Coryell County News

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald COPPERAS COVE - A Copperas Cove man remained in Coryell County Jail on Thursday after police suspected him of forgery but reportedly found evidence linking him to other crimes while serving the arrest warrant.

A 20-year-old man was in the Coryell County Jail on Thursday, accused of inappropriately touching a young boy, police said.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald Two U.S. Congressional District 25 Republican candidates are preparing for another race after Tuesday's primary eliminated 10 candidates from the ballot.

Police in Central Texas have charged a Kingston man with slashing a cab driver's throat with a box cutter on Memorial Day outside a Walmart store in Copperas Cove, near Fort Hood, according to the Copperas Cove Police Department Daniel F. Edmonds, 28, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and jailed in the Coryell County Jail on ... (more)

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald GATESVILLE - In the Coryell County District Attorney race, challenger Dusty Boyd unseated incumbent David Castillo Tuesday night in the Republican primary election.

Republican primary elections will continue until July for two Coryell County Precinct 1 commissioner candidates - incumbent Jack Wall and challenger Larry Riddle.

Employees of the Coryell County Sheriff's Office and the Gatesville Police Department, along with some family members, participated in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Texas State Special Olympics last week in Arlington.

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.

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 GATESVILLE - Some Coryell County candidates increased their advertising expenses in the month before Tuesday's primary election, according to their latest campaign finance reports.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald COPPERAS COVE - A man suspected of burglarizing one home and trying to break into a second residence remained in Coryell County Jail Thursday on a bail of $50,000. Justice of the Peace Bill Price arraigned Frank Scott Hedges, on Saturday, on charges of burglary of a habitation and attempted burglary of a ... (more)

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

By Audrey Spencer Killeen Daily Herald While other parts of Central Texas are struggling to secure staff at polling locations for Tuesday's primary election, Bell, Coryell and Lampasas counties report no such issue.

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.

By Audrey Spencer Killeen Daily Herald GATESVILLE - The Coryell County economic development board discussed getting local military leaders involved with fulfilling its mission.

A Copperas Cove man remained in the Coryell County Jail Monday on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child, stemming from an alleged incident three years ago.

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.

Cody James Guzman, wanted in Coryell County for failure to register as a sex offender, was returned to Texas this week following his arrest in Wisconsin.

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