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Kilgore Men & Women of Alliance celebrates legacy families alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Monday

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Monday marks the 10th annual MLK celebration hosted by Kilgore Men & Women of Alliance. The observance for famed civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. begins at 10 a.m. Jan. 19 in the Texan Theater, featuring additional recognition for local honorees. “This is going to be, truly, our biggest celebration,” according to KMWA […]

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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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