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CenturyLink employees Becky Bennett, Jason Loden, Kallie Patterson and Greg Bolenbeck, presented a check for $475 to Cove House Executive Director Benjamin Tindall (left). The donation represents approximately 3,500 meals for the community.

CenturyLink employees Becky Bennett, Jason Loden, Kallie Patterson and Greg Bolenbeck, presented a check for $475 to Cove House Executive Director Benjamin Tindall (left). The donation represents approximately 3,500 meals for the community.

CenturyLink donates to Cove food pantry

News Staff
Fri, 06/27/2014 - 05:00
CenturyLink employees in the Killeen- Fort Hood area donated food and cash from the recently completed 2014 CenturyLink Backpack Buddies Food Drive.
Sandra Kinsey looks over family photos taken from previous reunions during Saturday’s event.

Sandra Kinsey looks over family photos taken from previous reunions during Saturday’s event.

Kinsey clan reunites for 80th reunion

News Staff
Tue, 06/24/2014 - 10:06
By DAVID MORRIS   Spread from West Virginia to New Mexico, a dozen descendants of Thomas Kinsey gathered in Gatesville over the weekend to celebrate their heritage and extend their connections on their family tree.

School board to hold special meeting tomorrow

News Staff
Tue, 06/24/2014 - 10:04
By LYNETTE SOWELL   The Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees is holding a special meeting tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. to review and decide upon the purchases of magnetic white boards district wide, as well as replacing the blinds at Cove Junior High and Fairview-Jewell...

Higher fuel prices forcing families to curb cars

News Staff
Tue, 06/24/2014 - 10:02
By DAVID MORRIS   The kids are finally out of school but it’s the parents who should wise up now if they want to save money on gasoline and spend it on something fun instead.

Boys and Girls Club looking for new home

News Staff
Fri, 06/20/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   The Boys &Girls Club of Central Texas approached the City Council Monday evening seeking to lease parks ground inside Ogletree Gap Park as they look for a newhome inside the city limits.
Camp Discovery counselor Hailey Hensley gives the Roadrunner campers a hand with their paper mache balloons.

Camp Discovery counselor Hailey Hensley gives the Roadrunner campers a hand with their paper mache balloons.

Camp Discovery thriving

News Staff
Fri, 06/20/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Camp Discovery has completed its second week for kids ages five to 12, and is sending home tired but happy campers each evening.

Regional Farm Bureau, county protest federal water proposal

News Staff
Tue, 06/17/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Neil Walter, District VIII director of the Texas Farm Bureau, was present in Coryell County commissioners court on June 9 as the commissioners approved a pair of resolutions regarding federal control of water, as well as a resolution calling for representation within...
Stephanie Burkholder and Shannon Bryant wash a car at Saturday’s fundraiser for The Rainbow Room.

Stephanie Burkholder and Shannon Bryant wash a car at Saturday’s fundraiser for The Rainbow Room.

Car wash earns Rainbow Room $211

News Staff
Tue, 06/17/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Amy’s Attic was the site of a car wash on Saturday to benefit the Coryell County Rainbow Room, where abused and neglected children are given clothing, shoes, toys and school supplies in the event they are removed from their homes by Child Protective Services.