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Spradlin exits Kilgore College Board with record tenure

Spradlin exits Kilgore College Board with record tenure

R.E. “Sonny” Spradlin Jr. glanced across a room filled with longtime friends and colleagues Monday, moments before he was scheduled to meet with the Kilgore College Board of Trustees one last time.
UPDATE: Kilgore Police release names, look for witnesses in fatal wreck

UPDATE: Kilgore Police release names, look for witnesses in fatal wreck

UPDATE (May 14th): Kilgore Police have released the names of the people involved in a fatal wreck in early May.
KC Electric Power Technology presenting graduates certificates at lineman rodeo May 10

KC Electric Power Technology presenting graduates certificates at lineman rodeo May 10

The Kilgore College Electric Power Technology program will host a Lineman’s Rodeo May 10 to showcase graduates of the ninth class to complete the Marketable Skills Certificate.
Three Kilgore College basketball players moving to next level

Three Kilgore College basketball players moving to next level

A trio of players from Kilgore College’s Region XIV Conference championship team are moving on to four-year schools.

Martin Midstream reports jump in earnings

Kilgore-based Martin Midstream Partners L.P. said Monday it generated record cash flow while achieving a 33 percent increase in net income during the first quarter. Earnings per limited partner unit jumped more than 56 percent.
Three Kilgore College students selected as this year’s Distinguished Musicians

Three Kilgore College students selected as this year’s Distinguished Musicians

The Kilgore College Music Department is pleased to announce that three students have been chosen as this year’s Distinguished Musicians.
KC will host national troubleshooting competition Saturday

KC will host national troubleshooting competition Saturday

Kilgore College will host a national process technology troubleshooting competition Saturday that will bring students from as far away as Alaska.
Two spring graduations set for Friday; Kilgore mayor will speak

Two spring graduations set for Friday; Kilgore mayor will speak

Kilgore College will host two spring graduation ceremonies Friday with the possibility of awarding 580 degrees and certificates.
Man hit by train in Kilgore

Man hit by train in Kilgore

A man was hit by a train in Kilgore on Saturday. It happened just after 11:00pm about a quarter mile west of Southport Rd.
Kilgore College to offer free construction course May 8-10

Kilgore College to offer free construction course May 8-10

Kilgore College is offering a free 10-hour OSHA Construction course this week. The class meets from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 8-10 in the Bert E. Woodruff Adult Education Center in Kilgore.
Man gets 20 months in Kilgore animal cruelty case

Man gets 20 months in Kilgore animal cruelty case

A district judge in Longview handed a 20-month sentence Thursday to a man who pleaded guilty to cruelly tying a dog that became the focus of regional attention two summers ago.
Kilgore Police prevent murder-suicide

Kilgore Police prevent murder-suicide

FROM KPD NEWS RELEASE: On Thursday, May 2, 2013, at approximately 4:35 pm Kilgore Police responded to the 500 Block of Gladewater Street in reference to a suspicious vehicle/welfare concern.
One of two challengers withdraws from Kilgore mayor race

One of two challengers withdraws from Kilgore mayor race

One of two candidates challenging incumbent Kilgore mayor Ronnie Spradlin for his post announced today he was pulling out of the race.
Man given 20-month sentence after pleading guilty to animal cruelty

Man given 20-month sentence after pleading guilty to animal cruelty

Jeremy Morgan Evans, 24, was handed a 20-month state jail sentence after pleading guilty to a 2011 animal cruelty charge involving a dog named “Honey Bee” that drew regional attention.
KC Softball sends 6 to next level

KC Softball sends 6 to next level

Kilgore College’s first softball season, as expected, produced a lot of firsts on the field.