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Juneteenth fireworks show blasts off Thursday evening

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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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National Day of Prayer gathering set May 1

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“No speakers, no music… just prayer!” Organizers of this year’s National Day of Prayer ceremony in thee City of Kilgore, Texas aim to keep it simple. The annual event’s set for noon Thursday, May 1, in the amphitheater at Kilgore City Park. Everyone is welcome, and prayer is the only item on the itinerary, according

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