Gatesville News

Monday marks the two-month anniversary of the devastating explosion in the small town of West, Texas, where the clean up process is still ongoing.

A Coryell County man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday after being convicted of assaulting his mother last December.

A human skull that was found on May 5 in the Leon River in Gatesville now is believed to have been stolen during a theft in Hamilton County.

A drug raid last week led to the arrest of a 41-year-old Gatesville woman for delivery of a controlled substance.

Cullen Mayhew is carrying on a family tradition. Following similar footsteps of two older siblings, Gatesville's senior catcher signed Thursday to play baseball for McHenry County College-where both his brother sister are alumni-during a ceremony in the Gatesville High School gymnasium foyer.

Just under 200 Gatesville High School seniors took their final walk together Friday night during graduation ceremonies at McKamie Stadium.

Six locals were selected from 91 central Texas schools to participate in the annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Victory Bowl, which is set to kickoff at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco.

Life behind bars is no picnic, but a little ingenuity can turn a limited selection of commissary items into a nice little cellblock spread of Delightful Tuna Nachos and Faux Sangria.

After months of financial planning and weighing several options, the Gatesville school board unanimously-with one member absent-approved a $1.559 million bid at a special Wednesday meeting for stadium renovations, including the installation of artificial turf and upgrading the track to meet UIL regulations among other improvements.

Dozens of high school seniors receive financial aid from the Brack Jones Scholarship Fund each year, but may notknow the caring man behind its name.

Coryell County commissioners on Monday took another look at how to utilize space that will come with the purchase of the Extraco Bank building, but it showed little resemblance to the original proposals.

After dominating her division to help Gatesville win a national team title last Saturday at the USA Powerlifting Women's National Powerlifting Championships in Orlando, FL, the Hornet freshman remained humble when asked if she was proud of the achievement.

Coryell County commissioners will meet again Monday to continue discussions on how to best utilize newly-acquired space, but at least one commissioner believes the final outcome hinges on what the court decides about building a new jail.

Brad Krumnow, Holden Radle and Karlee Chastain carried large loads for the Gatesville tennis program this season and headlined the team's award ceremonies.

Cole Edmiston always knew he wanted to become a Baylor Bear, but he didn't know that leaving his high school behind would break his heart.

High school powerhouses often continue their success outside of the state and the Hornets did just that in style Saturday.

Changes coming The Gatesville ISD school board met in special session Monday evening at McKamie Stadium to discuss renovations to the field.

After months of discussion and financial planning, the Gatesville school board listened to architectural and engineering firm Huckabee & Associates' vision for renovations during a special meeting Tuesday at the 47-year old stadium.

The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. May 24, 2013 and 7 a.m. today: a NATHANIEL JAMMAL AUSBIE, 29, of 107 E. 17th St., was arrested Friday on charges of driving while license suspended/invalid previous conviction and failure to maintain financial responsibility second offense.

Fort Worth, Texas - Remington College Fort Worth Campus has named William Smith as Department Chair for its new Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning diploma program.