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UMHB's annual reenactment draws large crowd to Belton campus
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (540+ words) Jesus, flanked by two criminals, hangs on the cross during this climactic scene from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor's 87th annual Easter Pageant, which was presented Wednesday on the UMHB campus. A young woman expresses her joy after meeting Jesus during…...
Killeen ISD names six new principals for 2026-27 school year
6+ hour ago (549+ words) Killeen Independent School District has released the names of six new secondary principals as part of its leadership rollout for the 202627 school year. The move follows the district's March announcement of four new elementary principals. Five of the six secondary…...
Highschool students earn scholarships; speaker urges action, youth engagement
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (789+ words) Aaliyah Harris, center poses with supporters after receiving the Page Family Scholarship during the NAACP Killeen Branch Freedom Fund and Scholarship Banquet. Harris, a Harker Heights High School senior, plans to attend Sam Houston State University." Student achievement and civic…...
CTC students navigate financial choices in immersive national debt city event
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (403+ words) CTC Net Impact Vice President of Human Resources and project manager Desiree Bates explains national debt concepts to student Collin Mc Donald at the mock Bank of America station inside National Debt City. Net Impact Vice President of Marketing Donald…...
CTC Students "crack the debt" with campus egg hunt
1+ week, 2+ day ago (471+ words) CTC Net Impact Vice President of Finance Domenique Gonzalez explains how the Crack the Debt egg hunt works and how students can earn prizes for participating. CTC Net Impact member Eugene Baylor prepares plastic eggs filled with true or false…...
Chilly weather doesn't cool spirit of Easter egg hunters in Heights
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (461+ words) Tiny tots, with the aid of the adults, made their way through the playground area to find colorful eggs on Easter Sunday at the Harker Heights Methodist Church. A well-dressed youngster makes his way back to a table after collecting…...
Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh's deadly measles crisis
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (534+ words) Children diagnosed with measles receive treatment inside a paediatric ward at the Bangladesh Shishu hospital in Dhaka Rocking her baby to soothe his searing pain and gasping breaths, 18-year-old Rubia Akhtar Brishti recounts how her son nearly died in Bangladesh's…...
New childcare center opening in downtown Killeen
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (278+ words) The future home of Wild Flower Learning Center is pictured ahead of its anticipated opening in late May. The Killeen-based childcare center will offer a home-style learning environment focused on early childhood development for children ages 18 months to 4 years. A…...
Heights business teaches kids building skills
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (310+ words) A mentor shows a young entrepreneur how to use a drill during Saturday's Build-A-Stand event in Harker Heights. Local youth had the opportunity to step into entrepreneurship through hands-on learning during the annual Lemonade Day Build-A-Stand event hosted by Heights…...
In-person enrollment events for pre-K, kindergarten students to help families prepare for fall semester
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (772+ words) The spring school semester is coming to a close, and pre-K and kindergarten enrollment deadlines for the fall semester are approaching. Local districts are offering in-person enrollment events to help families register students for the upcoming school year. Academy Independent…...