News for February 2, 2007
 Gen. George W. Casey Jr. answers a question Thursday in Washington during a Senate committee hearing on his nomination to become Army Chief of Staff. (AP Photo) Sports
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Youth Fair continues to grow
Code compliance considered
Senate OKs minimum wage hike
General: Smaller U.S. troop buildup could secure Baghdad
Belton school trustee won
Exxon Mobil posts U.S. record profit
Accident closes eastbound U.S. 190 in Belton - 12:22pm
BELTON - The two eastbound lanes of U.S. 190 were closed at George Wilson Road after a three-vehicle accident in which one person was critically injured. The victim was taken by life flight to Scott & White Hospital in Temple. The extent of his injuries were unknown.
Youth will be served, the saying goes, and that is especially true for the week of the Bell County Youth Fair and Livestock Show.
Temple residents could get additional tools to improve their neighborhoods after the city council passed the first reading of an ordinance allowing the creation of neighborhood code enforcement boards Thursday during its regular meeting.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to boost the federal minimum wage by $2.10 to $7.25 an hour over two years, but packaged the increase with small business tax cuts and limits on corporate pay that could complicate its path to become law.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The top U.S. commander in Iraq told a Senate panel Thursday that improving security in Baghdad would take fewer than half as many extra troops as President Bush has chosen to commit.
BELTON - Expect at least one change on the Belton school board this year as Paul Sanderford, Area 5 trustee, announced Thursday that he will not file for re-election because he wants to spend more time with his family.
HOUSTON (AP) - Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company - $39.5 billion - even as earnings for the last quarter of 2006 declined 4 percent.