Centrally located within the Piney Woods of East Texas, Kilgore is known as the “City of Stars” due to the lighted stars that top the oil derricks throughout the City during the holiday season. Kilgore is located on Interstate 20, 120 miles east of Dallas and 60 miles west of Shreveport, and it’s split between Gregg and Rusk Counties. Kilgore is a town with twin personalities, serving as a regional employment hub for industry, regional governmental agencies, and education, while also maintaining a small-town atmosphere for Kilgore’s 14,000 permanent residents. Each day, Kilgore’s population grows to over 20,000, as people from throughout the region come to work here. Regardless of where they lay their heads at night, everyone enjoys the quality economic and