Crews in Kilgore spent Monday repainting the oil derricks ahead of the first Derrick Fest this weekend. The Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation has started an initiative to repaint the ...

In the 1920s, oil was becoming a hot commodity in Texas. The success of the Spindletop oil well in Beaumont in 1901 had set ...

Kilgore College and the East Texas Oil Museum recently hosted the second ... create an original exhibit and showcased images of her Boom Town exhibit. Christian Pippins, president of the Gregg ...