Belton News

By Sarah Rafique Killeen Daily Herald BELTON - The deep waters of Belton Lake reminded Heather Jones of her former home.

By Sarah Rafique Killeen Daily Herald Ronnie Bruggman doesn't have a "magic wand" to predict this year's lake levels, but he said Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes already are doing better than last year.

The Belton Senior Activity Center will have a fifth Thursday Country & Western Dance from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. today.

During Tuesday night's regularly scheduled meeting at the Harris Community Center, the council received a report from Central Texas Water Supply General Manager Lee Kelley Jr.

Belton firefighters were hampered by a lack of water as they battled a house fire late Wednesday morning at 7200 East U.S. Highway 190 near the Bell County Flea Market.

A police pursuit that started Tuesday morning in Bell County ended in a crash on Interstate 35 south of Waco.

This April 9, 2010, file photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows U.S. Major Nidal Hasan at the Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas.

"We Bought a Zoo," begins at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Belton Senior Activity Center.

This map shows the different locations for all CIty Offices. It includes a list of all departments inside each building.

Construction on Avenue F to begin Monday By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald COPPERAS COVE - Two projects are about to break ground on city streets.

The Bell County Democratic Party executive committee meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. today at the Agri-Life Extension building, 1605 N. Main St.

The positions are mayor and two seats on the council. Mayor Jim Covington is running once again and is unopposed.

The Belton Senior Activity Center is having a Country and Western Dance from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

"I spent 40 years as an educator at the university level and have always supported school bonds where ever I lived.

One of the three suspects in the early April shooting death of a Belton man pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to five years in state prison.

By Chris McGuinness Killeen Daily Herald College graduates participating in two local commencements will witness the end of an era or the beginning of a new one, depending on the speakers at their respective ceremonies.

The Bell County Democratic Party Committee of Correspondence will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Barnes & Noble Coffee Cafe in Market Heights.

Left a paraplegic by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan two years ago, retired Marine Jack Pierce vows not to let his disability leave him in life's slow lane.

A free workshop for seniors, "Poison Center: What's in it for you?" is from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Belton Senior Activity Center.

Left a paraplegic by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan two years ago, retired Marine Jack Pierce vows not to let his disability leave him in life's slow lane.