Harker Heights News

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.

Saturday in Harker Heights, a parade and wreath ceremony was held to honor fallen members of America's armed forces.

By Rebecca Rose Killeen Daily Herald Texas cities rank high in dog attacks on letter carriers, according to information released by the U.S. Postal Service for National Dog Bite Prevention Week.

By Chris McGuinness Killeen Daily Herald Killeen's school board welcomed a new member Tuesday as former city councilwoman JoAnn Purser was sworn in.

By Krista M. Madkins Killeen Daily Herald A Killeen man remained in Bell County Jail on Monday after police accused him of passing about $1,500 in counterfeit bills.

A fire burned 45 acres around Stillhouse Hollow Lake in Harker Heights on Saturday night.

The Texas Supreme Court today ordered a new sentence for Michael Arena, a Harker Heights man who has served almost 13 years of a 20-year sentence for molesting a young cousin who later said the incident never happened.

By Rose L. Thayer Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - After being open less than three weeks, the Harker Heights Community Garden already has five plots rented and the beginnings of young vegetable plants peaking through the dirt.

By Philip Jankowski Killeen Daily Herald Police in Killeen and Harker Heights arrested three people in connection with three separate car chases.

By Chris McGuinness Killeen Daily Herald For the 10th year in a row, the Killeen Independent School District's top achieving high school students were recognized at an awards banquet Monday night.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald Today is the final day Central Texas residents can vote early in Saturday's municipal and school board elections.

The Alzheimer's Support Group meets at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Indians Oaks Living Center in Harker Heights.

By Philip Jankowski Killeen Daily Herald Recent Bell County campaign finance reports show that candidates received most of their political donations from Belton and Temple, even though the combined Killeen-Harker Heights area has a larger population and more eligible voters.

By Rebecca Rose Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - Dave Haley was honored with the Comanche Gap Medicine Man award Saturday during a ceremony that also featured a surprise announcement about the property where the event takes place.

By Chris McGuinness Killeen Daily Herald Carolyn Dugger, the principal at Harker Heights Elementary School, doesn't have to go far to see the changing demographics of Central Texas.

Early voting began Monday and ends Tuesday. Here's a look at the total number of ballots cast through Thursday: Killeen: 1,099 Harker Heights: 185 There is no early voting today in Killeen and Harker Heights.

By Todd Martin Special to the Daily Herald Seven grants were distributed by the Killeen Independent School District Education Foundation Friday, spanning areas from middle school algebra to technology integration to kindergarten.

By Colleen Flaherty Killeen Daily Herald Few creature comforts are available to Fort Hood soldiers deployed to a remote outpost in Paktia province, Afghanistan.

By Chris McGuinness Killeen Daily Herald The Killeen Independent School District is preparing to hire a second-in-command, and more than two dozen people have applied.