Kilgore News

A former Kilgore mayoral candidate was shot and killed Monday morning at his Hallsville home a week before he was to face trial on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and deadly conduct.

An East Texas man who was arrested in October 2013 for retaliation has died at a local hospital after being shot Monday morning.

The East Texas Oil Museum will serve as the first host of the traveling art exhibit, "Black and Gold: The Rise of an American Legacy," April 12-25, featuring the works of national award-winning artist Lee Alban.

Two East Texas men are now charged with theft after police allegedly caught them in the act.

The Gregg County Sheriff's Office is now investigating after around 200 barrels of crude oil was found dumped on an oil lease.

As the Final Four comes to Texas, residents in Arlington are offering up their homes to March Madness fans and hoping to make a little money in the process.

Texas is leading the nation in two-way bilingual education. Many East Texas school districts have added dual language programs and some of them are teaching both English and Spanish to a combined classroom of native Spanish speakers and English speaking students.

" we can get a grant to help us get it started, then I can continue to work to get other monies and whatever we need to sustain it, instead of having to find the money to get it started and sustain it," KISD Superintendent Cara Cooke said.

Over the last several months Kilgore Police Department Investigators received information Cisneros Scrap, 820 SH 135 North, Kilgore, Texas had been knowingly purchasing stolen scrap metal.

Kilgore College will present a "Safety Procedures for Childcare Facilities" course Saturdays, March 22 and March 29 in the Bert E. Woodruff Adult Education Center in Kilgore.