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The Temple City Council will hear public comments at 5 p.m. today on the issuance and sale of $5.1 million in certificates of obligation and an ordinance which would allow the sale of alcohol on city property.After the public hearing, action on the two items is planned.The awarding of a $13.5 million contract for improvement to the water treatment plant and Loop 363 pump station modifications is also on the meeting's agenda in the public library while renovation work is done in the Municipal Building.The meeting will open with a public comment session for citizens to address the council on any subject matter. City Manager Mark Watson said he is expecting comments from the public on budget issues, the alcohol ordinance and the fate of the Railroad and Heritage Museum at the Santa Fe Depot

Local dignitaries Wednesday took the first of many free rides the HOP bus system will give to the public as it kicks off service in Temple this month.The buses actually begin running routes at 6 a.m. today, but Wednesday, more than 100 people

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The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's soccer team is picked to finish in fifth place in the American Southwest Conference's West Division this fall according to the head coaches' preseason poll.Coach David Plunk's Crusaders