The United Way of Central Texas will be hosting Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) with free tax preparation of those households with an income of $64,000 or less per year. IRS certified VITA …

The Gatesville Public Library is offering three ways to get glasses for the Total Eclipse that will happen in April. One way to obtain your pair of eclipse glasses would be to check out a space- …

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 …

The Morris Federation will meet Saturday, March 9, at 10:15 a.m. in the James Coryell Room at the Coryell Museum and Historical Center. The program will be presented by Joyce Talbot, who will be …

On February 17, The Gatesville Messenger ran an article titled “If these walls could talk,” which told the story of a sealed stairwell and a forgotten upstairs room on the west side of …

The 16 th annual Gatesville Military Appreciation Fish Fry was recently held on Friday, Feb. 23, at the Gatesville Civic Center. The event was sponsored by the City of Gatesville, Gatesville Chamber …

Hundreds showed up for the 54th annual Rattlesnake Roundup at the Oglesby Community Center on Feb. 24-25. The event featured live snake demonstrations and a show, a vendor fair, live …

The Coryell County Fair is over for the year, but there are still many things happening within Coryell County 4-H. There will be around seven contests coming up within the next few weeks, and …

Texas is one of the leading states in reported human trafficking cases. Of the 234,000 victims, approximately 79,000 are believed to be minors, according to a 2016 report by the University of Texas. …

Home Health Administrator Becky Terrell with Coryell Health has recently retired after 35 years of service. Terrell’s journey with Coryell Home Health began with making aide and LVN visits …

During the past few years, the determination and stamina of the lone Girl Scout in Gatesville has been in full force when it comes to selling cookies and establishing herself as a local driving …

Members of The Morris Federation held a meeting on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 10 a.m. in the James Coryell Room at the Coryell Museum and Historical Center. After a short business meeting, Anne …

For Black History Month, the Gatesville Public Library has exhibited a collection of several books for readers to commemorate Black writers and their contributions to literature. The list …

Businesses and governmental offices across Coryell County will join the rest of the nation on Monday, Feb. 19 in celebrating Presidents’ Day.   Presidents’ Day was …

A benefit was held on Saturday, Feb. 10 to raise funds for the Meals on Wheels program. The program delivers hot meals and conversation to local elderly folks within the community. The benefit …

Members of CRSP (Coryell Retired School Personnel) will have their next meeting on Thursday, Feb. 22, at Rancher's Steakhouse.  Social time will be at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting will start at 10 …

The Texas Station Event Center will host its annual 2024 Miss Springfest pageant on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23. The categories for the pageant include: Baby Miss, infant …

Operation Stand Down Central Texas will be hosting their 8 th annual Spring Stand Down and Homeless Community Triage for all homeless on Saturday, March 9, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Killeen …