CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Copperas Cove Chief of Police Eddie Wilson welcomes students to the opening night of the Citizens Police Academy, which runs for nine more weeks. The academy gives residents an in-depth look at the workings and operations of the Copperas Cove Police Department.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Even a kitchen sink or two were auctioned off at the Kempner Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Barbeque and Auction fundraiser held Saturday evening.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Participants in Friday night’s painting fundraiser, “Painting With Brittany”, show off their work at the end of the night. The event was held by the Five Hills 4-H Club at the Copperas Cove Public Library to help with the club’s community service projects.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Dr. Leonard Moore, a history professor at the University of Texas- Austin, was the keynote speaker at the Center for African-American Studies and Research Lecture Series event held last Thursday evening at the CTC Anderson Center.

CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - University of Mary Hardin Baylor students taught Lemonade Day University to local kids on Tuesday. Lemonade Day 2017 is set for May 6.

CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - Copperas Cove Soup Kitchen director Patrick Richardson and Kelly Jenkins of Central Texas Youth Services hold up the new Safe Place sign, which designates the soup kitchen as a place where at-risk youths can go if they are in trouble and need.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Stoney Brook resident Penny Weaver and culinary director Warrell Spence were crowned Queen and King of the Sock Hop at Stoney Brook Assisted Living’s sock hop themed 6th anniversary party on Friday.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - A crew for TxDOT works on the F.M. 116 widening project which has been under way since July 2016. Next week the project will be relocating 18-inch water transmission line and the city will be enforcing its stage 4 water conservation plan from Feb. 27 through March 2.