Updated: 1:41 AM CDT April 9, 2021
Eight central Texas mayors along with The Fort Hood Garrison Commander met in Nolanville Thursday to renew the Cen-Tex Sustainable Communities Partnership.
People from Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Nolanville, Belton, Salado, Gatesville, and Lampasas were recognized for their efforts in fostering community service and promoting beautification, conservation, pollution prevention, and recycling through youth and community initiatives. Seven-year-old Isaac Grisham planted silver maple trees and donated them to the City of Nolanville and Acton Academy in Salado.
“If I don’t plant any trees there wouldn’t be any oxygen, said Grisham.
“It is very important not just for our city, but as a community as a whole that we come together to unite so that this place will truly be a great place to live,” said Nolanville Mayor Andy Williams.
Central Texas College held a virtual graduation ceremony to commemorate spring, summer and fall 2020 graduates.
More than 730 of the 2,216 graduates worldwide from the spring, summer and fall semesters participated in the online ceremony, according to a news release from CTC.
The keynote speaker for the event was Joe Burns, superintendent of the Copperas Cove Independent School District. Graduates also heard welcoming remarks from Fort Hood Garrison Commander Col. Jason Wesbrock.
Jim Yeonopolus, the chancellor of CTC, spoke to the graduates prior to the beginning of the virtual ceremony Thursday night.
âI just want to congratulate you on this great day of your accomplishments. Itâs taken a couple of years of studies to get here and weâre so proud of everything youâve done,â Yeonopolus said.