Temple Daily Telegram's Columnist Listings http://www.tdtnews.com Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:13:02 -0500 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0500 tdt@temple-telegram.com (Carroll Wilson) webadmin@temple-telegram.com (Jonathan Dwinell) en-us Copyright 2009, Temple Daily Telegram http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/20/59400 KILLEEN - It’s not likely any resident of Sadr City, Iraq, had ever heard of Jackson Huang or the Taiwan Dragon Chinese Restaurant in Killeen. But in April 2008 a major humanitarian assistance mission named for Huang and his family put food and water on the tables of a desperate population. Months of hard fighting in the Abu Nawar area of Sadr City had disrupted the infrastructure and flow of staples. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/20/59400 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/17/59360 FORT HOOD - The 4th Infantry Division cased its colors for a final departure to Fort Carson, Colo., on Thursday after a change of command ceremony. In a ceremony attended by hundreds of Central Texas leaders, outgoing commander Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond and incoming commander Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins boarded a vintage World War II Halftrack in the company of the reviewing officer, Gen. Charles C. Campbell, commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort McPherson, to troop the line. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/17/59360 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/14/59272 KILLEEN - The Killeen City Council met in workshop Monday to tour the former First Baptist Church property purchased by the city in 2006 for $2 million. A restoration project that would convert the 79,000 square feet of useable space to city offices, social services and an arts and entertainment center is on the council’s agenda today. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/14/59272 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/09/59151 KILLEEN - City Council members here are split over a plan to renovate the old First Baptist Church property as part of a downtown redevelopment initiative. The council purchased the facility for $2 million in December 2006 to transform it into a one-stop shop for human services. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/09/59151 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/03/59014 BELTON - Ryon and Andrea Dunlap of Salado follow a family tradition that goes back nearly three decades - riding horseback in the Belton July Fourth parade. “My husband’s family has done this more than 25 years,” she said. “When we married, it’s a tradition we wanted to involve our children in. We’ve done it 15 years.” Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/03/59014 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/02/59004 BELTON - A reduction in bail for a woman charged in a case where she left her child unattended in a car during a heat wave was denied Wednesday. Ms. Traylor was arraigned Sunday by Justice of the Peace Bill Cook of Killeen on $50,000 bail for abandonment of a child. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/07/02/59004 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/30/58965 KILLEEN - A 20-year-old Killeen woman was jailed Sunday after leaving her 1-year-old infant son locked in a car at a local store with the windows up while the temperature outside registered 100 degrees. Justice of the Peace Bill Cooke of Killeen Sunday arraigned Sarah Lowelle Traylor on $50,000 bond on a charge of abandonment of a child. She was transferred from Killeen lockup to the Bell County jail later in the day. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/30/58965 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/29/58944 LITTLE RIVER-ACADEMY - If walls could talk the concrete blocks that form the old Evans General Store in Little River-Academy could whisper a million tales of life in a small farming community nearly a century ago. The building was a general store for more than 60 years. It spent nearly 15 years as a restaurant under two proprietors before reverting to a retail establishment again. But for the last few years it sat vacant slowly running downhill. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/29/58944 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/26/58866 FORT HOOD - Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, commanding general for III Corps and Fort Hood, told reporters at a media luncheon Thursday that Fort Hood will be a center of excellence for research and assessment of robotic vehicles. Lynch said the vehicles will have tactically autonomous navigation systems, and are being tested and assessed at Fort Hood right now. The net result, said Lynch, will put vehicles in harm’s way rather than soldiers. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/26/58866 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/20/58721 KILLEEN - A survey published by the Heart of Texas Defense Alliance shows that 31.6 percent of soldiers completing service at Fort Hood would prefer to stay in the area. The area is defined as anywhere within 30 miles of Fort Hood. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/20/58721 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/17/58668 BELTON - Patchy ran through all nine of her lives in a few short minutes. A house fire in the predawn hours Sunday at 1128 Penelope St. proved too much for the 3-month-old calico kitten. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/17/58668 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/16/58645 BARTLETT - A grand old lady in Bartlett will pass the century mark this year. And she gets to blow out 100 candles at a centennial celebration planned in her honor Saturday. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/16/58645 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/05/58415 BELTON - A sea of crimson filled the Bell County Expo Center at 8 p.m. Thursday when Belton High School graduated 498 students in its 2009 senior class. Close to 8,000 people filled the seats in the coliseum, leaving standing room only. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/05/58415 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/01/58305 SALADO - Sparks fly as the hammer clangs against a crimson hot bar of iron, bending it around a curve in an anvil. The wiry gentleman wielding the tongs and hammer is partly blacksmith by skill. But his lifelong passion is that of artisan working in metal. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/01/58305 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/29/58244 BELTON - A special glow accompanies the end of school year. For graduating seniors this life passage brings an excitement never forgotten. Fri, 29 May 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/29/58244 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/28/58230 BELTON - Three men are alive today because of the quick thinking of a father and son who were on Lake Belton when the men were struggling in the water. Forest Shope and his son Shafer Shope, 11, of Moffett will receive the Lone Star Award for Safety from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at 9:30 a.m. today in a ceremony at Lakewood Elementary School. Thu, 28 May 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/28/58230 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/23/58192 BELTON - The 1874 Church Restoration Committee will receive an emergency grant from the Texas Historical Commission to stabilize the Old St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 438 Wall St. Harry Sweet, committee chairman, said funds would be available 30 to 45 days after the group submits a detailed construction plan to the Commission. The south wall of the church collapsed the day after Thanksgiving, showering limestone blocks out some 25 feet from the building. Sat, 23 May 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/23/58192 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/26/58185 His family has always known about his passion for baseball. But they knew little about Earl D. Hamman’s pro ball career. He just didn’t talk about it around them. Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/26/58185 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/25/58170 BELTON - Edmund T. Estes showed the basic tenacity common in most early settlers to Texas in the 1800s. In 1856 he purchased 700 acres from his father-in-law in Nolan Valley west of current-day Belton. There he built a wood cabin. Family legend has it that Estes was gone from the homestead when Indians crept up on his cabin and burned it to the ground. Mon, 25 May 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/25/58170 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/15/57913 With talk about auto manufacturers declaring bankruptcy and consumers jittery about the national economy, owners of two area shops said some people are bringing their cars in for repairs instead of buying new ones. And, with dealerships closing, getting parts is going to take a lot longer. B.K. Blair, owner of Jones Home and Auto Supply on Main Street in Belton, known by many locals as the Firestone Store, said he’s seeing a lot more maintenance. Fri, 15 May 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/05/15/57913