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Colin and Isabella Maybury look at their family’s Halloween display with teal pumpkins, noting non-food treats available for children with food allergies.

Colin and Isabella Maybury look at their family’s Halloween display with teal pumpkins, noting non-food treats available for children with food allergies.

Teal pumpkins mark homes with alternative treats for food allergies

News Staff
Tue, 10/28/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   For most children, holidays like Easter, Christmas and Halloween can mean lots of candy, but for four year old Colin Maybury, that same candy can be deadly.
Congressman Roger Williams speaks to the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Tuesday.

Congressman Roger Williams speaks to the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Tuesday.

Williams visits Chamber of Commerce

News Staff
Fri, 10/24/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors had an impromptu visit from Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX25) as he made stops in the Coryell County area on Tuesday.

Sausage fest set for Nov. 1

News Staff
Fri, 10/24/2014 - 05:00
Autumn is here and once again the time has come for Trinity Lutheran Church to hold its famous Annual German Sausage Fest. Set for Nov. 1 from 11 a.m.
Local Texas Association of Future Educators spent Saturday entertaining and interacting with local nursing home residents, playing Halloween bingo.

Local Texas Association of Future Educators spent Saturday entertaining and interacting with local nursing home residents, playing Halloween bingo.

Local teens volunteer at nursing home

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Tue, 10/21/2014 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT   On Saturday, several CCHS students volunteered their time providing entertainment to Copperas Cove Nursing and Rehabilitation residents. The students were either a part of Theresa Morgan’s Ready, Set, Teach! class or the TAFE (Texas Association of Future Educators) club.
Shoo Chen Dean browses through the colorful scarves for sale

Shoo Chen Dean browses through the colorful scarves for sale

Presbyterian Church holds fall festival

News Staff
Tue, 10/21/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   The warm fall weather gave plenty of opportunity for festival-goers to enjoy everything First Presbyterian Church had to offer at Saturday’s fall festival.
Portions of the sidewalk along Courtney Lane will be closed temporarily due to construction. Alternative walking paths will be provided.

Portions of the sidewalk along Courtney Lane will be closed temporarily due to construction. Alternative walking paths will be provided.

Portions of Courtney Ln. sidewalks to be closed

News Staff
Tue, 10/21/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Improvements on Courtney Lane continue as construction to expand portions of the sidewalks to 10 feet wide is underway. The project that began in 2011 with a traffic impact analysis has included pavement markings, installation of a right turn lane at S.C.
CCHS High School students Tyresha Lewis (Carrot Stick), Leira Santos (Super Apple), Martin Williams (Mr. Tray), Camryn Staggs (Fanny Fruit Salad), Elizabeth Sparkman (Nelly Noodles), and Ariella Strange (Cookie Crusher) present a skit to House Creek Elementary students as part of National School Lunch Week.

CCHS High School students Tyresha Lewis (Carrot Stick), Leira Santos (Super Apple), Martin Williams (Mr. Tray), Camryn Staggs (Fanny Fruit Salad), Elizabeth Sparkman (Nelly Noodles), and Ariella Strange (Cookie Crusher) present a skit to House Creek Elementary students as part of National School Lunch Week.

Students educated through live vegetables

News Staff
Fri, 10/17/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   The screams were deafening in the House Creek Elementary School gymnasium on Monday, but there was no sporting event going on. They were yelling at the top of their lungs in support of healthy food choices like Super Apple, Carrot Stick and Fanny Fruitsalad.

FIRST report shows superior achievement

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Fri, 10/17/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   The Copperas Cove Independent School District held a public hearing Tuesday evening, as Executive Director of Business Services, Glenn Graham, reported on the results of the district’s Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, or FIRST, rating.

Red, White & You! Veterans Hiring Fair set for Nov. 13

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Fri, 10/17/2014 - 05:00
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), in partnership with 28 local workforce development boards and the Texas Veterans Commission, will host statewide veterans hiring fairs on Nov. 13. TWC’s third annual Hiring Red, White & You!