie film projects developing here and in nearby communities, the executive director of REEL East Texas is looking to cultivate a local talent pool of actors who are ready to step in front of the

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Kilgore College’s RangerPrint hosts community open house June 18

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Kilgore College invites the community to an open house event at RangerPrint, the college’s full-service print shop, on Wednesday, June 18, from 2 to 6 p.m. RangerPrint is located at 713 Houston St. in Kilgore. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the facility, meet the RangerPrint team and learn about the wide range of

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City temporarily boosts water treatment with ‘free chlorine’

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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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State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.2 Billion in May

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(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.2 billion in May, 4.7 percent more than in May 2024. 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 grew solidly compared with May 2024,” Hegar said. “This

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Farmers Market takes root downtown Saturday

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The Kilgore Farmers Market returns to North Street Saturday morning downtown. Foul weather or fair, sunny, sprinkling or steaming, the local wares will be waiting. Kicking off May 31, the summer market will run weekends through the end of July, according to organizer Alicia Clark of Clark Farms. The season’s grand opening runs 8 a.m.

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Homecoming set Sunday at Rock Springs Schoolhouse & Cemetery in Sabine

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Home is where the heart is – the historic Rock Springs schoolhouse has had some palpitations recently, but the pulse is still going strong with the whole family heading back this weekend. Rock Springs Homecoming’s always set on the first Sunday in June, and the annual shared lunch begins about noon at the site, established

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Van Everett Thompson | Dec. 13, 1940 – April 4, 2025

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Van Everett Thompson, 84, of Highland, California, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2025. Born in Swamp City, Texas, to William Lawson “Bill” Thompson and Katy Mae Thompson, Van was the youngest of five brothers. He graduated from Gladewater High School in 1959, attended Kilgore Junior College where he was presented the American Petroleum Institute

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Decades later, KPD officer continues sounding the call

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Rain or shine, Angela Burch’s bugle is at the ready. Unfortunately, Monday’s wet weather forced a rare rainout for the community’s annual Memorial Day service, but it’s just one of the occasions throughout the year when Kilgore Police Department’s Evidence Officer breaks out the brass in honor of local veterans. In fact, Burch has been

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