They lead people to safety from a dangerous situation. They stare down the flames when disaster strikes a family home. Now, with the guidance from their new fire chief and support from the new city manager, the Kilgore Fire Department is also taking a lead role in community volunteerism.
All four lanes of I-20 were shut down for some 15 minutes Thursday morning as Network Communications' crew members strung fiber optics cable across the road way. With Kilgore's new fiber optic network now linked to the Longview technology company's other infrastructure, CEO Tony Cason said local businesses who sign up for service can anticipate ultrafast data transfer speeds as early as next week.
The East Texas Oilfield recently received a taste of the Great White North as Canadian based Gasfrac Incorporated opened the door to their new American operations headquarters in Kilgore this week, where Chief Operating Officer Audis Byrd explained the company’s services and how Gasfrac implements modern technology and new methods into the process of “fracking” an oil well.
Work is underway on a new road expansion in the Synergy Park industrial complex. Recent rains dampened the ground but have not slowed the progress of crews working to complete more than a mile of new roads, which will provide easier access to the back 200 acres of the park property.
Members of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers honored the late J.E. “Eddie” Adamson and Wade C. Ridley for their contribution to the oil industry during the annual East Texas Legends luncheon Tuesday afternoon in Tyler.
