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Law enforcement officers brief local business owners on policing issues
Law enforcement officers provided a variety of information to local business owners in Killeen on Wednesday. As part of the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce’s public policy initiative, leaders from the Bell County Sheriff’s Department, Killeen Police Department and Killeen ISD Police Department gathered to give presentations to the 60 to 70 people in attendance.
Firefighters shave their heads to show support for Belton firefighter’s daughter diagnosed with leukemia
BELTON, Texas (KWTX) - Firefighters in Central Texas showed their support for a Belton firefighter whose daughter was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia by shaving their heads on Tuesday. The Remi Wissinger, the daughter of a firefighter and medic at the Belton Fire Department, was diagnosed in January. Firefighters from...
Treadway resigns from WCID-1 to clear way for Cove Council
The Bell County Water Control & Improvement District No. 1 Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Copperas Cove representative Dale Treadway Wednesday. Treadway vacates his seat in compliance to Texas Ethics Commission guidelines to prevent conflicts of interest for elected officials. Treadway won the recent vacant Copperas Cove City Council Place 5 runoff election in June and will be sworn in in July.
Second pass for brush to be done in unincorporated areas of Bell County starting Wednesday
A second pass to pick up brush in certain unincorporated areas of Bell County will take place starting Wednesday, June 26, according to the office of emergency management. Brush piles need to be in the Right of Way by Wednesday in order to be picked up. The OEM says the contractor that will be working on picking up brush piles will not enter private property or private roads.
TxDOT holding additional open houses for I-14 project in June, July
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The Texas Department of Transportation is looking for public feedback on the I-14 Central Texas Corridor, an interstate highway expected to go through the Brazos Valley. I-14 is expected to follow US 190 eastward from Rogers in Bell County to Huntsville in Walker County. TxDOT Bryan...
FEMA opens disaster recovery center at Tarver Elementary
Bell County residents in need of federal aid from the aftermath of the tornado and storms that struck Bell County on May 22, can now seek assistance at the disaster recovery center at Tarver Elementary School in Temple. FEMA’s presence in Temple remains uncertain, however the deadline to apply for...
El Paso man held on child sex charges in Bell County
Killeen, Tx (FOX 44) – A 44-year-old man who lists an El Paso address is being held in the Bell County Jail. He is accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl on multiple occasions, at least one of which is alleged to have occurred in Killeen. Jail records also...
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