Pat Florence said their mom and dad used to live at The Hamptons before they passed away back in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

Lukas Hart built the 11-foot, 450-pound wooden boat, named "Lady Bird" in a nod to the school's Thunderbird mascot, as an independent study project.

Ahead of Fourth of July, senior residents of Harker Heights and Killeen gathered Monday at the Harker Heights Recreation Center, located at 307 Miller’s Crossing, to make some patriotic crafts.