This year, as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department celebrates its 100th anniversary, much of the credit for the creation of the park system can be bestowed on former Governor Pat M. Neff and Mother Neff State Park located in southeastern Coryell County.
The May meeting of the Central Texas Travel Club will be held on Tuesday, May 16 at Johnny’s Steaks and Barbeque in Salado. The gathering will begin at 11 a.m. with the meeting beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Cen-Tex Crime Stoppers will hold its’ annual Donut Dash on Saturday, May 20. This will be a chip timed race; it will start and finish at the Gatesville City Pool located at 300 S. 8th Street in Gatesville.
Mother Neff State Park will celebrate its one hundredth year with crafts and s’mores on Saturday, May 13. The celebration will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Be sure to stop by the park headquarters to receive a free s’mores kit to enjoy.
The Bell County Master Gardener Association will hold a free special event seminar “Groundwater in Texas,” on Thursday, April 27, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Texas Agrilife Extension Office, BCMGA Learning Center (located on the North end of the parking lot), 1605 N. Main Street in Belton.
Jase Jones, age 10, recently shot a wild boar weighing 265 pounds. Jones, a student at Gatesville Intermediate School, is a son of Matthew and Ashley Jones. They reside in Purmela.
The Bell County Master Gardeners Association recently announced their events schedule for the month of April. For those interested in gardening, the events held during the month are:
Join the community on Saturday, March 11 at the Clear It & Clean It Day event. It will take place at Mother Neff Baptist Church, 7 a.m. through 5 p.m. The goal is to clear brush and overgrowth to bring new life to the historic space.
The Bell County Master Gardeners Association recently announced their events schedule for the remainder of March. For those interested in gardening, the events held during the month are as follows:
As the water warms and the fish get more active, trolling live or artificial baits can help you locate active fish.
Gatesville Parks and Recreation will hold a 2023 Baseball and Softball Skills Day on Saturday, March 4, at Lions Club Park. The skills day is directed toward children in the age ranges of 8U through 15U.
The cold winter months can seem to stretch on forever for those of us who love our lawns and gardens! Instead of staying shut indoors, why not make the most of your time and bundle up for some springtime lawn prep?
When Lauren Morrell of Gatesville heard that a new city park is planned near the fitness center, one of the ideas that came to mind is the possibility of including a state-of-the-art pump track for bicycles.
Mother Neff State Park will hold its annual Back to Nature Trail Run on Saturday, Feb. 25. There will include a 5K competitive run, a 2-mile fun run, and 1-mile kids run. The trail runs will wind through the nature trails and the park road allowing participants to take in the beautiful scene…
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 explaining the history of Buffalo Soldiers and the frontier.
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 partnership with America’s State Parks.
The Gatesville Parks and Recreation Department recently installed two regulation Pickleball courts at Raby Park. The courts are located adjacent to the City Pool and Skate Park and were opened for public use on Nov. 30.
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The fall feeding frenzy has been ongoing for a while now. The next season is showing its face on those cooler days, and those winter patterns are sure to be in force shortly. If you think fishing slows down during the winter season, it does not!
Mother Neff State Park will have their annual Fall Fest on Saturday, Nov. 12.
The 2022-2023 fishing season is off to a great start. The Gatesville Fishing Club is competing in the Faith Angler Network tournament series.
A golf tournament will be held Saturday, Nov. 12, at 9 a.m. to benefit the Gatesville American Legion Post 42 with their community programs. There will be a barbeque lunch, door prizes, and a raffle for a 12 guage BullPup Shotgun. The prizes and contests include cash prizes, closest to the P…
Fall has arrived and many folks have already put up their pleasure boats. Others, mostly anglers, continue to use their boats during the winter season.
We anglers have to consider and process a lot of information when trying to locate and catch fish — such as the weather, depth, temperature etc. It’s fairly routine to avid anglers, but do we always consider everything that we need to?
Cooling surface temperatures in fall always signal the start of “turnover.” Summer is not totally over so we may see turnover slow and then restart with the next cool front.
You can’t absolutely predict the fishing for any given day, but you can get close right after a rain. Fishing after it rains or even during a drizzle can produce some great action as most of us know.
Gatesville’s annual Boozaar Halloween Celebration is usually held annually on the Saturday before Halloween around the square in downtown Gatesville. This year the event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 6-8 p.m.
Keep Gatesville Beautiful, a community organization designed to educate and engage its citizens to take responsibility for a cleaner, more beautiful community, hosted a Day of Service event on Sept. 10 in downtown Gatesville.
You can’t absolutely predict the fishing for any given day, but you can get close right after a rain. Fishing after it rains or even during a drizzle can produce some great action as most of us know.
Texas Parks and Wildlife will be hosting “Moth Night” on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 7-9 p.m. at Mother Neff State Park. The gates will open at 6:45 p.m.
Luckily, the second half of August was a little more comfortable. We can appreciate this early cooling, but I am sure there is more summer to return. With this fair weather, we have had a few wind shifts that brought us a north wind. We know the future fall months as well as the winter and s…
It is that time of the year to get out in the field and bag those birds.
Dove hunting season in the Central Zone of Texas will begin on Thursday, Sept. 1 and will continue to Oct. 30, and then from Dec. 17, 2022 until Jan. 15, 2023. The daily bag limit for doves statewide is 15 and the possession limit will be 45.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office recently announced a multi-county sheep and goat workshop which will be held on Friday, August 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration is $20 per person and lunch will be provided.
The Coryell County Historical Commission recently received four plaques for sites in Coryell County that have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
An alternative to beat the summer heat and to enjoy some great fishing is to fish at night. The night has other advantages such as generally less wind and no skiers or Jet Skis. A little breeze is still preferred, especially on those hot, humid and stale nights.
It has been really hot for quite a while, and according to the weather forecast, it will continue for some time to come. Some species are more stressed by the heat than others, but these fish still have to feed to survive. The fun part of this season is that when the fish do feed, they are g…
Keep Gatesville Beautiful knows that readers have enjoyed seeing the beautiful, lush Yard of the Month selections. Given the current water situation and the drought that our area is enduring, they don't feel that it is appropriate to encourage the level of water use that those lawns require.
Gatesville’s Exchange and Lions Clubs will be hosting their 22nd Annual Golf Scramble on Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Gatesville Country Club. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. and there will be a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The Golf Scramble will be sponsored by First National Bank.
Hunting season will be upon us before you know it. Our super hot summer has everyone wishing for some cooler weather and some rain. But summer does not look like it is going to end any time soon and many believe that the hot dry weather may have the insects at bay. Don’t be complacent about insect protection. Be prepared and take precautions before you head out to enjoy the outdoors.
The Gatesville Chamber of Commerce recently selected Comfort Inn & Suites as its July Chamber Member of the Month winner. The business is located at 111 N. Hwy. 36 Bypass and can be reached by calling 254-865-1207.
The descendants of Eli Michael "Yack" and Sarah Roberta "Bertie" Purvis Hampton will hold their 76th family reunion at the historic Pearl Community Center also known as “the schoolhouse" to many locals, July 14–17. For more information, please visit the family’s new web page, www.hamptonsofp…
Just like any kind of fishing, patterning catfish in the summer is required. That means trying different depths, locations and baits to coax a bite.
Area Fishing Report
Many Texas lakes are stocked with hybrid striped bass as they can grow big — and they can and will control populations of shad in our Texas waters. In fact, over the years the hybrid, which is more tolerant of the Texas heat, has replaced the striped bass in many of our reservoirs.
The Gatesville Independent School District will have summer sports camps to help teach fundamentals and techniques, learn Hornet schemes and terminology and have fun with friends and future teammates.
A Gatesville Summer Music Camp will be held from June 27-30 (Monday-Thursday) from noon to 4:30 p.m. The camp is open to students who have finished kindergarten through eighth grade. The cost will be $50 per student. The music camp will be held at Gatesville High School in the auditorium and…
The water is warming up, and water temperatures are in the desired range where the fish are really active. The water temperature is not too cold or too hot and the fish are feeling it. Just like us in the outdoors in comfortable 70-degree weather.
The annual meeting of the Hillside Cemetery Association will be held on the third Saturday, May 21, at 9:30 a.m., at the cemetery on Slater Road northeast of Izoro. The physical address for the cemetery is 278 Hillsdale Road in Coryell County.
The Gatesville Chamber of Commerce recently announced plans for the Gatesville Shivaree Color Run which will be held on Saturday, June 4, at 8 a.m.
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