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REMEMBER & HONOR ★ Memorial Day spotlight shines on sacrifices by service members like Kilgore’s Kenneth May

On Veterans Day, we show our gratitude to all those who serve their nation in the Armed Forces. On Memorial Day, we honor the fallen. “It’s not about barbecues,” Krystal Davis says, simply. “It’s about remembering those who you know and who you don’t know. Their sacrifice allows you to take a day with your […]

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Court of Honor marks big weekend for new KHS graduate

Freshly-minted Kilgore High School alum and veteran Boy Scout Alex “Boots” Mathis followed Friday night’s commencement exercises with a Saturday Court of Honor in downtown Kilgore. Mathis actually attained the rank of Eagle Scout in December 2024. The highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America recognizes a youth’s perseverance, dedication and service, and caps

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Local filmmaking duo prepares REEL’s 2025 Summer Intensive

Veterans Chip Hale & Mikaela Supulski will host fifth annual program July 14-18 // PRESS RELEASE – Student filmmakers will be hitting the streets in Kilgore again this summer during the 2025 Summer Intensive from REEL East Texas. It’s the fifth annual indie film outreach hosted by filmmakers Chip Hale and Mikaela Supulski, a hands-on

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Local Memorial Day ceremony set for May 26

Kilgore’s 2025 Memorial Day observance is set for 9 a.m. Monday at the U.S. Veterans Monument at Harris Street Park. Veteran and former Kilgore Mayor Joe T. Parker is co-organizing the annual event again this year. Young Trail Life participants will present and retire the colors May 26. “Bob Stoner is going to be our

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

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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Kilgore Chamber hosts May 13 CTE Signing Day for seniors

Bulldogs seniors who have turned their sails toward college, the workforce, military service and other adventures will be in the spotlight Tuesday during another CTE Signing Day hosted here by the local business community. The event’s spearheaded by Kilgore Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Kilgore ISD, ready to fête the soon-to-be-graduates in the

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‘When Disaster Strikes, Community Rises’ | Sabine rallies following May 6 fire

Community members in the Liberty City area are rallying behind a local woman after her total loss in a fire Tuesday. A grassroots drive is spurring donations toward Venmo, and in-person contributions are also being accepted following the blaze. “Gail Wilson, a beloved Sabine Elementary teacher’s aide, lost her home and all her belongings in

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

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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Johnson wins three-way race for KC Trustee Place 9

Voters in Kilgore College’s Central Zone (Kilgore ISD) chose Jeanne Johnson as the Unit 3, Place 9 trustee per unofficial results released Saturday evening.Facing contenders Verenice Odorica and Ruth F. Williams, Johnson netted 654 votes in early voting and on Election Day at Kilgore City Hall. Williams collected 273, and Ordorica finished the season with

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