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The City of Killeen’s firefighters have been fighting on two fronts lately: they’ve powered through long hours and extinguished several significant blazes, even if the power was out at their
Many Killeen residents have had trouble with water in the midst of harsh winter weather over the last week. The city of Killeen receives its water from the Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, and Ricky Garrett, the general manager of the water district, spoke on how much the water district is pumping out as a result of the weather, adding that demand has caused a shortage of water. âOn Sunday (Feb. 14) our pumpage was just a little above normal at 27 million gallons. The demand has grown daily over the course of the week as Thursdayâs total was just over 57 million gallons...
In times of crisis, coordination and communication are crucial. Central Texans discovered the importance of both last week as an unprecedented winter storm paralyzed the area with snow, ice and subfreezing temperatures. The combination of record cold and icy roads shut down schools, closed businesses and made routine travel virtually impossible. The historic cold spell also strained the stateâs power grid, resulting in blackouts that cut electricity to nearly 20,000 Killeen homes â and as of Friday afternoon, at least 6,000 homes in Killeen, Harker Heights and Copperas Cove were sti...
A boil-water notice has been issued effective 11:30 p.m. Friday for all properties located in Harker Heights, city officials said.
Boil water notices update in East Texas following grueling winter storm Southern Utilities Company implements water restrictions for its customers in Tyler, surrounding areas (Source: AP Graphic) By KLTV Digital Media Staff and KTRE Digital Media Staff | February 17, 2021 at 8:48 AM CST - Updated February 23 at 6:20 PM EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - Power outages and frozen water lines have lead numerous cities and water supply companies to issue advisories about water consumption and usage. Kilgore Director of Public Works Clay Evers said the prognosis for the city’s current water woes ...