Kilgore News

Students and faculty at a Texas high school were recently in for a terrifying surprise: a Christmas tree that moved, talked and tormented unsuspecting victims who approached it.

Holiday cheer is giving way to tree display fear in two Texas schools where a prankster lurking in a Christmas tree is scaring the frankincense out of students and staff.

The video, posted to YouTube Wednesday , shows what happens when a high school student dresses as a Christmas tree.

On Thursday, Kilgore Police Department Traffic Officer Carolyn Wink stopped a vehicle containing three occupants due to a traffic violation.

To some people, an elaborate Christmas Display is worth all the extra work. One family in Wyoming spent months timing their display to music.

One East Texas high school has seen its path to the state championship delayed by the weather until Monday while it is still game on for two others.

From left to right: Ron McGregor from Hallsville ; Sara Lugeanbeal ; Dr. Richard Fothergill, from Kilgore ; Marilyn Wightman ; Joe White ; Dickie Joyner, from Kilgore The East Texas Oil Museum at Kilgore College received a gift of $15,000 from BASA Resources of Dallas as a contribution to the museum's annual fundraising campaign.

According to the Kilgore Police Department, 79-year-old Lilly Green of Gladewater died at a local hospital Tuesday after a major two-vehicle accident.

Good afternoon! We hope you're staying safe, warm and dry today, and that you're keeping an eye on pets and elderly neighbors and family members.

On Sunday, November 24th at about 6:13 PM, a robbery occurred at the EZ-Mart at Highway 349 and Pitner Street in Kilgore.