Harker Heights News

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - The city is seeking more applicants to fill its advisory boards as a deadline for member appointments comes closer.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - The City Council aired out several questions about revisions to the city's subdivision ordinance, which will update the process of platting, during a Tuesday workshop.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - Access road construction will close for good the U.S. Highway 190 westbound on-ramp just west of Farm-to-Market 2410 on Wednesday.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald During the summer, Harker Heights' fire marshal rode about 600 miles through Dana Peak Park on a bicycle, but he isn't just joy riding.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald Killeen and Harker Heights are both offering Christmas tree recycling programs this week.

HARKER HEIGHTS a 'A fire that broke out at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex at 207 W. Cardinal Lane in Harker Heights displaced 12 people from four separate families, authorities said.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - Firefighters continued to extinguish hot spots Tuesday after an early-morning blaze displaced 12 people in the 200 block of West Cardinal Lane.

The Whataburger restaurant in Harker Heights has a new drive-through after a car crashed into the building just before 11 a.m. Tuesday.

The water will be off for up to six hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, according to Harker Heights city officials.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald City projects would probably be at the top of Harker Heights' list of accomplishments this year, but other news about the Bright Star of Central Texas has also dominated the Killeen Daily Herald.

ABC's Martha Raddatz first met Lt. Colonel Tim Karcher in Iraq . Karcher was severely injured in an explosion last June, and Raddatz has been following his recovery .

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - Snuggled up around several small tables in the library's children's section, several families listened to Christmas stories on Christmas Eve.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - Santa Claus is coming to town on a big, red fire truck.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - City staff addressed the Harker Heights Kiwanis Club about the city's 50th anniversary Tuesday.

By Matt Goodman Killeen Daily Herald In a small conference room tucked away in the Killeen Comfort Suites, Barbara Wright threaded a broken gold chain through her fingers.

By Don Bolding Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - With the rapid growth of Harker Heights and its attractiveness to national companies, small native businesses sometimes have to hustle to keep the registers ringing.

By Alex Byington Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - As the only five-time NFL Super Bowl champion, Charles Haley has had a hand in an encyclopedia's worth of football lore.

By Rebecca LaFlure Killeen Daily Herald While Harker Heights High School made the list of lowest-performing schools in the state this week, Killeen ISD Superintendent Robert Muller said he does not expect many students to transfer to another district.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald Three groups of city officials gathered Monday in hopes of settling a yearlong disagreement that had the cities nearing a court ruling.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald Next year is Harker Heights 50th anniversary, and the city has already begun planning for the event.