David Morris
Wednesday’s light drizzle wasn’t enough to dampen the excitement for this year’s rendition of the Rabbit Fest. Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce officials as well as festival vendors were busy all day Wednesday making final preparations for the event that kicked off Thursday with the opening of the Crabtree Amusements Carnival.
Even on a bad day, Copperas Cove senior Cory Scott can qualify for the coveted State track and field meet. After clearing the 6’-10” bar and tying for first, the senior began preparing for his final meet of his career to be held in Austin on May 11. “I feel bad after my jumps,” said Scott. “I just couldn’t get my mark right, jumping too far in...
Many doubted that the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs belonged in the softball playoffs and predicted they would be one and done. For Shelly Hayes and her team they had a pair of games to play, proving they belonged and could hang with the No. 20 ranked Mansfield Timberview Lady Wolves. In a best of three series, Copperas Cove led through six innings...
The Copperas Cove Police department apprehended Raheem Amaud Townsend after a manhunt and standoff led the officers from Northern Dove Lane through a wooded area behind the duplexes and into the Cedar Grove mobile home park Tuesday morning. Townsend remains in Coryell County Jail under a $110,000 bond for felony robbery and evading arrest....
The boys and girls of summer have returned to the diamonds at Copperas Cove City Park. Copperas Cove City Councilman Gary Kent tossed out the ceremonial first pitch during the opening day ceremonies to the 10th season of Parks and Recreation baseball. “We have 726 kids enrolled in the spring sports,” Parks and Recreation coordinator Mark...
Copperas Cove junior Drew Dewald finished his second round of golf in the Region 1-5A tournament with a two-day score of 154, and in seventh place of 96 competitors on Texas Tech’s Rawls Golf Course. The course is a 7,207-yard course that features 10 par fours, four par threes and four par fives including a pair of back-to-back par fives on the...
