For the second time in just over a month, emotions bubbled over at a Killeen City Council meeting on Tuesday.
The abrupt resignation of Mayor Pro Tem Ken Wilkerson from the Killeen City Council last week came as a surprise to many of the city’s residents.
For the second time in six months, Killeen City Manager Kent Cagle is faced with the task of replacing a key member of the city’s administration.
Killeen City Council members Tuesday had an opportunity to send a strong message about the need to enforce standards of civility and decorum.
Killeen will be getting a new police chief in five weeks, if the City Council gives its approval, as expected.
A testy confrontation between a Killeen City Council member and a resident that spilled over into the audience seating area was the talk of the town last week.
Killeen City Council members are considering up to $232 million in capital improvement projects for the city.
The city of Killeen and the Killeen school district are in the process of filling major administrative posts, but they are going about it differently.
Area residents are talking about a new survey by Niche.com that ranked Killeen at No. 192 out of 228 American cities evaluated with populations of 100,000 or greater.
Killeen’s marijuana decriminalization ordinance appears to be working as intended.
The search is formally underway.
Today marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, which effectively shifts an hour of sunlight to later in the day.
Killeen residents shouldn’t look for a new city hall to be built anytime soon.
Killeen’s county commissioner wants a Confederate soldier statue moved off the grounds of the county courthouse in Belton.
The Killeen City Council is back to playing the name game.
It’s been more than seven weeks since the Bell County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to authorize a lawsuit against Killeen over the city’s voter-approved marijuana decriminalization ordinance.
How bad was last week’s winter storm?
Killeen Police Chief Charles Kimble retired Friday. But he’ll be back on the job in two weeks.
The filing period opened last week for local city and school board races, but the initial response by candidates has been somewhat less than overwhelming.
Something’s got to give in the battle over local marijuana laws.
The clock is ticking on the name change for Fort Hood.
It’s the start of a new year — one that promises to bring plenty of changes for Killeen-area residents, as well as the resolution of several issues already in the pipeline.
“Life-threatening cold temperatures.”
It’s only natural to have a little friction between governmental entities and the media outlets that cover their meetings and operations.
Killeen’s police chief, Charles Kimble, is retiring next month, after more than five years in the position.
Last week was unusually difficult for one group of Killeen ISD students.
After the votes were counted from the Nov. 8 election, Killeen and Harker Heights residents had approved an ordinance decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana.
Killeen City Manager Kent Cagle rolled out a list of potential capital improvement projects for the Killeen City Council on Tuesday, with the major point of interest being a new city hall.
Tuesday’s midterm election produced some big headlines locally — such as the strong showings by incumbent Republicans and the continued dominance of Democrats in Killeen-centric races.
Killeen council members are scheduled to vote this week on the naming of two concourses at Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport.
Killeen is facing a lot of pressing issues right now, from bringing in jobs to reducing crime.
It’s been a little over a week since U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the big news: Fort Hood would be changing its name to Fort Cavazos by Jan. 1, 2024.
The Killeen City Council won’t be meeting this Tuesday.
Sunday marks the beginning of National Newspaper Week — an annual recognition of the service of newspapers and their employees throughout the United States and Canada.
Killeen has a problem with overcrowding at its animal shelter.
A San Antonio-based consultant offered the Killeen City Council a look at the city’s homelessness situation Tuesday, providing a compilation of facts, challenges and solutions.
Central Texas residents likely breathed a collective sigh of relief last week.
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Three months after the Killeen City Council approved sweeping design standards for new housing construction, developers and builders are asking for an exception.
The Killeen City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on awarding more than a quarter of a million dollars in grant funding to help a handful of local nonprofit groups fund cultural events.
The Killeen Independent School District’s newest school — Chaparral High School — will open its doors to students for the first time Monday.
When students are in possession of weapons on campus, it’s serious business.
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