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Word-of-mouth recommendations have caused a local hourly child daycare facility to relocate for the second time in three years to accommodate the demand for affordable hourly care.
Word-of-mouth recommendations have caused a local hourly child daycare facility to relocate for the second time in three years to accommodate the demand for affordable hourly care.
A Killeen City Council vote at a meeting Tuesday could lead to an issuance of new and refunding bonds totaling more than $45 million.
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The Killeen ISD board of trustees will receive and possibly take action on a guaranteed maximum price package for the Killeen High School renovation project when it meets on Tuesday.
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African Americans have helped shape the community that is Killeen and a locally written book highlights many of those community members.
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It’s Wednesday night in Killeen and churches throughout the city are hosting a Bible study. Simmonsville Missionary Baptist Church is no exception.
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Slight rain chances in Killeen today will dwindle quickly, with decreasing clouds tonight. That should make way for a week full of sun and windy conditions, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
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Area residents can taste wine for a good cause next Saturday.
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Four Williamson County men are seeking the Republican nomination for Texas Congressional District 31.
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National Democrats are on a quest to flip Texas’ 31st Congressional District.
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BELTON — Sheriff Eddy Lange sees Bell County entering uncharted territory this year — and for the next four years.
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Furry friends soon will be more plentiful for potential Temple pet owners as the city plans an expansion of the animal shelter.
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Early voting continued in Bell County for the March 3 primary. A total of 1,017 votes were cast in-person Saturday at six different polling locations throughout the County.
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Displaying a variety of home building and remodeling innovations, the three-day Temple Area Builders Association 45th annual Home and Garden Show winds up this afternoon at the Bell County Expo Center.
Exhibitors once again will offer activities for the Kids Zone from noon to 5 p.m. in the Assembly Hall. Awards for the SPJST Car Show will be announced at 3:30 p.m. in the exposition building. Bell County Master Gardeners, which hosted four free seminars in the exposition building on Saturday, will give two more today: Native Plants at 1 p.m. and Preview of Plants for Sale at Spring Sale at 2 p.m.
COPPERAS COVE — After two years in limbo, Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful has brought back its Spring Eco Fling at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.
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The homeless can be a tricky population when it comes to offering help. Many are homeless because of substance abuse issues, and they abuse drugs and alcohol because they are self medicating as a result of mental illness.
A meeting was held last week at the United Way of Central Texas office in Temple to bring together the many faces of local agencies and organizations who work daily with the homeless with the purpose of discussing how best to handle high-risk homeless individuals who are resistant to intervention.
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The Belton school board was direct when they tapped Robin Battershell as interim superintendent in August.
They were embarking on a hunt to replace Susan Kincannon, who left the district to lead Waco ISD. The Belton Independent School District, trustees said, had to continue to chug along like normal.
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The sight in the food court of the Killeen Mall Saturday was colorful. Around the food court, dozens of kids were adorned in tiaras and masks colored purple, green and gold for Mardi Gras, which is Tuesday.
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Braving chilly temperatures Saturday morning, area residents came out to support the annual Killeen Activity Run group’s Freezer Burn event on Saturday morning at Lions Club Park in Killeen.
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Around 200 girls from Central Texas high schools were able to get free prom dresses at the Killeen Community Center on Saturday.
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A former car dealership in south-central Killeen has been converted into a food truck park, and area residents are excited.
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Four women from the Salons at Tuscan Square displayed a natural sense of leadership when organizing their “Angel Tree” campaign, which gives clients an opportunity to sponsor a Temple ISD student in need with a Christmas gift.
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A partnership to provide Career and Technical Education to Cameron Independent School District students has been renewed.
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Around 20 cars from different decades were parked at the Chick-fil-a in Killeen Saturday for a car show hosted by the chicken sandwich restaurant.
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood area was $2.14 on Saturday. That’s 7 cents more than last week, and 4 cents more than this time last year, according to AAA.
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A Bell County judge has sentenced a Harker Heights man to prison time after the man set a woman’s belongings on fire in 2018.
The city of Killeen will be getting about $1.5 million in federal grants.
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Temple College is in the midst of a mandated review of the college, for accreditation purposes, that touches just about every TC employee.
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A Killeen native who has graduated at the top of his class in multiple schools, has dedicated a lot of his time in recent years to understanding intercultural relations, and he said his studies are connected to black history.
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Bell and Coryell county residents continued to vote Friday on the fourth day of early voting. Between the two counties, a total of 8,071 votes were cast, including mail-in votes.
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Two former KISD students have set their sights on Olympic gold, and both of them are just one step away from punching their ticket to the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo from July 24 to Aug. 9.
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Almost a year after Temple received control of Hillcrest Cemetery, the city is now moving forward on implementing new ordinances for all current and future cemeteries.
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John Vasser, the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, spoke to the members of the Central Texas Chapter of Military Officers Association of America in Killeen on Friday about the state of the university.
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FORT HOOD — Lt. Gen. Lee Quintas, the deputy commander of U.S. Forces Command, hosted a farewell ceremony on Friday for Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Kamper, the outgoing III Corps deputy commander for maneuvers.
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A 19-year-old woman was arraigned on Friday, accused of stealing a Killeen mother’s car earlier this week.
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Sweet dreams will be all that remains for local baker Lilian Halabi after having to close the Temple branch of her bakery.
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Since Jan. 1, Temple Police Department received 33 stolen vehicle reports, of which 48 percent of the vehicles were unlocked and 45 percent had keys inside them, spokesman Chris Christoff said Thursday.
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The 7 Seas Aquarium announced Friday that its Monday opening at the Temple Mall would be delayed.
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BELTON — Police Chief Gene Ellis was surprised by the Belton Police Department 2019 annual report.
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BELTON — After hearing testimony from four veterans, including the defendant, at a sentencing hearing on Thursday, a Bell County judge sentenced a Killeen man to eight years of deferred adjudication probation for two second-degree felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Three men who were indicted on Feb. 5 pleaded not guilty on Friday to unrelated felony charges after police said that one man severely injured an infant in 2017, another man fled from an accident that left a man dead last year, and another man repeatedly assaulted a woman.
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Around 300 people received free dental care at a former middle school in north Killeen on Friday as part of the Texas Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic. Residents received fillings, cleanings, had teeth pulled and other dental procedures.
A Harker Heights man who was set to be sentenced on a felony child sex charge instead was declared incompetent to stand trial.
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A vacant, boarded up structure at 520 S. 10th St. was heavily on fire Friday morning when Temple Fire & Rescue located it.
The Killeen Winter Carnival began Thursday and will run through Mar. 1 at the Killeen Special Events Center on South W.S. Young Drive.
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A new “soft interview room” has been created at the Killeen Police Department headquarters for sexual assault victims, according to the police department Facebook page.
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