At a brief 17-minute meeting Tuesday, the Killeen City Council voted, among other items, to approve the city receiving grant funds for COVID-19 relief.
The Killeen City Council will be discussing and making decisions on vacancies on a few board positions in the city and county.
The first is the city of Killeen vacancy on the Bell County Tax Appraisal District board of directors where Dick Young, the former Killeen city councilman and the former member of the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 board, will be up for the position formerly held by Royce Matkin, who died from complications related to COVID-19 in early January.
The council will also be discussing naming Chris Thomas to the Animal Advisory Committee in place of the former member, Leo Gukeisen.
Current projections indicate potential snowfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches.
Huckaby said that if the heart of the storm pushes directly through Bell County â which it is currently projected to miss to the north â then there could be around 2 to 3 inches.
âThe Monday morning (commute) could be a little tricky,â Huckaby said.
Huckaby said the roads and highways may be slushy or icy on Monday morning.
If the snow accumulates, it could perpetuate temperatures well below freezing, he added.
Sundayâs overnight low is currently projected to be 32 degrees.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch from 9 p.m. Saturday through 6 a.m. Monday.
Killeen-area residents are starting the year with a piece of big news: Fort Hoodâs name will be changing in the near future.
Thanks to Fridayâs Senate override of President Donald Trumpâs veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, the clock is ticking on removing the names of Confederate leaders from U.S. military installations. That includes Fort Hood, which was named for Confederate General John Bell Hood.
Both houses of Congress agreed to put the name-change language in the NDAA last summer, and President Trump vetoed the bill, partly because of his objection to the mandate. But now that Congress has overridden the presidentâs Dec. 23 veto, the move to rename the post is moving forward.