Roads a hot topic at county meeting

By LYNETTE SOWELL   The Texas Department of Transportation will be giving Coryell County $172,308 in funding as part of a state project to repair damage to roads caused by oil and gas exploration.

Highway 190 bypass progress changes the look of FM 2657

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Drivers passing through the intersection of West Highway 190 and F.M. 2657 have noticed dramatic changes in the area since the southeast bypass project and F.M. 2657 project began.

Fine Arts department holds annual student art show

By DAVID MORRIS   The Central Texas College Fine Arts department opened its annual Student Art Show and competition Thursday in the Fine Arts building (Bldg. 112). Of the 111 pieces submitted, 88 were selected for inclusion in the show.

CTC offering Latin American Cuisine at Café

The Central Texas College (CTC) Culinary Arts department will host a Patio Café Cuisine Nights Dining Experience tonight the menu features a Latin America cuisine. The featured appetizer and soup for the evening are mini phyllo cups filled with shrimp salad and gazpacho andaluz.

Trash-off cleans up Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Approximately 40 volunteers showed up for Saturday morning’s Don’t Mess With Texas Trash-Off, sponsored by Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful.

YMCA celebrates military children

By PAMELA GRANT   April is considered the Month of the Military Child, and this year the Armed Services YMCA helped Copperas Cove celebrate with style. The YMCA along with several volunteers put on an event in celebration of military children.

Texas State Parks welcoming spring

Fields of bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush, redbuds aglow with blossoms the color of rose wine and desert cacti and yuccas sporting delicate, colorful blooms confirm that spring is hitting its stride throughout Texas. Texas is blessed with more than 5,000 species of wildflowers.

Master Gardener fair/plant sale in Geor getown

By PAUL SCHATTENBERG   If you want to know more about aquaponics, habiturf, sustainable landscapes or native and adapted plants, you’ll want to participate in Williamson County Master Gardener events April 5, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent for the county.

Noon club honors Firefighter of the Quarter

The Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove met on March 28 at Lil Tex Restaurant. President Dennis Ayres opened the meeting by welcoming members and guests and thanked them for their attendance. Dr. Parker Bouge offered the invocation, and Board member J.T. Tatum led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Cove High School holds pre-UIL choir concert

By PAMELA GRANT   Copperas Cove High School’s varsity and sub varsity choir teams met in the Lea Ledger Auditorium on Thursday to perform a pre-UIL choir concert.