Americans across the nation will pause Monday to honor those who died while serving in the armed forces.
Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, is a federal holiday that occurs on the final Monday of May.
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Future leaders are being identified through the Leadership Coryell program that is currently seeking applications for its fourth class.
Sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Gatesville Chamber of Commerce, the leadership program is designed to identify and develop future leaders for communities within Coryell County.
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The City of Gatesville will sponsor its annual “Spring Clean-up” Saturday, June 1, at the Gatesville Civic Center parking lot.
Persons who live inside the city limits can bring trash items and a water bill to the civic center between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Persons should enter on the west end and exit on the east end of Veterans Memorial Loop.
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Changes coming
The Gatesville ISD school board met in special session Monday evening at McKamie Stadium to discuss renovations to the field. The project will include an artificial turf and expanding the track to regulation size. Work should begin immediately after graduation and be completed in time for the first football game.
The McKamie Stadium football field will boast a new look when the 2013 season starts, although other improvements at the stadium will have to
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JESSICA GOMEZ
…OHS Valedictorian
Jessica Louise Gomez edged out Thomas Frier for top honors in the Oglesby High School Class of 2013.
Gomez achieved a grade point average of 95.25 to be named valedictorian, while Frier is the salutatorian with a 93.8125 GPA.
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A man was found dead Wednesday morning at his residence after his neighbor reported not seeing him for about a week.
About 11:50 a.m., police went to a residence in the 500 block of S. 6th Street to investigate the situation.
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Things got a bit testy Monday morning when Coryell County commissioners met in a workshop to discuss space issues.
At least three proposals are on the table that will incorporate space that will become available with the purchase of the Extraco Bank building, but the conversation eventually narrowed down to when commissioners will move forward with a new law enforcement center.
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While assisting on a medical call late Friday night, Gatesville police made a drug arrest when they were approached by two individuals who appeared to be arguing.
Kayla Elizabeth Bohne, 22, who listed a Valley Mills address, was charged with possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram.
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If any one word could describe the 2013 Gatesville Relay for Life, that word might be “incredible.”
Approximately 800 people and 30 teams participated in Friday night’s event that stretched into Saturday morning at McKamie Stadium.
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at Lake Waco Tues.
A 65-year-old Gatesville man drowned Tuesday in Lake Waco after his boat apparently got away from him at a boat ramp.
On Wednesday, Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton identified the man as Clyde Ives.
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Matthew Wallace hardly showed any signs of rust this season.
After taking last year off from baseball, Gatesville’s senior second baseman erased all question marks with stellar play to earn him a spot on the District
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Chris Sommerfeld wanted to return to his roots.
After one year coaching on the outskirts of Houston, Sommerfeld will return with his family to Central Texas to take the reins of the successful softball program at
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McKamie Stadium is another giant step closer to some much needed improvements.
After months of discussion and financial planning, the Gatesville school board listened to architectural and engineering firm Huckabee & Associates’ vision for renovations during
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Ashley Cook and Megan Chambers earned several individual awards this year, but Tuesday they shared one.
After brilliant careers in Gatesville athletics, the seniors were named Co-Most Valuable Players of the volleyball team to highlight several
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One of the best combinations of players to hit the field for Gatesville supplied a strong core for a history-making team this season.
After taking the Gatesville boys’ soccer program to the playoffs in just its
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Football season is still more than two months away, but the Hornets will get an early taste on Saturday.
Gatesville will host a qualifying tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday at McKamie Stadium for the seventh annual
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Brad Krumnow and Holden Radle won hardware for Gatesville tennis this season and were recognized as the best doubles team in the area.
After winning the District 8-3A boys’ doubles title
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Gatesville depended on Tobias Moore for big plays in tournament title games early in the season and again in the playoffs.
After leading the team in several categories and raking in postseason
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Gatesville Country Club will host the 15th Annual Hornet Booster Club Golf Tournament Sunday, May 26, to benefit the Gatesville High School athletic department.
Complete with a $300 prize for the winning
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Name added to trophy
Oglesby High School senior Brandon Burchell, right, was presented the Sammy Leos Memorial Award during the OHS athletic banquet. Willie Leos, left, made the presentation.
Oglesby High School student-athletes were honored Tuesday
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For the fourth time in the past three weeks, the Gatesville Police Department has received a positive result from a rabies test performed on a skun.
The latest case involved a
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Jade Villegas concentrates on reaching the next bar on the playground equipment at Raby Park. Villegas was
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A 40-year-old Gatesville man who allegedly fired on law enforcement officers last month was among those indicted this week by a Coryell
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Walking sticks were plentiful Wednesday as Mother Neff State Park Ranger Leah Huth led a hike through
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Deadline to nominate Gatesville high school football players for The Gatesville Messenger
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