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Copperas Cove approves notice for $34.2 million bond issue

Copperas Cove approves notice for $34.2 million bond issue

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Gatesville Messenger seeks old copies to rebuild fire-lost archive

Gatesville Messenger seeks old copies to rebuild fire-lost archive

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Gatesville Texas and North Carolina share a name, not a history

Gatesville Texas and North Carolina share a name, not a history

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Copperas Cove approves annexation deal for Sweetwater Hills project

Copperas Cove approves annexation deal for Sweetwater Hills project

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Lampasas schedules I-14 route meeting for Copperas Cove to Lometa

Lampasas schedules I-14 route meeting for Copperas Cove to Lometa

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Gatesville ISD honors Joyce Hawkins for decades of teaching legacy

Gatesville ISD honors Joyce Hawkins for decades of teaching legacy

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Gatesville council opens budget season, reviews goals and planning priorities

Gatesville council opens budget season, reviews goals and planning priorities

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Gatesville council advances long-awaited zoning overhaul to final reading

Gatesville council advances long-awaited zoning overhaul to final reading

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Copperas Cove builders face new 2024 code rules, onsite plan requirement
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Copperas Cove builders face new 2024 code rules, onsite plan requirement

Copperas Cove builders have a July 1 cutoff, after which permits fall under the 2024 code set and every inspection must have plans on site. The summit flags the exact jobsite changes.

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Coryell County marriage licenses filed in May include 14 couples
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Coryell County marriage licenses filed in May include 14 couples

May’s marriage-license filings named 14 Coryell County couples, another monthly public-record snapshot of who is settling into the county.

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Coryell County man reindicted on murder charge in old robbery case
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Coryell County man reindicted on murder charge in old robbery case

A man accused in a Christmas Day convenience-store robbery now faces a Coryell County murder trial after a May reindictment revived the long-running case.

Marcus Williams2m read
GTX Lifting Club opens in Gatesville with chamber ribbon-cutting
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GTX Lifting Club opens in Gatesville with chamber ribbon-cutting

GTX Lifting Club opened at 101 River Oaks Drive, giving Gatesville a new strength-training option. Ashlee and Josh Ramburger own the family-run club.

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Gatesville couple helps advance senior policy resolutions in Austin
Government

Gatesville couple helps advance senior policy resolutions in Austin

A Gatesville couple helped move 61 senior-policy resolutions in Austin, a step that could shape taxes, health access and services for Coryell County seniors.

Marcus Williams2m read
Copperas Cove police launch door-hanger warning program to prevent burglaries
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Copperas Cove police launch door-hanger warning program to prevent burglaries

Copperas Cove officers are hanging warning tags on vulnerable doors and windows, hoping to stop break-ins before they start in a city that logged 529 property crimes in 2024.

James Thompson2m read
Coryell County court weighs deputy vehicles, bridge funding plans
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Coryell County court weighs deputy vehicles, bridge funding plans

Three aging court vehicles and a delayed Neff Park Road bridge plan put Coryell County’s safety, response times and tax dollars back under the microscope.

James Thompson2m read
Sleep in Heavenly Peace plans new Gatesville chapter for Coryell County children
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace plans new Gatesville chapter for Coryell County children

Roughly 380 to 570 Coryell County children could be sleeping without beds, and a new Gatesville chapter is trying to close that gap.

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Gatesville Shivaree returns with family fun, vendors and Josh Abbott Band
Community

Gatesville Shivaree returns with family fun, vendors and Josh Abbott Band

About 47 vendors, a Color Run 5K and Josh Abbott Band kept the Coryell County Courthouse Square busy as the 52nd Shivaree showed Gatesville’s biggest downtown draw.

Marcus Williams2m read
Ashby outlines county recovery push after square fire, trust concerns
Government

Ashby outlines county recovery push after square fire, trust concerns

Ray Ashby said his first test will be rebuilding trust as Gatesville recovers from the square fire and an active Rangers probe. He takes office Jan. 1 after a 612-407 runoff win.

Marcus Williams2m read
Copperas Cove approves annexation deal for Sweetwater Hills project
Government

Copperas Cove approves annexation deal for Sweetwater Hills project

Copperas Cove approved a Sweetwater Hills annexation deal that could add about 390 homes off F.M. 1113, with the developer paying for water rights and a traffic study.

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Gatesville library Storytime draws 110 with petting zoo fun
Community

Gatesville library Storytime draws 110 with petting zoo fun

A petting zoo turned Gatesville library Storytime into a 110-person draw, showing how the library is pulling families back through the door.

Lisa Park2m read
Copperas Cove approves notice for $34.2 million bond issue
Government

Copperas Cove approves notice for $34.2 million bond issue

Copperas Cove moved toward $34.23 million in certificates of obligation, with $50.2 million in total repayment planned for cemetery, streets, City Hall and utility work.

James Thompson2m read
Gatesville Messenger seeks old copies to rebuild fire-lost archive
Community

Gatesville Messenger seeks old copies to rebuild fire-lost archive

A March 16 downtown fire destroyed Messenger cabinets holding bound issues back to 1936, wiping out a local record of births, deaths and marriages. The paper is asking readers for old copies to rebuild it.

Marcus Williams2m read
Gatesville council opens budget season, reviews goals and planning priorities
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Gatesville council opens budget season, reviews goals and planning priorities

Gatesville leaders weighed a $0.56000 tax rate that would cost the average homestead about $28 more a year while 6 of 13 budget goals stayed unfinished.

Marcus Williams2m read
Gatesville council advances long-awaited zoning overhaul to final reading
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Gatesville council advances long-awaited zoning overhaul to final reading

Gatesville’s zoning rules, untouched in any meaningful way since 1995, moved toward final approval as the council weighed new fence, fee and vape-shop rules.

James Thompson2m read
Gatesville ISD honors Joyce Hawkins for decades of teaching legacy
Education

Gatesville ISD honors Joyce Hawkins for decades of teaching legacy

Joyce Hawkins taught fourth grade in Gatesville ISD for 26 years, and her former students now include a teacher, a principal and Superintendent Michael Mazzuca.

Marcus Williams2m read
Gatesville Texas and North Carolina share a name, not a history
Community

Gatesville Texas and North Carolina share a name, not a history

Gatesville, Texas and Gatesville, North Carolina share a name, but their records point to two separate origins. In Coryell County, the real story begins at Fort Gates and ends with local pride.

Marcus Williams5m read
Lampasas schedules I-14 route meeting for Copperas Cove to Lometa
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Lampasas schedules I-14 route meeting for Copperas Cove to Lometa

TxDOT will seek comments on an I-14 study that could shape land access, traffic and development from Copperas Cove to Lometa for decades.

Marcus Williams2m read
Gatesville Primary opens 2026-27 registration, shares summer hours and documents needed
Education

Gatesville Primary opens 2026-27 registration, shares summer hours and documents needed

Gatesville Primary has set its 2026-27 registration window, and families face firm Sept. 1 age cutoffs, required records and limited summer office hours.

Lisa Park2m read
Gatesville City Pool opens for summer, staffed through August 1
Community

Gatesville City Pool opens for summer, staffed through August 1

Gatesville’s pool opened with 26 seasonal hires, $3 daily admission and lessons starting May 26 for children ages 4 to 12.

Marcus Williams2m read
Coryell County 4-H members head to state competition after Exchange Club visit
Community

Coryell County 4-H members head to state competition after Exchange Club visit

Kinsley McPherson and Luoretta Roehrig told the Gatesville Exchange Club how Coryell County 4-H turned early participation into leadership and a trip to state competition.

Lisa Park2m read
Coryell County jail passes state standards after medical compliance fixes
Healthcare

Coryell County jail passes state standards after medical compliance fixes

Coryell County Jail came off the state’s non-compliant list after fixing medical-record problems, but the state had flagged failures there for years. The question now is whether the jail did more than meet the minimum.

Lisa Park2m read
Copperas Cove honors five graduates with Chief Tim Molnes Scholarship
Education

Copperas Cove honors five graduates with Chief Tim Molnes Scholarship

Copperas Cove used a City Council workshop to salute five recent graduates with the Chief Tim Molnes Scholarship, tying their achievement to a police chief’s public-service legacy.

Sarah Chen2m read
Copperas Cove linemen win Central Texas qualifier, head to state in Abilene
Education

Copperas Cove linemen win Central Texas qualifier, head to state in Abilene

Copperas Cove’s offensive and defensive linemen claimed the Central Texas Area State Lineman Qualifier Challenge D1 title, and the payoff now reaches all the way to Abilene.

Sarah Chen2m read
Gatesville police, sheriff’s office handle busy week of calls
Government

Gatesville police, sheriff’s office handle busy week of calls

Animal complaints, thefts and fire calls filled Gatesville police and deputy logs across the county seat. Residents can call 254-865-2226 or 254-865-7201 for non-emergencies.

James Thompson2m read
Gatesville ISD hires new band director James Trammell
Education

Gatesville ISD hires new band director James Trammell

James Trammell takes over a Gatesville band coming off its best UIL finish ever, with students, parents and boosters expecting the momentum to continue.

Lisa Park2m read
Gatesville police host free cookout to build community trust
Community

Gatesville police host free cookout to build community trust

Gatesville police served free pulled pork at Raby Park, turning a Saturday cookout into a test of how far casual contact can build trust with residents.

Sarah Chen2m read
Copperas Cove elementary student councils earn statewide leadership honors
Education

Copperas Cove elementary student councils earn statewide leadership honors

Two Copperas Cove elementary student councils beat out bigger campuses statewide, earning TEPSA honors for service projects that collected more than 100 pounds of pull tabs.

Sarah Chen2m read