Hometown Heroes

This Temple 9-Year-Old Leads Her City in Charitable Spirit
This Temple 9-Year-Old Leads Her City in Charitable Spirit
This Temple 9-Year-Old Leads Her City in Charitable Spirit
We did Hometown Hero a little differently this month. Nine-year-old Peyton Miller, a student at Troy Elementary and a Temple native, has already given back to the less fortunate more than many people will in a lifetime. I have in my hands eight full pages of charities, fundraisers and donation collections that she has been a part of in the last two years or so...
Firefighter, Teacher Jared Koppes Isn’t Only There for His Family, He’s There For the Killeen Community
Firefighter, Teacher Jared Koppes Isn’t Only There for His Family, He’s There For the Killeen Community
Firefighter, Teacher Jared Koppes Isn’t Only There for His Family, He’s There For the Killeen Community
When someone takes on two professions because they want to make a difference and help people in this chaotic world, it's important to take notice. These people generally don't want the spotlight, but those are the kind of people who set an example for the rest of society to follow in suit...
Fort Hood Hometown Hero Has A Lot to Teach Military Wives
Fort Hood Hometown Hero Has A Lot to Teach Military Wives
Fort Hood Hometown Hero Has A Lot to Teach Military Wives
Our Hometown Hero, Wendy Sledd born from Oklahoma, may not have been raised in Texas but she embraced her local community the moment she moved onto the Fort Hood post four years ago. Sledd, a Public Information Officer for Copperas Cove ISD, spends all of her free time volunteering with both military groups and her community...
Hometown Hero!
Hometown Hero!
Hometown Hero!
Closing out the month of March is our Hometown Hero, Kenneth Weddle, stationed at Ft. Hood in Killeen. Weddle is no stranger to the military as he's been serving for 19 years. His wife, Shannon, calls Kenneth, 39, a "devoted husband, father, and above all a soldier...

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