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  • Former Cru LB signs indoor contract

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:48 am ET  

    BELTON – Former Mary Hardin-Baylor middle linebacker Eric Henri signed a contract with Indoor Football League's Odessa Roughnecks. Henri, who was the ASC Defensive Player of the Year as a Cru senior, will likely play strong safety for the Roughnecks when the 2010 season opens in the spring. Full Story »

  • Lady Knights upset Shoemaker in bowling season opener

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:48 am ET  

    It may not be a rebuilding year for the Harker Heights Lady Knights bowling team after all. Heights opened up a 7-2 lead after match play and the first team game, but saw the favored Lady Wolves come back to win the next two games to trail by just one point, but take a 17-pin lead. Full Story »

  • Eagle duo invited to prestigious U.S. Army combine

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:48 am ET  

    Despite what could be considered a second straight disappointing season on the gridiron, two Ellison football players are continuing to receive national recognition. Full Story »

  • Roos home-win mark snapped, bookkeepers' still alive

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:47 am ET  

    At a Christmas party via his cell phone, Donald Trcka kept track of the Runnin' Roos in the Killeen ISD Classic championship game. He promised his wife he'd be at the party; family, he said, came first. Full Story »

  • Ellison puts on 7th annual dual tournament

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:46 am ET  

    While high school wrestling will never be as big in Texas as football, Ellison and the rest of the Killeen schools are doing their part to bring some attention to one of the world's oldest sports. Full Story »

  • Killeen's 47th annual Christmas parade focuses on patriotism, holiday spirit

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:46 am ET  

    When Killeen's 47th annual Christmas parade marches the streets of downtown Saturday, the floats and atmosphere will focus on a hybrid celebration of patriotism and the holiday season. Full Story »

  • Jane Austen's story of finding true love comes to life on stage

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:46 am ET  

    Jane Austen's classic story of courtship and the course of true love, "Pride and Prejudice," is at Vive Les Arts in a stage adaptation by theater legend Jon Jory. Full Story »

  • Black Jack flight arriving today at Fort Hood

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:46 am ET  

    About 1,000 soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team are set to return this week to Fort Hood from northern Iraq. About 350 are set to arrive at 1:15 p.m. today. Three welcome-home ceremonies are set for Friday. Full Story »

  • Heights Fire Department helps Santa

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:46 am ET  

    HARKER HEIGHTS – The fire department began writing a list for Santa on Monday, but it needs help to make sure children get a visit from him this Christmas. Full Story »

  • Fisher announces bid for re-election

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:46 am ET  

    John Fisher, a Killeen resident for 46 years, announced Wednesday that he would run for a third term as Bell County commissioner of Precinct 4. Fisher told the crowd at the Bell County Annex in Killeen that he was most proud of two accomplishments during his tenure. Full Story »

  • 'Fort Hood Community Strong' set for Friday

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:45 am ET  

    Fort Hood and local community members are invited Friday to Fort Hood for a day of reflection, education and fun. Full Story »

  • Killeen sees big drop in interest earnings

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:45 am ET  

    Killeen faces a 72 percent decline in interest earnings for the past fiscal year, according to an annual report presented to City Council members Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Haggerty indicted in infant son's death

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:45 am ET  

    BELTON – A 20-year-old Killeen man was indicted by a Bell County grand jury on a first-degree murder charge Wednesday in connection with the April death of his infant son. Full Story »

  • Gold Star Families treated to trip

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:45 am ET  

    Fifteen-year-old J'Nai Wilson said her father couldn't carry a tune, but his off-key attempts at Charlie Wilson songs always made her and her two siblings laugh. Full Story »

  • RSV is leading cause of wintertime hospital admissions among babies

    Killeen Daily Herald – Thu Dec 10, 12:15 am ET  

    TEMPLE — Area family medicine physicians and pediatricians are reporting an increase in cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV. RSV is similar to a bad cold and causes many of the same symptoms. So, it's important to know when to call your doctor. Full Story »

  • 2A No. 5 Wall outlasts Ellison in overtime, 42-39

    Killeen Daily Herald – Wed Dec 9, 6:49 am ET  

    WALL – The Ellison Lady Eagles suffered their second loss of the season and first since mid-November, 42-39 in overtime at Class 2A No. 5 Wall. Full Story »

  • Heights girls close in on '08-09 win tally

    Killeen Daily Herald – Wed Dec 9, 6:48 am ET  

    HARKER HEIGHTS – As coach Shirretha Nelson put it Tuesday night, just two more to go. The Harker Heights girls basketball coach is referring to wins, as in her Lady Knights need just two more wins to match their total from all of last year. Full Story »

  • Petered out: Lady Roos can't stop Belton star down the stretch

    Killeen Daily Herald – Wed Dec 9, 6:48 am ET  

    BELTON – The Killeen Lady Roos simply had no answer for Amber Peters. Belton's Peters scored 14 points in the second half Tuesday and led the Lady Tigers to a 54-52 win over Killeen at Belton High. Full Story »

  • Roos roll in attempt to start new home streak

    Killeen Daily Herald – Wed Dec 9, 6:47 am ET  

    One down, 44 to go. Killeen hit six of its first eight shots to rebound from its first home loss in four years with a 90-53 win over the Austin Crockett Cougars. Full Story »

  • Eagles sloppy, but still win by 18

    Killeen Daily Herald – Wed Dec 9, 6:47 am ET  

    "I thought it was real sloppy, I thought we could do a whole lot better," Jones said. "I'll take an 18-point win any day, but I thought we could have played a whole lot better and had a whole lot fewer turnovers." Full Story »

  • 2 charged with manufacturing, delivering methamphetamines

    Killeen Daily Herald – Wed Dec 9, 6:47 am ET  

    Following an ongoing investigation, two suspects were arrested at a Gatesville residence Monday on charges of manufacturing or delivering narcotics. Full Story »

  • Police seek store robbers

    Killeen Daily Herald – Wed Dec 9, 6:47 am ET  

    Two conveniences stores were robbed about an hour apart early Tuesday morning. Killeen police were unsure if the robberies were related, police spokeswoman Carroll Smith said Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Cru Film students screening original shorts

    Killeen Daily Herald – Wed Dec 9, 6:47 am ET  

    Cru Film students at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor will give a Readers' Theater presentation of original short screenplays in Brindley Auditorium in York Hall at 7 p.m. today. Full Story »

  • CCISD reviewing construction managers for new school

    Killeen Daily Herald – Wed Dec 9, 6:47 am ET  

    COPPERAS COVE – With designs in hand, Copperas Cove ISD is weighing the first round of bids in plans for a new 800-student elementary school. Full Story »

  • Belton adopts economic development plan

    Killeen Daily Herald – Wed Dec 9, 6:46 am ET  

    BELTON – Belton Tomorrow, an economic development plan prepared for the city by the consulting firm AngelouEconomics, was adopted on Tuesday by the Belton City Council. Full Story »

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