The Nolanville City Council will discuss further action for the city’s Old Nolan Road Project, among other items, at Thursday meeting. Read moreNolanville Council to discuss continuation of Old Nolan Road Project
The Browning Community Garden Club will hold its annual flower show Saturday at the First Street Church of Christ Family Life Center in Lampasas. The show is free to the public and will be open from 2 – 4 p.m. Read moreBrowning Community Garden Club to host annual flower show
This upcoming weekend, youth entrepreneurs from all around Central Texas will be setting up lemonade stands in the Fort Cavazos, Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Belton and Temple areas despite possible rainfall. Read moreLemonade Day — painting the town yellow this weekend
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The annual Fallen Heroes 5K will take place Saturday at the Purser Heritage Oaks Hike and Bike Trail on 8001 Pyrite Drive. The run begins at 8 a.m. and is held to honor those who have served and fallen in the line of duty. The entry fee is $30 and a link to register can be found at www.Kille… Read moreThe Fallen Heroes 5K race is taking place on Saturday.
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Early voting ended Tuesday for the May 4 municipal elections in Killeen, Harker Heights and Copperas Cove, as well as the Killeen ISD board election. Read moreNearly 1,800 city residents vote early in Killeen election
The King of Cowtown, William Lee Martin, is planning to visit the Killeen area on May 11, for his one-man comedy special “King of Cowtown Tour”. Read moreFamous cowboy comedian will be riding by the Killeen area
Trustees with Killeen ISD met for a workshop Tuesday and discussed the merits of a program called “Capturing Kids’ Hearts,” a professional development program by the Flippen Group, LLC, out of College Station. Read moreKISD trustees consider new program
Thursday morning I woke up late. The previous night I had spent with my significant other and I couldn’t sleep. I have tons of sleep issues, including sleep apnea, insomnia and a bad nicotine habit.
The bond war is on in Copperas Cove, where residents on both sides of a proposed $175 million school bond issue are trying to sway voters before the May 4 election.
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I saw the famous Killeen Regional Airport for the first time Thursday.
The Killeen City Council is still moving ahead with plans for a new City Hall — although there is scant evidence that residents would support such a project.
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Petty's BBQ owner Mike Grand explains his vision for the new location.
Belton ISD will host its annual State of the District celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday in the Exposition Exhibit Area at the Cadence Bank Center in Belton. Read moreBISD State of District celebration set for next week
Shay Luedeke, Bell County’s tax assessor-collector, was among 22 county officials to complete the Leadership 254 program, which involved 14 months of training from the Texas Association of Counties. Read moreLuedeke completes Leadership 254 training program
Bell County is making its final preparation for today’s National Day of Prayer. Read moreDay of Prayer event set in Belton
This upcoming weekend, youth entrepreneurs from all around Central Texas will be setting up lemonade stands in the Fort Cavazos, Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Belton and Temple areas despite possible rainfall. Read moreLemonade Day — painting the town yellow this weekend
Stephen Ronald Wood, 66, of Temple died Thursday, April 18, at a Temple medical center. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was currently indigent. Read moreInformation sought about deceased man
A haunting new video released in the early morning hours is the latest effort by the Army to lure soldiers to some of its more secretive units. Hints of its origin are tucked into the frames as they flash by touting the power of words, ideas and “invisible hands.” Army Special Operations Command hopes that those drawn to the video may be interested in joining as one of its psychological warfare soldiers. The release of the Ghost in the Machine 2 video comes two years after the first one which generated a firestorm of online chatter. Read moreFaceless people, invisible hands: New Army video aims to lure recruits for psychological operations
Early voting ended Tuesday for the May 4 municipal elections in Killeen, Harker Heights and Copperas Cove, as well as the Killeen ISD board election. Read moreNearly 1,800 city residents vote early in Killeen election
Tensions are growing on the UCLA campus as law enforcement officers order a large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators to disperse. The heavy police presence comes as administrators and campus police are facing intense criticism for failing to act quickly to stop an overnight attack on a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus by counter-demonstrators. Supporters of the encampment including other students and alumni are largely staying put on the campus steps as they listen to speakers and engage in chants. Students are gathered again in the encampment after reconstructing barricades. Elsewhere police have dismantled an encampment at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and activists clashed with police at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Read moreTension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large pro-Palestinian gathering
Gatesville's Kinlee Gardner makes a throw to first base for an out against Burnet on Friday during Game 2 of the 4A bi-district playoff series at Burnet High School.
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