Gatesville News

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald Property owners in Bell, Coryell and Lampasas counties have only days left to decide if they want to protest their appraised values.

By Audrey Spencer Killeen Daily Herald TEMPLE - In 2010, the Olin E. Teague Veterans' Medical Center kicked off a three-year pilot program to offer rides to veterans who didn't have a way to make it to their doctors' appointments.

By Chris McGuinness Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - When Harker Heights High School senior Lillie Bland first signed up to participate in the school's criminal justice program, she thought the class would be easy and look good on her transcripts.

The Coryell County Sheriff's Department charged a 27-year-old man with murder Sunday after responding to 9-1-1 reports of a heated argument followed by the sounds of gunshots in a mobile home park in the 4100 block of State Highway 36.

One man is dead and another is under arrest after an early Sunday morning shooting at a residence near Gatesville.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald The Federal Election Commission released a list of eight Texas federal political committees failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act in the May 29 primary.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald GATESVILLE - Some Coryell County candidates increased their advertising expenses in the month before Tuesday's primary election, according to their latest campaign finance reports.

Gatesville senior Allan Watson was straight to the point when asked why he decided to sign with the University of the Ozarks at a ceremony in the GHS foyer on Tuesday.

Local veterans advocate Bill Mahon will have the honor of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during Monday's Memorial Day service at Arlington National Cemetery.

A Whitehouse woman who was convicted of capital murder last week has cursed at Smith County jailers, thrown food and threatened to file charges against them for various reasons.

The Coryell County Sheriff's Office responded to a call on Liberty Street east of Gatesville from Craig Laughrin, 33, on May 23.

A coalition of residents in Coryell County says its outraged that construction of a new county jail still hasn't started, more than five months after voters approved the project In November 2011, Coryell County voters approved a proposed $18,764,000 bond issue to pay for construction of a new county jail and law enforcement center.

He would be 45 now. His photo at ncmissingpersons.org indicates a happy 24-year-old with much life to live.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald Moving into the second week of early voting in state party primaries, Central Texas residents in small towns outpaced their larger city-dwelling counterparts in the first week of balloting.

Early voting for the Republican and Democratic primaries has been brisk in Coryell County during the first three days with almost 900 votes cast.

Kyle Cooper, center, solicited competitors for a horseshoe contest at the 2012 Heart of Texas Salute to Warrior Citizens held Sunday at North Fort Hood.

The City of Gatesville will recoup some costs associated with a lawsuit filed in 2010 by Larry and Glenda Hughes, but apparently not as much as first expected.

The 2011-2012 Leadership Coryell class decided to decorate downtown Gatesville as their community project.

A new coach will take the reigns of the Gatesville boys' powerlifting program, as athletic director Kyle Cooper promoted assistant football and baseball coach Wade Cook to the position.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald GATESVILLE - If campaign spending was any indication of voter support, Coryell County District Attorney candidate Dusty Boyd would lead the polls.