Gatesville Primary School will present the community with an Ugly Sweater Christmas Concert on Thursday, Dec. 14. The concert will be held in the Gatesville High School auditorium and admission …

The cheerleading team of Oglesby Independent School District will be hosting a holiday sock drive from Monday, Nov. 27, to Friday, Dec. 15. A box will be placed in the foyer by the front office …

The Gatesville Fire Department continues its annual Santa Run. Santa Claus and his team will leave the fire station promptly at 6 p.m. and will make their rounds to designated areas throughout the …

The Gatesville Country Music Hall of Fame is proud to welcome the Gent Mountain Grassburs to the Gatesville City Auditorium stage on Friday, Dec. 15, for a free concert, which will begin at 7 p.m. …

The community of Gatesville will have the chance to have breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 16. The breakfast will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gatesville Civic Center. Each ticket …

To get into the Christmas spirit, a movie in the park will be showing “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” at 6 p.m. The movie will be played at Faunt Le Roy Park, which is located at S. 7 …

The Gatesville Chamber of Commerce will host a Polar Express themed evening for the community to attend from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 18.

The Bell County Master Gardeners Association recently announced their events schedule for the month of October. For those interested in gardening, the events held during the month are:   Sept. …

This recipe appeared in the “Methodist Best” cookbook in 2008. The Gatesville Messenger is running a series of recipes from that cookbook. If your church has a cookbook, or if you would like …

The Ogletree Gap Heritage Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival is free to enter, and Ogletree Gap Park is in Coryell County near Copperas Cove Visitors …

The annual Team Dylan 2023 Golf Tournament in honor of Dylan Blanchard will be held on Oct. 7, and will take place at the Gatesville Country Club. Tee time will begin at 9 a.m. The tournament will …

Mother Neff State Park presents its annual Moth Night on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This event is completely free with no park entrance fee, and the gate will open at 6:45 p.m. During …

The Gatesville Police Department recently announced that National Night Out will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Sports Complex from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. National Night Out is designed to …

The Turnersville Community Center will hold its quarterly meeting on Monday, Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Turnersville Community Center and is open to the public. Following the …

The Gatesville Senior Center is partnering with the Texas AgriLife Extension Office to bring the community a Stress Less with Mindfulness program on Monday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. The program will be held …

The Jonesboro Independent School District Booster Club will host a Color Run on Saturday, Sept. 30. The one-and-a-half-mile color run will begin at approximately 8 a.m. at Jonesboro ISD. The entry …

The Evant Municipal Development District presents its 17th annual Fall Chill Car Show on Saturday, September 30. The car show will begin at 9 a.m. and will be located on the square in Evant. The …

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Mother Neff State Park presents its annual Moth Night on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This event is completely free with no park entrance fee, and the gate will open at 6:45 p.m. During …

The Turnersville Community Center will hold its quarterly meeting on Monday, Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Turnersville Community Center and is open to the public. Following the …