Another birthday?

By Lynette Sowell My front porch A big birthday is coming up on Friday, when the Copperas Cove Leader-Press marks Vol. 124, No. 1 as it turns 124 years old. Whenever a community newspaper turns another year older, it should be a cause for celebration.

Bulldawg football is on the air!

Well, it’s been a long, involved process, but Copperas Cove Bulldawg fans,.wherever they may be around the world, can once again keep up with their blue, gold and white-clad warriors, through the magic of internet radio.

Happy?

By Lynette Sowell My front porch   My new “thing” this summer has been watching a few TED talks online. If you’re not familiar with TED talks, they’re not about a guy named Ted. TED stands for Technology, Education, and Design.

Change is in the wind at ‘Dawg Stadium

I’m just like all the other Bulldawg football fans around town. Wondering. Every time I sit down in a coffee shop, even sometimes before getting parked in my seat, folks have been coming over to wonder with me, always asking “Well, how are we gonna do this year?”  My answer is always the same..

Cactus and dirty laundry

By Lynette Sowell My front porch   Once upon a time in February, I started writing this particular article and for whatever reason, I never got beyond the first lines:  Everyone gets dirty laundry. It’s a fact of life. I’ve decided now is the time to finish those thoughts.

China Doll

At this moment I’m sitting in my bed, propped against pillows and typing this to you. My fingers are here. My brain is here. But mascara tracks my cheeks, and my heart is somewhere in the air between Texas and Vancouver. By this time tomorrow, my heart will be on the other side of the world.

Meals rejected by everyone

by Darren Blair Shop the insanity Contrary to popular belief, the type of US military ration known as the “MRE” (“Meal, Ready to Eat”) does in fact go bad in time, especially with improper storage.

The helpers

by Lynette Sowell  My front porch When a disaster strikes, you hope you’re prepared. On Tuesday, a disaster struck Coryell County. The closing credits to a movie were rolling when I took out my phone and saw a 3:15 text that had just come in: “Coryell Memorial explosion!!!!”.

Time to get excited

Copperas Cove welcomes new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Jack Alvarez and his family.  Alvarez was named to the position last Friday.  He is excited about this group of players and believes the Dawgs will go deep in the playoffs this season.

A fresh pigskin era begins for Bulldawg Nation

There’s a new football sheriff in town and he pinned on his badge Friday afternoon. You know the story by now.  After a short closed session, the Copperas Cove school board reconvened in an open meeting and named Jack Alvarez the district’s new head football coach and athletic director.