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Herald/Steven Doll Performers ride trained elephants during a performance as part of the Carson & Barnes Circus on Wednesday afternoon at Ogletree Gap Park in Copperas Cove.

The likely construction of the Newton-Gillespie transmission line linking Fredericksburg and Killeen - " cutting through Llano and Burnet counties - " isn't all bad, Burnet County commissioners said Thursday.

Herald/DAVID MORRIS Cattle graze through flooded pasture Thursday evening along U.S. Highway 190 in Kempner.

By Jackie Stone Killeen Daily Herald KEMPNER - Kempner Water Supply Corporation issued a boil water notice Monday, asking its customers to take precautions in order to make their water safe to drink.

KEMPNER a 'The Kempner Water Supply Corp. issued a boil order for customers Monday after a weekend problem at a treatment plant.

By Jackie Stone Killeen Daily Herald KEMPNER - Public hearings, including one today, on the proposed budget and tax rate for Kempner are set, but the opening of the city's new veteran's memorial in time for Veteran's Day depends on significant progress being made in the coming months.

Oil on board paintings from Ashland artist Inger Nova Jorgensen's "Blue Flight Series" will be displayed through September at Bohemia Gallery and Framing.

What a mess. That's the best way I can think of to describe the first two laps of IMCA Modified feature race No.

A 27-year-old man Kempner man was killed in an early morning traffic accident Sunday just a day after his birthday.

By Rebecca Hertz Killeen Daily Herald LAMPASAS - The Lampasas County Commissioners Court approved an offer from the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to purchase a vehicle to transport patients to the county hospital at Monday's meeting.

Special to the Daily Herald Central Texas College hosted a graduation and pinning ceremony for 31 students in the Licensed Vocational Nursing program.

By saving some of the old, adding a bunch of the new and reconfiguring the rest, this traditional/contemporary kitchen will be a delicious space where you can cook, eat and entertain.

Herald/REBECCA HERTZ The site for the Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park is located immediately west of Taylor Creek in Kempner.

By Matt Goodman Killeen Daily Herald Around the end of 2004, Mike "Mikey" Akers III and his four brothers hit the streets.

Herald/REBECCA HERTZ The site for the Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park is located immediately west of Taylor Creek in Kempner.

By Hayley Kappes Killeen Daily Herald BELTON - Residents of one rural, western Bell County community may have to drive 23 miles to vote in November's constitutional amendment election, unless a better polling location is provided.

It was the sole topic of conversation, at least in the Texas Thunder Speedway tower, before Saturday night's race card.

The Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools will have its National Day of Social Action March and Rally from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at the Menard House, 1604 33rd St.

Master Sgt. Bradley Scott Bryan, 48, of Mohogany, Tenn., who had been assigned to the Warrior Transition Brigade since May 2008, has died Tuesday at his home in Kempner from an existing illness, Fort Hood said Thursday.