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Military families to be honored at Saturday’s Veterans Day parade

By LYNETTE SOWELL   The 46th annual Veterans Day parade inn Copperas Cove will celebrate some special supporters of the United States military on Saturday: military families.   This year’s Grand Marshal is Donna Grenier, wife of Pearl Harbor survivor and WWII era veteran, Hank Grenier.

Taylor lends helping hand to Soup kitchen

By LYNETTE SOWELL   City council place 1 candidate Azeita “Z” Taylor held a different type of meet and greet for her campaign on Tuesday afternoon.   “Everybody wanted me to do a meet and greet, but everybody who knows me, knows I don’t sit down for long,” Taylor said.

Safe Trick or Treat a huge success at S.C. Lee

By PAMELA GRANT   Despite the chilly, rainy, down-right unpleasant weather Saturday night, vampires, princesses, monsters, minions, and more came out in droves for Copperas Cove’s Safe Trick or Treat.

Rotary Club listens to guest speakers at meeting

By CHUCK TAYLOR   Silvia Chastain is looking for a few individuals to help the less fortunate and disabled here in the Cove. Chastain spoke to the Copperas Cove Rotary Club about her new effort to help them with yard work.

Advanced theater class to present dinner theater/murder mystery

The audience sees it happen--a murder before their eyes. But, who did it? The Copperas Cove High School Theatre Department will be presenting a dinner theatre/murder mystery, Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine by Michael Druce on Saturday evening, Oct. 24th at 5 p.m. in the Lea Ledger Auditorium.

Martin Walker staff goes behind bars for United Way

Mustache Monday, Twin Tuesday, Wild Wednesday, Thinking Cap Thursday, and Fancy Friday. Students and staff at Martin Walker Elementary School may look a little out of the ordinary these days, but it is all for a good cause.

JROTC holds Organizational Day over weekend

By PAMELA GRANT   Copperas Cove’s JROTC cadets came out Saturday to compete in the annual JROTC Organizational Day. Organizational Day began with a fun run and was followed by several other competitive events including a log obstacle course, capture the flag, and tug of war.

Fairy Godmother Mobile Boutique pays first visit to Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL   For young ladies and women needing a dress for a formal banquet, military ball, pageant or other special event, the fairy godmother was in Copperas Cove on Friday, selling gently worn formal gowns for a fraction of their original retail cost.