The Killeen Housing Authority — which has had a tumultuous four months with a federal investigation, financial problems and, most recently, an arrest of a former executive director — owes
KILLEEN — Minerva Trujillo remembers plenty of worry and uncertainty during her late husband Arthur’s 31 months fighting in Vietnam, but when her son was deployed multiple times to the
Earlier this month, the Dominican Republic’s Acento published a letter showing how Minerva Mirabal (one of the famous Mirabal sisters) had to beg the then dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo to be allowed to continue her studies in law at the University of Santo Domingo. Here are excerpts with the link to the article (translated from…
A Baylor School of Law professor visited the Killeen Independent School District school board last week to provide an update on the districtâs newly founded Diversity and Inclusion Committeeâs plans for the future.
KISD Superintendent John Craft told the board at its April 27 meeting that he is particularly excited about the committeeâs work.
âWe will continue to become even more diverse as we grow, but there is always room for improvement,â Craft said.
The new committee was created in September of 2020. In December, the board approved the committeeâs request to bring on Baylor School of Law professor Connie Nichols to provide diversity and inclusion training. Last month, the committee began training with Nichols.
PLACE 6
Newly elected Place 6 board member Cullen Mills, 37, of Killeen, will effectively replace retired longtime board member Minerva Trujillo, after he solidified his win Saturday night. Mills beat opponent Riakos âRockâ Adams by 425 votes.
Mills, a 2002 Harker Heights High School graduate, is the husband of KISD employee, parent educator, Erin Mills, and owner of family business Modern Appliance in Killeen. Mills graduated from University of North Texas with a degree in business administration. Mills will join the other six board members at the upcoming May 11th board meeting.
A total of 2,018 voters cast their ballots in favor of Mills, while 1,593 voted for his opponent Riakos Adams.