Two-a-days culminated in a full contact intrasquad scrimmage for the members of the Harker Heights football teams.

Varsity Head Coach Todd McVey gave his stamp of approval on what he saw from his troops on Saturday.

“Overall I was pleased their efforts,” he said. “Some of my captains were upset because they felt like they didn’t make enough plays, but the effort was what I was looking for today.

The proposed $66,513,650 Bell County budget for 2008-09 will be adopted at the regular meeting of the Bell County Commissioners Court at 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug 25. The meeting will be in the Commissioners Courtroom on the second floor of the Historic Bell County Courthouse in downtown Belton.

The Harker Heights City Council held the first of two public hearings to discuss the FY 2008-2009 budget Tuesday afternoon.

Finance Director Alberta Barrett briefed the council of the changes to the budget that were implemented after the workshop held on August 5.