There was a hot time in the old town Friday night

By “Big Joe” Lombardi Cup ‘O Joe   Don't you love it when a good plan comes together? We're talking plans plural here...football game plans devised by the Copperas Cove Bulldawg coaching staff for all three phases: offense, defense and special teams.

Who’s holding our local history?

by Lynette Sowell My front porch   My colleagues have written about the snow (glorious snow!) which we received on Sunday and enjoyed through Monday, and it did thrill my “Yankee” New England roots for a few moments.

Spare change

By Lynette Sowell My front porch   Once upon a time, there were lights along Highway 190 in Copperas Cove, fuzzy Christmas candy canes in red and white, shooting stars in white and blue. I seem to remember a poinsettia and perhaps a Christmas tree. Or maybe I’m imagining it.

Bulldawg football is not in trouble

by "Big Joe" Lombardi Cup o' Joe   “The Kids Are Alright.” - The Who, 1979 Oh, please...deliver me from the naysayers and negative thinkers I had to contend with over the weekend.

If you have a small business, Part 2

By Lynette Sowell My front porch   Last week, I wrote about TOMA – top of the mind awareness – and small businesses, along with your customers and “word of mouth.” Remember, you need to have enough people purchasing your product or service to keep you going – even if you are a small crafts business.

Volleyball returns to the Dawg House

by "Big" Joe Lombardi  Cup O' Joe    Set! Spike! Repeat! A few seasons back, those three commands appeared on the Copperas Cove Lady Dawg volleyball team’s practice shirts. It was a mantra for what the game is all about and the players took it very seriously.

If you have a small business, read this (Part 1)

by Lynette Sowell  My Front Porch    How’s that for a click-bait headline?  Small businesses have never had an “easy” go of it, even with technology advancements that should be able to help them connect with customers like never before.

Testing 1, 2, 3, 303…1,003

  By Lynette Sowell My front porch   Texas population: 29,000,000 COVID-19 positive confirmed cases: 258,658 Active cases: 122,828 Recovered cases: 132,638 Hospitalized: 10,410 Dead: 3,192   Coryell County population: 75,951 Positive: (401) 188 Active: (78) Recovered: (318) Dead: 4   Copperas...

Adrift In a sea of misinformation and cat memes

by Lynette Sowell My front porch   I wrote this column more than a year ago, and I believe it’s even more relevant now that in Copperas Cove, we have a source of local news. There is so much bad news, unreliable news, misinformation that is drifting around.

Strange days

By Lynette Sowell My front porch   We live in strange days right now. When these days stop being strange, or stop feeling strange, is anyone’s guess.