City officials to make announcement and provide updates; Eclipse event is on April 8, 2024
KILLEEN, Texas (April 1, 2024) – The City of Killeen will be providing the public with its final updates on the total solar eclipse on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The press conference will be held in the City Hall foyer at 4p.m.
Mayor Debbie Nash-King, the City’s Police and Fire Chief, as well as the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will be speaking at the event.
The City of Killeen has partnered with Central Texas College and hosted several community and business townhalls providing safety and preparedness information to the community ahead of the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8.
For all preparedness and safety information, as well as events and activities, please read our press release put out to the community on March 11 and on our website:
https://www.killeentexas.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2149
Frequently-asked questions and more are on our eclipse webpage at www.KilleenTexas.gov/Eclipse.
Eyewear: It’s never okay to stare directly at the sun without eyewear and for an event like this, it’s especially dangerous. The Killeen Civic and Conference Center has a limited number of approved solar eclipse glasses available at no charge, while supplies last. Residents may pick up one pair per person during normal business hours (visitkilleen.com)
It is recommended that solar eclipse glasses have an ISO 12312-2 Safety standard if used. Residents can also contact Central Texas College’s Mayborn Science Center and Planetarium for best advice on proper eyewear for this upcoming solar eclipse.
The City’s March 2024 eclipse townhall, December 2023 townhall, as well as the joint press conference with CTC in November 2022 can be viewed at www.KilleenTexas.gov/Eclipse. The City has also been working with the following organizations in preparation for the event: The Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce, The Innovation Black Chamber, Hispanic-American Chamber, National Mounted Warrior Museum, III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas A&M University-Central Texas, the Killeen Independent School District, Bell County Emergency Management and Bell County.
For more information, visit the City of Killeen Solar Eclipse website at www.KilleenTexas.gov/Eclipse and/or the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Eclipse site at www.VisitKilleen.com/SolarEclipse. Residents are encouraged to sign up for emergency notifications with the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management at www.KilleenTexas.gov/OHSEM.