Local Samoan residents will soon have a new church in Killeen to congregate.
The Samoan Congregational Church of Killeen; aka Samoa-i-Texas (Samoans in Texas), officially kicked off their new building construction on Stan Schlueter Loop, according to a news release from the church.
Attendees celebrated with Samoan food, music and dance. Lay Minister Leasina Lefotu opened with prayer and congratulatory remarks followed by group and family photos. Every family was provided a set of personalized hard hats and shovels to break ground with. The event had activities for all ages: inflatables for the kids, a hilarious game of adult musical chairs that left a few bruises, and a senior citizen talent show that had some of the ladies rolling down the mounds of dirt onsite to roaring laughter and applause, according to the release.
The Killeen City Council will discuss awarding a $5.8 million bid to improve some of the cityâs worst streets at Tuesdayâs workshop meeting. Lone Star Paving and Texas Materials Group were the only companies to submit bids, according to city documents.
On March 23, the council passed a $4.2 million budget amendment to address emergency street repairs from Februaryâs snow and ice storm and lapsed street repairs. The funds are to be used for overlay, milling and striping work on a number well traveled city streets.
This project will not focus on spot repairs, but work on larger, high-traffic areas of city roadways. The project will focus on 12 main thoroughfares including: W.S. Young Drive, Trimmier Road, Stagecoach Road, Elms Road, Florence Road and 38th Street.
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood area was $2.51 on Saturday. That’s 1 cent lower than last week, according to AAA.
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