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Bell court OKs moving polling site
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:02:55 -0800
Bell County commissioners approved changing the polling location for Precinct 207 at its meeting Monday. Precinct 207 was previously located at Copper Mountain Library, 3000 S. W.S. Young Drive. Its new location will be at First Baptist Church, located at 3310 South W.S. Young Drive.
Candidates promise strong conservative values at forum
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:18:57 -0800
WILLIS — Fiscal responsibility, border security and business were just a few of the hot topics county and state candidates addressed before at the North Shore Republican Women’s forum Thursday night.
Police: Intoxicated Lufkin man arrested for stealing Taco Bell order
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:54:06 -0800
Lufkin man accused of trying to steal a customer's Taco Bell order.
Twice-Convicted Killer Pleads Guilty To 2004 Central Texas Murder
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:38:34 -0800
A man who’s already serving two life sentences for the murders of two of the four people whose bodies were found near a local airport pleaded guilty to another killing Thursday.
Prosecutor: Injuries to boy 'heartbreaking'
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:43:12 -0800
SUNBURY -- Northumberland County Assistant District Attorney Ann Targonski described the injuries that a 2-year-old suffered as "serious and heartbreaking" when Jason Philhower appeared in court on assault charges after the child was taken from his Sunbury home to a local hospital, where doctors found the boy had a broken leg and bruises all over his body.
By Philip Jankowski Killeen Daily Herald
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:02:45 -0800
The Bell County Sheriff's Office arrested a 53-year-old Killeen man Wednesday and charged him with indecency with a child after deputies said they believe he molested a 9-year-old girl at Belton Lake.
Man charged in crash that killed Fort Hood soldier
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:14:25 -0800
A Central Texas grand jury has indicted a San Antonio man on a count of intoxication manslaughter over a crash last summer that killed a Fort Hood soldier
Kids learn about cowboys, not Liberty Bell
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:43:02 -0800
SUNBURY -- Five months after Shikellamy students began using the $100,000 textbooks purchased in April, a school director wants to know why the pupils are learning about Texas as if it is their home state. Board member Wendy Wiest on Thursday night demanded that district Superintendent Robin Musto investigate why kindergarteners through sixth-graders are using Macmillan-McGraw-Hill textbooks ...
Drunken Driver Indicted For Manslaughter After Crash Killed Soldier
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:07:36 -0800
A central Texas grand jury has indicted a San Antonio man on a count of intoxication manslaughter over a crash last summer that killed a Fort Hood soldier.
Central Texas Fugitive Arrested After 2 Years On The Run
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:52:31 -0800
A Central Texas fugitive who was on the run for more than two years was in custody Friday.