Coryell County News

From staff reports LAMPASAS - Justin Lee Moran, 21, of Belton, died in a motorcycle accident at 12:40 p.m. Friday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 84 and Coryell County Road 130, the Department of Public Safety in Lampasas reported.

The first jury trial of the year in Coryell County's 52nd Judicial District Court ended in a mistrial Tuesday over what was reported as an 'honest mistake' by an individual.

The Bell County Public Health District said Wednesday it has confirmed nine more cases of swine flu in Bell County pushing the total number of cases in the county to 138 and the total number in Central Texas to more than 200.

By Alicia Lacy Killeen Daily Herald GATESVILLE - Residents are urged to use caution during the July Fourth weekend after the Coryell County Commissioners Court reinstated a burn ban Monday.

A 22-year-old Coryell County man, who was wanted on sexual assault charges stemming from incidents involving a mentally disabled teenager, was found Friday evening with a knife stuck in his neck after what evidently was a suicide attempt, authorities said Monday.

The Neff family owned land on the Leon River in Coryell County. This was a popular picnic spot for residents of the area.

A Killeen man was in the Coryell County Jail Thursday charged in the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl.

By Victor O'Brien Killeen Daily Herald CORYELL COUNTY - A 22-year-old man stabbed himself in the throat Friday when Coryell County deputies closed in to arrest him on charges he raped a 16-year-old mentally disabled boy.

They're big, small and make lots of sparks and noise, but mixing fireworks with the already dry land thata s baking under the hot Texas sun is a bad idea, Coryell County Judge John Firth says.

A Gatesville man stabbed himself Friday before being arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled teen, according to a press release from Coryell County Sheriff Johnny Burks.

A Coryell County man was behind bars Monday in Gatesville, charged aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury in connection with an attack last Wednesday that left his 64-year-old mother with serious injuries including at least one compound fracture, sheriffa s deputies said.

One person died and two others were injured in a head-on collision in Coryell County.

Man dies in head-on collision A 68-year-old man died Saturday afternoon in Coryell County when the Honda sedan he was driving crossed into oncoming traffic on U.S. 84, officials said.

Heavy rains from a strong supercell storm hit hard Thursday night. Around 6 p.m. the storm popped up northwest of Burnet and Coryell counties.

The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District reported the county's first case of swine flu Tuesday, while a nearby county confirmed another 15 cases.

Former Coryell County Jail guard Lindsey Ann Russell, 30, is set to plead guilty at 9 a.m. Tuesday on a charge involving improper sexual activity with an inmate.

By Alicia Lacy Killeen Daily Herald CORYELL COUNTY - Due to space limitations, Coryell County officials are exploring options for a new jail facility, but nothing has been decided.

The new alert level will not affect the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, said spokeswoman Kelly Craine.

A Bell County man was in the Coryell County Jail Wednesday, charged with having sex with a state prison inmate.

By Alicia Lacy Killeen Daily Herald GATESVILLE - The Coryell County Commissioners Court considered possible options for 33.3 acres of state property that is to be transferred from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to the county.