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Updated: Apr 19, 2008 10:21pm The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking for your help as they look for the driver they say is responsible for injuring one man and killing two women early Saturday morning ... via KCEN

“This brings families together.”

Herald/SARAH MOORE KUSCHELL Walkers head out during the fourth annual Great Strides walk of the Central Texas Chapter for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at West Temple Community Park on Saturday. via Killeen Daily Herald

A State of Texas historical marker will be dedicated at the grave of historian Mary Jane Gentry in Strawn, Texas, on Sat., April 19, at 11 a.m. She passed away in 1996 and was laid to rest in the family plot in ... via North Texas e-News

"Branding" was a term prominent when city leaders headed off the ill-advised proposal to build a giant Texas Ranger statue off Interstate 35. via Waco Tribune-Herald

The 28th annual Texas Heritage Museum, Hill College History Symposium will be held Saturday, April 5, in the Vara Martin Daniel Performing Arts Center on the Hill College campus in Hillsboro. via The Reporter

“We see each other a lot both here and in Waco (Elm Mott's Heart O' Texas Speedway) and we help each other a lot. If either of us needs something, the other will give it to them. It's kind of like a teammate deal.”

By Kevin Posival Killeen Daily Herald Kenny Ware started the IMCA Southern Sports Modifieds feature three rows back while track champion Keith White and Eric Tomlinson saddled up next to each other in row four. via Killeen Daily Herald

“This ordinance does put a lot of emphasis on the standards of care for the pet.”

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - The City Council amended the city's animal ordinance Tuesday night after more than six months of work by the Animal Advisory Committee, the police ... via Killeen Daily Herald

“All have made good contributions to the community”

By Candace Birkelbach Killeen Daily Herald The Killeen Independent School District has selected Richard E. Cavazos as the namesake for an elementary school in Nolanville and Charles Patterson for a middle ... via Killeen Daily Herald

“Whether you have five or 500 acres, you will not want to miss this.”

A seminar for individuals who have recently purchased rural property or are planning to move to the country is scheduled April 18 at the Somervell County Expo in Glen Rose. via North Texas e-News

“We will be picking up trash all over the city of Killeen”

By Kevin M. Smith Killeen Daily Herald Cities in the Killeen area should look a little cleaner after Saturday. via Killeen Daily Herald

By Desiree Johnson Killeen Daily Herald Texas weather may not be quite in line with spring yet, but there's no reason your wardrobe shouldn't be. via Killeen Daily Herald

Who would live there ? I can hear the voices saying that. Even we who know better are so conditioned by our influences that many would simply nod. via Waco Tribune-Herald

Dennis Warren has been named Claremore Daily Progress publisher. Warren succeeds Sean Evans, who was promoted to vice president of sales and marketing for Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.'s Great Plains ... via Corsicana Daily Sun

“We have to inform our citizens about what specific hazards are in our city and area”

By Kevin M. Smith Killeen Daily Herald The Killeen City Council tabled an ordinance Tuesday that would bring the city into compliance with state law. via Killeen Daily Herald

Central Texas residents are asked to be on the look out for a vehicle that was involved in a hit and run accident that left a 20-year-old female hospitalized. via KXXV-TV Waco

“People are sicker in hospitals and require more nursing care”

By Candace Birkelbach Killeen Daily Herald An aging baby boomer generation and the increased longevity of patients are compounding nursing shortages in health care operations that were initially because of a ... via Killeen Daily Herald

“The luncheons are for community leaders who are working to ensure a brighter future for their town. This year's series of luncheons will focus on tools for growth and how to best inform your state legislator of local issues.”

The Texas Midwest Community Network has set its annual network luncheon series for April, according to a news release. via Abilene Reporter-News

“By completing the survey, specific upper-level programs can be targeted that will give us the information needed to begin collaborative efforts with the universities.”

Hill College Conducting Survey Hill College wants your opinion! The college is conducting a brief survey to determine the community's interest in having upper-level degree completion available on its campuses. via The Reporter

“You always have that in the back of your mind when you're out front”

By Kevin Posival Killeen Daily Herald The competitive up-and-comers flexed a little race-car muscle and kept all but one of last week's opening-night feature winners out of the winner's circle on Saturday night ... via Killeen Daily Herald

“It's just become this passion of mine. For the first time ever, I'm in a position where I love it”

By Victor O'Brien Killeen Daily Herald A career change four years ago has turned a shy Central Texas girl into a person at the center of Bell County politics. via Killeen Daily Herald