Centroplex News

Fort Hood receives $48.7 million for base improvements

By James Ledbetter | Dec 29, 2020

Representative John Carter (TX-31) has announced that the state has granted $48.7 million for Fort Hood in an effort to improve the base.

Pershing Park Elementary School staff and students open new school

By James Ledbetter | Dec 25, 2020

Pershing Park Elementary School released students early on Dec. 18 so they could officially open their new school.

USDA grants over $227,000 for low-income housing upgrades in the Fort Hood area

By James Ledbetter | Nov 9, 2020

The United States Department of Agriculture will grant $1.24 million to help residents with housing improvements for low-income families in rural Texas, including residents in the Fort Hood area.

Central Texas town engages in Bitcoin mining to ease economic crisis

By James Ledbetter | May 29, 2020

Amid staggering economic woes, Rockdale has found a new way to make money: the town has adopted Bitcoin mining operations, and today has rows of machines that assist the town in trading and buying Bitcoins.