The Killeen City Council began its discussion of the Killeen city charter Monday, possibly signaling changes for the first time in years. Read more
Killeen and Nolanville have completed another week of testing and vaccination. Read more
According to court documents obtained Monday, Killeen police responded to a call about a robbery on Friday at the Family Dollar store, located at 2200 East Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Read more
Central Texas residents are invited to attend the burial of Spc. Billy Mark Guinn of DeSoto, a veteran of the U.S. Army, at 11 a.m. Sept. 22, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 11463 State Highway 195, in Killeen. Read more
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A civilian journalist with long ties to the 1st Cavalry Division was buried in his adopted hometown of Concord, North Carolina on Saturday after a memorial service honoring his life. Read more
The Killeen Independent School District will host the final two rezoning public meetings next week. Read more
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FORT HOOD — The command team for the 1st Cavalry Division officially unveiled Legends Way during a ceremony in front of Cooper Field on Monday. Read more
Jayven Patterson tossed three touchdown passes and Karson Tutwiler ran for two TDs to help the Smith eighth-grade A-team Leopards win 34-0 against Rancier on Tuesday. Read more
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 in Trauma Service Area L — which includes Bell County — dropped by more than 8 percentage points Monday compared to Friday. Read more
Belton ISD trustees unanimously approved an order authorizing bond refinancing, and approved the hire of a new campus administrator during its regular school board meeting on Monday. Read more
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 in Trauma Service Area L — which includes Bell County — dropped by more than eight percentage points Monday compared to Friday. Read more
Killeen and Nolanville have completed another week of testing and vaccination. Read more
The Warrior Way Commissary at Fort Hood will temporarily close Monday for “repairs and pest mitigation,” officials said in a news release. Read more
Central Texas residents are invited to attend the burial of Spc. Billy Mark Guinn of DeSoto, a veteran of the U.S. Army, at 11 a.m. Sept. 22, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 11463 State Highway 195, in Killeen. Read more
Killeen and Nolanville have completed another week of testing and vaccination.
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Positive cases of COVID-19 among public school students and staff are reported to school districts across Texas daily, but how those numbers are reported back to the public depends on each individual school district.
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For the second day in a row, Trauma Service Area L — which includes Bell County — saw a more than 3 percent increase in its COVID-19 hospitalization rates.
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Hospitalizations in Trauma Service Area L — which includes Bell County — rose by more than 3 percent Thursday, according to state data, while active infections went down.
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BELTON — A free, drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic is scheduled this weekend at the Bell County Expo Center, officials announced.
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Regional hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued to increase Wednesday, state data shows.
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Although Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton listed Salado ISD as a government entity that has unlawfully imposed a mask mandate, Superintendent Michael Novotny said active lawsuits put the state’s ban in “limbo.”
The city of Killeen will offer another round of free COVID-19 vaccines and tests at a drive-thru COVID-19 site Thursday through Saturday, according to a news release from Killeen’s Executive Director of Communications Janell Ford.
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About a dozen people, with signs and noisemakers in hand, rallied outside the Killeen Independent School District Tuesday evening prior to the district’s school board meeting.
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Local COVID-19 cases rose slightly Tuesday, along with regional hospitalizations, according to the Bell County Public Health District.
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“Please go get vaccinated.”
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The Bell County Public Health District and area mayors are encouraging residents to get vaccinated as coronavirus continues to spread and burden area hospitals.
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A "substantial water main break" at Leo Buckley Stadium in Killeen has caused the Harker Heights football game against Round Rock McNeil to be canceled Thursday evening. Read more
Central Texas residents are invited to attend the burial of Spc. Billy Mark Guinn of DeSoto, a veteran of the U.S. Army, at 11 a.m. Sept. 22, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 11463 State Highway 195, in Killeen. Read more
In a workshop meeting that will precede the regular council meeting, Copperas Cove City Council members are expected to provide direction on how the city should use its initial allocation of coronavirus relief funds. Read more
Editor’s note: Last week, the Herald was informed by the Killeen ISD communications director that the district would no longer share photos and feature stories with the newspaper. This was in response to the Herald using district-supplied feature photos to accompany Herald news articles. The…
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State lawmakers are gearing up for a third special session of the Texas Legislature by Gov. Greg Abbott, which is scheduled to begin Monday. Read more
BEIJING (AP) — Global investors are watching nervously as one of China’s biggest real estate developers struggles to avoid defaulting on tens of billions of dollars of debt, fueling fears of possible wider shock waves for the financial system. Read more
Palo Alto’s Taureon Graham Stone (22) runs back a Patterson kickoff during a seventh-grade game at Palo Alto Middle School on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.
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