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One of the dignitaries who shared the scissors at Thursday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Armed Services YMCA Food Pantry in downtown Killeen was Walker Bush, grandson of former President George H.W. Bush.

Killeen community leaders, along with the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce, took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday to celebrate the official launch of high-speed fiber internet service that now reaches more than 35,000 families and businesses in the city and surrounding communities.

Chip Control Auto Glass is hosting a grand opening in collaboration with the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20. The ceremony will take place at 2100 E. Stan Schlueter Loop in Killeen.

The Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting Monday, Nov. 18 for Brightspeed, a nation-wide internet service provider, the chamber announced in a news release Thursday.

The Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce hosted a Military Relations Council luncheon on Wednesday. The council, which is composed of local business leaders, focuses on continuing the collaboration between the community and Fort Cavazos.

The grand opening, which is open to the public, will include a ribbon cutting hosted in collaboration with the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce.

Furniture Zone, 1107 S. W.S. Young Drive, held its grand opening on Friday. The opening began at 9 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting held in collaboration with the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce.

New Life Village, a nonprofit aimed at helping young adults who recently aged out of foster care, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in collaboration with the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce at 3 p.m. Thursday. Approximately 50 people attended the event.

Furniture Zone is hosting a grand opening ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday in collaboration with the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce.

The Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce added 88 new members in the past year, which brought the chamber’s membership total to 468.