There will be fireworks over Kilgore Thursday night – an echo of the celebrations that followed June 19, 1865, the day slaves in Texas finally learned they had been freed. “It’s celebrating freedom,” Victor Boyd says. “Freedom from slavery, freedom for a new life.” That’s pretty much it, according to the Kilgore City Council member. […]
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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 Historical Preservation Foundation volunteers have been pouring effort into the historic Dean Keener Crim Home for the better part of 25 years, and they’re excited to celebrate a milestone open house this Saturday. The community is fast-approaching its sesquicentennial, and its oldest residence isn’t far behind. The ‘DKC House’ was built two years after
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Gwen Winters is hard at work in Kilgore’s Shakespeare Garden today, putting in the hours to prepare the tourist attraction for TSF’s 40th Season this summer. Winters has been working with Kilgore Improvement & Beautification Association for about three years. The local nonprofit’s volunteers crafted the garden in the mid-90s and have been cultivating the
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Kilgore College has a range of camps set this summer, from sports to the stage to the spotlight for dancers. Available summer camps include: Find more details at https://www.kilgore.edu/campus-life/things-to-do/summer-camps/
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LeTourneau University’s 2025 Spring Masterworks Concert will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church at 906 Padon St. in Longview on Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Jim Taylor, Director of Fine Arts at LeTourneau, will direct the LeTourneau Singers and the Longview Civic Chorus and orchestra, with guest singers from Christian Heritage Classical School and Marshall High School.
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Press Release | Kilgore.edu The Kilgore College Department of Music will present its annual Spring Masterworks Concert on Tuesday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Van Cliburn Auditorium. The event will feature the world premiere of “Liberty,” a new musical work commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The concert
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BINGO’s back tonight at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kilgore, TX with proceeds benefitting Kilgore’s Hearts Anonymous outreach. Hosted and catered by sisters Julie Beck and Carrie Jackson, dinner begins at 6 pm followed by BINGO at 7 pm — a meal is $12 for adults, $7 for kids 12-and-younger. BINGO cards are $10 each or three for
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