Lynn Kilcrease Herald

With Christmas coming up next week, several of the local government buildings will be closed and services may be interrupted or schedules changed. Following are the changes announced by city.

Eleven students from Maxdale Elementary School in west Killeen reported a stranger pulled a weapon on them while they were walking to school Tuesday morning. But, officials with Killeen ISD

About 50 brand new bicycles and helmets were delivered to Harker Heights elementary schools Wednesday by the men in blue — from the Harker Heights Police Department.

At Tuesday's Harker Heights Employee Recognition ceremony, Joedi Rivera from Fleet Maintenance was tapped as Employee of the Month for December.

Assistant Fire Chief Aaron Dunnam was named Harker Heights Employee of the Quarter in front of about 200 of his peers during Tuesday’s Employee Recognition Ceremony.

The Heights Concert Band continued a local tradition Sunday, offering a free holiday concert at Killeen High School.

If you live in Harker Heights, you may have seen Santa Claus on one of the last two evenings.

Harker Heights is welcoming five new police officers to the city’s force.

Truancy court warnings, attendance contracts and threatening letters are all things many Killeen ISD parents say they have received during the first half of this school year.

On the Sunday before Christmas, The Grinch made an appearance at Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers on Clear Creek Road to entertain some tiny tots.