SERVING OUR VETS

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8577 hosted its annual community holiday dinner on Saturday. Commander Willie Fields said the post has been having the dinner annual at least the past 20 years.

Local constable holding civilian response training

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Coryell County constable Guy Beveridge is offering a free workshop which teaches principles that could help save someone’s life in an active shooter situation.   The workshop is called CRASE, which stands for civilian response to active shooter events.

Project Graduation wrapping gifts at Wal-Mart

By LYNETTE SOWELL The volunteers for Project Graduation 2016 are hoping Christmas shoppers will let them do the wrapping this year for donations.   Project Graduation will have a space outside Wal-Mart and will be wrapping gifts beginning Saturday through Christmas Eve.

Cookie Central

By DAVID MORRIS As a young boy in Germany Ralph Spriggs learned to bake alongside his mother Margit to provide for his family. Now as a veteran baker, Ralph bakes because he loves it.

District 59 candidate has meeting in Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL Stephenville-area auctioneer and land broker Brent Graves paid a visit to Copperas Cove on Saturday afternoon.   Graves has filed to run in the March 1 primary against incumbent Dr. J.D. Sheffield (R-Gatesvillle) for the Texas House of Representatives for District 59.

Philly Pretzel Factory to open first Texas location

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Phil and Mesha Agnello of Belton are bringing the first Philly Pretzel Factory in Texas to Copperas Cove.   Phil said the idea for opening a franchise in their former town began unexpectedly.

GIFTED STUDENTS

By DAVID J. HARDIN   Honoring community members, students and teachers was the main theme at Tuesday’s CCISD Board of Trustees meeting.

Morris edges out Taylor in runoff for city council place 1

By LYNETTE SOWELL   With a margin of 22 votes, David Morris edged out Azeita Taylor in the runoff election for Copperas Cove city council place 1 on Tuesday, with 278 votes, or 52 percent, to Taylor’s 256 votes, or 48 percent.

Excel inducts a dozen members to CCHS club

By DAVID MORRIS While many were out ushering in the Christmas season with the annual tree lighting ceremony for the city of Copperas Cove, more than a dozen students from Copperas Cove High School gathered for the annual induction ceremony for the CCHS Excel club.

Downtown Markt

By LYNETTE SOWELL While past Krist Kindl Markts in Copperas Cove have seen everything from sweltering heat, sleet, rain and even snow flurries, this year’s downtown festival saw nothing but blue skies and relatively mild temperatures for December.