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Copperas Cove Librarian Kevin Marsh, center, accepts a check for $500 from First Command Financial Planning in Killeen to be used for the purchase of new books.

Copperas Cove Librarian Kevin Marsh, center, accepts a check for $500 from First Command Financial Planning in Killeen to be used for the purchase of new books.

Council follows Mayors lead on sidewalks

News Staff
Fri, 10/10/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   A unified Copperas Cove City Council followed the direction of Mayor John Hull Tuesday night where he directed the Avenue D sidewalk project to be split into three phases and submitting at both the regional level and state level for funding.
Crossroads High School students created the alternative school’s first student council organization and met on Thursday to discuss ideas to benefit the student body.

Crossroads High School students created the alternative school’s first student council organization and met on Thursday to discuss ideas to benefit the student body.

Crossroads High School starts first student council

News Staff
Tue, 10/07/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   Students that attend Crossroads High School are there by choice. For various reasons, the students said they chose to attend the alternative school but did not realize how much they were leaving behind outside of the classroom.
Cody Amaro works on a student’s iPhone at Copperas Cove High School on Thursday. Cody started the company with Dylan his brother in 2011.

Cody Amaro works on a student’s iPhone at Copperas Cove High School on Thursday. Cody started the company with Dylan his brother in 2011.

CCHS brothers start up iPhone repair shop

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Tue, 10/07/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   Necessity is the mother of invention and a broken cell phone is what led to twin brothers at Copperas Cove High School opening their own iPhone repair business.
The Copperas Cove High School Prom Committee will have a booth during the fall sale downtown Saturday. Students were encouraged to bring their items they don’t use for donations.

The Copperas Cove High School Prom Committee will have a booth during the fall sale downtown Saturday. Students were encouraged to bring their items they don’t use for donations.

Downtown set to host city-wide sale

News Staff
Fri, 10/03/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   The early bird will surely get the worm, Saturday as more than two dozen vendors are set to line Ave. E in the downtown area ofthe city for the city wide  garage sale.
Mark Peterson presented Jonathan Haywood with an Exchange Club coin following his presentation on the SG-VHV annual report.

Mark Peterson presented Jonathan Haywood with an Exchange Club coin following his presentation on the SG-VHV annual report.

Exchange club inducts new member, hears from SG

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Fri, 10/03/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Gathering for their final meeting before the 16th annual golf tournament, the Copperas Cove Morning Exchange Club heard from Jonathan Haywood about the triumphs the Star Group Veterans Helping Veterans organization has had over the past year and inducted a new member into...

CCHS student wrestles to save her father’s life

News Staff
Fri, 10/03/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   Ariel McDonald’s father was a 4-time All-American wrestler throughout high school and college and she herself, has competed in national tournaments. But, it’s more than just following in her father’s footsteps for this Copperas Cove High School freshman.
Shane and Tuesday Wilson left their public teaching professions to open The Salon Professional Academy in Georgetown as a way to empower women in the workforce. The Georgetown Academy is one of three Redken schools in the state.

Shane and Tuesday Wilson left their public teaching professions to open The Salon Professional Academy in Georgetown as a way to empower women in the workforce. The Georgetown Academy is one of three Redken schools in the state.

Former educators open SPA

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Tue, 09/30/2014 - 05:00
Weeks into the inaugural class of the Salon Professional Academy, Shane Wilson and his wife Tuesday are loving their new facility off I-35 in Georgetown that will shape the leaders in the next generation of stylists.

City kicks off Zumba classes

News Staff
Tue, 09/30/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Starting tomorrow, city employees will have the chance to participate in free Zumba classes twice a week, as part of a wellness initiative by the City ofCopperas Cove. But the classes aren’t closed to the rest of the community.

Patio Café says aloha with Hawaiian cuisine

News Staff
Tue, 09/30/2014 - 05:00
By BRUCE VASBINDER   This week’s Central Texas College (CTC) Patio Café Cuisine Nights Dining Experience is a trip to the island of Hawaii. Dinner will be served from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the culinary arts area of the Student Lounge (Bldg. 106).