Cowgirls To Lace to hold shopping event Feb. 11  Cowgirls To Lace invites the community to a wine and chocolate fountain shopping event on Saturday, Feb. 11. The event will last from 10 a.m. …

The Oglesby Lion’s Club is scheduled to hold its 53rd annual Rattlesnake Roundup on Saturday, Feb. 25, and Sunday, Feb. 26. The Rattlesnake Roundup will include a snake show and vendor fair, which …

The city of Gatesville and the Gatesville Police Department will host a come-and-go farewell reception for retiring police chief Nathan Gohlke. The reception is scheduled to be from 4 p.m. until 5:30 …

The Gatesville High School Band will hold a fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Gatesville High School located at 205 S. Lovers Lane. The event will be a “mattress …

The Bell County Master Gardener Association and the Harker Heights Activities Center presents “Spring Gardening Starts Now.”  The seminar is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24. at …

A trio of Oglesby High School basketball teams registered wins over the Gholson Wildcats on Jan. 10. JV Boys: 30-16 Ashton Hooker and Jordan Smith both led the team with nine points, Jack …

The Gatesville Lions Club will host its 46th annual Homer Davis Chili Supper on Friday, Jan. 27, at the Gatesville High School cafeteria. The supper will begin at 4 p.m. and continue through 7 …

The annual Coryell County Youth Fair is always one of the most anticipated events of the year. Drawing hundreds of entries from students in Gatesville, Oglesby, Jonesboro, Evant and Copperas Cove …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003)                 --Former Gatesville resident, Keith Dyer, a 1982 graduate of Gatesville High School, had been named executive director of the Texas Baptist …

RECIPE This recipe appeared in the “Methodist Best” cookbook in 2008. The Gatesville Messenger plans to run a series of recipes from that cookbook. If your church has a cookbook or if you …

Mother Neff State Park will host its first program on the new year on Saturday, Jan. 14. The public is invited to join Lt. Ricky Dolifka as he takes a walk-through hike of Mother Neff while …

The Bell County Master Gardener Association will hold its free monthly seminar on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Texas Agrilife Extension Office located at 1605 N. Main in Belton.  Master …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH   Some like it hot, some like it cold   SAM HOUSTON Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. He is also an actor, author, playwright, performer and …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH   Did you get what you wanted for Christmas?   SAM HOUSTON Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. He is also an actor, author, playwright, …

Mother Neff State Park will be kicking off the new year and 100 years of Texas State Parks with the First Day Hike of 2023. Bring family and friends to participate in the 11th year of a national …

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

I am sitting down with Lu and writing what may or may not be our last version of Jeff's Reflections and Lu's Views for 2022. It's been so long since we have written one of these, but with the …

The Hidden Gem Family Center is asking the community to join them in spreading the love this Christmas for children in need.The Tree of Giving has individual ornaments with children’s profiles and …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH   When at first it doesn’t work … sometimes we just have to call for help   SAM HOUSTON Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. He is also an …

The cheerleaders of Oglesby ISD are hosting a “Sox Drive” this Christmas for the homeless. The community is welcome to donate new socks for the sock drive. All sizes are accepted for men, women, …