Jimmy Alford jalford@news-journal.com

Program jolts activity in downtown Kilgore

Posted: 09/01/2010
Author: Jimmy Alford jalford@news-journal.com
 MICMichael Cavazos/News-Journal Photo Justin DuPont, owner of 205, a downtown Kilgore interior design shop, says he\u2019s pleased with the rise in area business and traffic.

Safety course also helps create jobs

Posted: 08/24/2010
Author: Jimmy Alford jalford@news-journal.com

Kilgore College's Workforce Development Risk Management Institute aims to improve workplace safety and help area workers get better trained for jobs. The college receives $100,000 a year from Texas Mutual Insurance company to train area workers in the ins and outs of a safe work environment. The college offers several courses, including OSHA training, HAZMAT training and disaster management, all for free. Classes require a minimum of 10 students to be held, but has as many as 50 students at any given time.