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Library hosted alligraphy class

News Staff

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL Kellie Daniel, also known as Lady Saliyya bint Khalid ibn Hamdun, came to Copperas Cove Wednesday evening from the Barony of Bryn Gwlad, to teach about the centuries’ old art of medieval illumination and calligraphy at the Copperas Cove Library.

Cadets march around the high school campus during their organizational day.

JROTC cadets hold organizational day

News Staff

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 09:56

By WENDY SLEDD With camouflaged faces and determination to make even the mightiest enemy quake in his boots, cadets in the Copperas Cove High School JROTC proved their mettle on Saturday.

More than 50 vendors filled the Copperas Cove Civic Center for the inaugural Season of Hope expo and festival Saturday.

Season of Hope draws large crowd

News Staff

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 09:54

By PAMELA GRANT Local families and over 50 local vendors flocked to the Copperas Cove Civic Center for Saturday’s Season of Hope Expo & Festival which was hosted by Annette Donker, the president of DonkBuilt Service Exchange.

Copperas Cove Junior High Communities in School advisor Stacy Bradley loads a handful of jackets into her vehicle after collecting them from Holy Family Catholic Church.

Knights of Columbus donate jackets to CIS

News Staff

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 09:52

By DAVID MORRIS The Knights of Columbus at Holy Family Catholic Church ensured that more than 100 children in need of a winter coat would stay warm this winter. “The recent cold weather has increased the need for jackets and caught many of the students unprepared.

Future educators to collaborate at conference

News Staff

Fri, 11/14/2014 - 05:00

By WENDY SLEDD High school students who hope to fill Texas’ classroom teacher shortage in the future will converge on the Baylor School of Education on Tuesday.

Exchange club honors youth in meeting

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Fri, 11/14/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS Turning their sights on the future generations, the Copperas Cove Morning Exchange club honored the youths of the quarter naming Copperas Cove High School seniors Chase Terry and Mikayla Miller before hearing a presentation on the City’s Youth Advisory Council Kaylyn Kirkpatrick.

Master Singers entertain in Sunday show

News Staff

Tue, 11/11/2014 - 05:00

By PAMELA GRANT Sunday night, the Central Texas Master Singers (CTMS) provided what audience members called a “powerful”, “uplifting” and “wonderful” performance at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church.

Penney Rivers recently finished her 20-year labor of love just in time for her late husband to read before his passing.

Rivers completes 20-year labor of love, releases book

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Tue, 11/11/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL Longtime Covite Penney Rivers completed her 20-year labor of love this summer, in time for her late husband, Jerry Rivers, to read it—bound and printed, with red correction marks and all—before he passed away in July.

S. C. Lee Junior High student, Alex Rios, marks his part during rehearsals at the Texas Music Educators Association’s Region 8 All-Region Clinic on Saturday.

Middle school students compete at Regionals

News Staff

Tue, 11/11/2014 - 05:00

By WENDY SLEDD Two days, 12 pieces of music, 8 hours of rehearsal, 400 contenders and 176 available slots. That means more than half of the junior high students did not make the cut to perform this weekend.

Humberto Garcia, right, poses with his grandson Chase Loning who was named the Morning Exchange Club’s ACE recipient for the quarter.

JROTC senior honored with ACE award

News Staff

Fri, 11/07/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS Chase Loning made the move from Fort Worth where he lived with his mother and ran with the wrong crowd, to Copperas Cove to live with his grandfather Humberto Garcia, where he found an outlet with the Copperas Cove Junior High School JROTC program, propelling him to be better...