The City of Gatesville hosted their annual July 4th fireworks show Monday. Residents of Hillside Medical Lodge and their families sat outside their facility to enjoy the show. Other celebrations …

The monthly Pearl Bluegrass event was held on Saturday, July 2, at the Pearl Community Center. Among the bluegrass bands performing included Pocket Change, Bosque Bill and Friends, House Arrest, …

Coushatta, Louisiana will never be the same after Chad and Sara Jo Poynter visited there last week. They went with a couple of friends from Gatesville. Chad enjoyed playing golf and Sara Jo enjoyed a …

Neighbors Supporting Neighbors, hosted by Bare Bones BBQ, will hold a special fundraising event on Sunday, July 10, to benefit 4-year-old Kelsey Killen. Killen was born prematurely, has Down …

Keep Gatesville Beautiful chose the home of Janis Bell at 201 Bluebonnet Street in Fort Gates for their July Yard of the Month. The Keep Gatesville Beautiful judges thought the charming home and …

The following is a breakdown of activity reported through dispatchers during the period of June 30 – July 5. While there were many calls to the dispatcher, this is a partial list of more …

Here is another Gatesville Messenger saved in our archives at Coryell Museum. The front page had the following articles: Three students from Gatesville will receive degrees with the largest …

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 …

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hosting a home canning class at its McClennan County location at 4224 Cobbs Drive in Waco. Class will be held on Saturday, August 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 …

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 …

By Jeff Osborne Senior writer & editor Considering the Gatesville Police Department has scrambled in recent months to fill vacant positions, an announcement that it could be losing up to …

Coryell County leaders are considering another temporary option to relieve jail overcrowding — portable/modular buildings. These facilities, which Coryell County Chief Deputy Ron Morgan said …

The Gatesville City Council voted to continue its juvenile curfew for youths younger than 17, continuing a policy that was originally adopted in May 2008. The curfew is from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. …

We were saddened to learn of the losses of Mr. Roy Reynolds and Mr. Jack Elam this past week. Mr. Reynolds and his wife lived in Beehouse and attended church in Pearl before they sold their home due …

The Turnersville Community Center will be holding its quarterly meeting on Monday, July 11, at 6 p.m. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the community center and will be open to the public to …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2002) Gatesville Junior High School Principal Bobby Cole was named the “Outstanding Principal of the Year” for the Region 12 Education Service Center. The new $765,000 …

The following is a breakdown of activity reported through dispatchers during the period of June 28 – 29. While there were many calls to the dispatcher, this is a partial list of more significant …

Sydney Mundkowsky, a 2020 graduate of Gatesville High School, was recently honored and placed on the Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2022 spring semester at Angelo State …

The Gatesville Independent School District Board of Trustees is considering policy changes for students and staff, which will mostly stay the same but will allow some facial hair for students, some …

The Gatesville City Council has received details of a recent Insurance Services Office (ISO) inspection related to the Gatesville Volunteer Fire Department's ability to fight structure fires, and the …