When Harker Heights resident Rick Moore, pastor of the Killeen Church of the Nazarene, and his wife, Emily, received a phone call from a non-congregant with a request to visit her grandson in the hospital, they didn’t blink. They simply got into their car and traveled to Baylor Scott and Whi…

I love Halloween. It’s my favorite holiday, bringing costumes, spooky stories, horror movies, and, of course, candy. And everyone has their favorite candy, the one they hope ends up in their treat bag (or, as adults, we buy extra to keep for ourselves).

October is Fire Prevention Month. The Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library and the Harker Heights Fire Department have teamed up to highlight fire safety to include video posts on the library’s Facebook page of the gear firefighters wear to stay safe on the job and story time readings.

Christine Fletcher, 53, works at Vista Real Estate in Harker Heights and Temple, lives in Belton.

This week’s theme at the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library has been leaves and pumpkins, perfect subjects for the fall season. What better way to talk about leaves than to discuss why they change their colors in the fall?

Last week’s theme at the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library was colors, and last Thursday’s virtual Family Night showcased not only colors, but also a fall favorite — apples.

Fun fall activities this week with the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library focus on superhero crafts, reading, and spotting Monarch butterflies visiting the library’s butterfly garden.

It is Halloween time, and while this year Halloween may look different compared to the past due to COVID, there are many events the community can take part in as part of Haunted Heights.

Many marriages consist of two good-willed people who don’t understand each other. Let me give you an example of a common conversation in marriage counseling:

Terry Delano, 60, lives and works in Harker Heights.

Amy Hampton, 40, lives in Killeen, works in Harker Heights as a teacher at Harker Heights High School.

To regulate or not to regulate? That’s a question that many of us have had to ask ourselves.

The Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library has done much to accommodate the community during COVID. It’s offered virtual programming and curbside, contactless pickup of materials, and is now bringing a self-checkout option, available with the new Librista Checkit app.

Last week’s theme at the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library was math and numbers, and library clerk Heather Heilman found a fun way to provide a numbers-based lesson that used food.

The Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library continues offering walk-in and contactless curbside service.

Everyone who knows me knows that I suffer from insomnia. When I do fall asleep, I don’t stay asleep, and falling asleep is more often than not an exercise in frustration.

With COVID restrictions still in place, many organizations have had to put their programming and activities on hold for the time being. To combat this, the Harker Heights

The Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library has occasionally partnered with other organizations in the past to bring programs such as workshops to the community. Tuesday evening, the library partnered with the Military Child Education Coalition, or MCEC, to present the workshop “Adapt…

Tristen McDonald, 17, lives in Harker Heights. senior at Harker Heights High School

Your library card is the key to success at the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library.

It’s been Back to School Week at the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library, so library clerk Heather Heilman addressed something relevant to both parents and children during her Learning Science segment on Wednesday afternoon — learning styles.

The first Tuesday of every month at the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library is reserved for the Get Crafty program, an arts and crafts program that is typically designed for adults, but has been adapted to include families.

What does social media have to do with marriage? This was the question I had, and the answer is: A LOT!

The Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library announces a special new program for all ages. Its virtual Fall Reading Club will begin Monday, Sep. 21. To sign up go to HarkerHeights.Readsquared.com.

As you sit and read this column, I will be in Wisconsin. I know, this is probably not the best time to be driving around the country, but I made plans for this trip last year. It all started with a promise I made to my mother.

While the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library is known for its quality programming, what is lesser known is the science and research that is put into the programs.

The Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library makes learning fun, practical and relevant.

Last week was Martial Arts Week at the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library, and for Family Night last Thursday, library director Lisa Youngblood not only became a “Library Ninja” (along with her staff), she encouraged children watching at home to become library Ninjas, as well.

Natasha Nesbit, 33, works at Maurices in Harker Heights.

Last week’s “I Love Earth” Week at the Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library held a lot of information, experiments, and activities for area youngsters, to include volcanoes and even how to make land forms from sugar cookies.

Within 10 minutes of the start of an adoption event in Harker Heights on Saturday, the only dog up for adoption had found his forever home with a Fort Hood soldier and his family.

Way back in 1991, Metallica released the song “Enter Sandman.” The song is primarily about fear: of the dark, of nightmares, of the monster that lives under the bed, of the things that go “bump” in the night.

The Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library has been working closely with the Martial ZEN Academy to bring martial arts-oriented programs and activities for children this week. This has included two crafting activities for children of differing ages.

Are you married? Kids?

The Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library offers a literacy workshop and hosts census assistance this week.

Recently I was talking to a wife who was overjoyed and seemed to be beaming with light. In fact, after our conversation, I was joyful as well. She was telling me about what COVID-19 has done for her family.

Sarah Davila, 48, lives in Belton.