Good morning, Temple.

A candlelight memorial vigil will be held at 6 p.m. on Nov.

5 at the Fort Hood Memorial Pavilion near the Killeen Civic and Conference Center, 3601 S. W.S. Young.

A candlelight memorial vigil will be held at 6 p.m. on Nov.

5 at the Fort Hood Memorial Pavilion near the Killeen Civic and Conference Center, 3601 S. W.S. Young.

Temple High School Wildcat Band will compete in the Area Marching Contest this weekend as it seeks a qualifying spot for the state marching contest (results will determine who advances).

Killeen ISD weighs closures and rezoning after enrollment fell by 5,098 students; trustees considered closing some schools in 2027-2028 and reshaping Ellison High later.

Town halls are Nov. 9 at Shoemaker, Nov. 12 at Killeen, and Nov. 19 at Ellison (6 p.m.); Dec. 15 board vote planned.

Copperas Cove ISD trustees heard a report on rising enrollment, approved a new academic calendar, and approved changes to the school lunch program that will take effect next school year.

Killeen ISD is asking families to complete the annual Impact Aid Parent‑Pupil Survey now so the district can receive its full share of dwindling federal funds.

A lane on Poison Oak Road will close Wednesday, Nov.

4 through Friday, Nov. 6 for the Poison Oak Improvement Project so crews can stage 100-foot bridge beams and install 36 beams on Thursday and Friday (trucks will be staged overnight); one lane will remain open for local traffic.

City emergency crews will run a full-scale aircraft crash response exercise at Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport on Nov.

4 (starting at 9 a.m. and lasting under two hours), with hospitals using volunteers as simulated patients and officials asking the public not to be alarmed by response activity.

Crews will close portions of Interstate 14 access roads between the Jasper Road overpass and Fort Hood Street in Killeen for repairs, and the city says work is expected to be completed in December (drivers should follow posted detours and allow extra travel time).