SOWING SEEDS

By LYNETTE SOWELL Members of the Browning Community Garden Club along with the Killeen Garden Club gathered on Veterans Day at 11 a.m. beside the Blue Star Memorial, located on the Clear Creek Access Road near the corner of Washington St.   Ret.

Thousands give tens of thousands to hospitalized Fort Hood “hug lady”

By LYNETTE SOWELL Elizabeth Laird, known to thousands of soldiers as “The Hug Lady,” has been hospitalized for more than a week now at Metroplex Hospital.   Laird’s son, Rick Dewees of Copperas Cove, said Tuesday morning his mother was in ICU and had tachycardia.

First Baptist Church celebrates 130 years

By LYNETTE SOWELL On Nov. 8, 1885, 13 Copperas Cove residents signed the constitution for the formation of First Baptist Church. That occasion was commemorated on Sunday by the approximately 600 who attend the church, in two services.

Dash for a Cause

By LYNETTE SOWELL The skies cleared up on Saturday in time for the inaugural Pink Warrior Dash 5K run/walk at South Park, held by Pink Warrior Angels.   The event had been postponed from the original date of October 24 due to the weather.

Star Group – VHV receives donation at meeting

By LYNETTE SOWELL Star Group – Veterans Helping Veterans held its monthly meeting on Saturday and had a full agenda as the group prepares to reach out to others during the upcoming holiday season.   The group had several new members present for the meeting.

Votes are in, runoff to be held for place 1

By LYNETTE SOWELL The 1,729 voters who turned out on Tuesday from the city of Copperas Cove have spoken. After the votes are canvassed at a special city council meeting on Nov. 12, the city’s new new mayor and two new council members will be sworn in at the Nov.

RAISING FUNDS

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter held its annual fundraising banquet on Monday evening at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.

Trinity Lutheran Sausagefest set for tomorrow

By LYNETTE SOWELL Trinity Lutheran Church is hosting its annual German Sausagefest on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. This year’s event will be held at the Copperas Cove Civic Center, located at 1206 W. Ave. B.

H-E-B to Grant Stock to 55,000 Employees

SAN ANTONIO -- H-E-B, the largest private employer in Texas, announced today that 55,000 employees would be eligible to receive a portion of stock in the company under a new employee ownership plan.

CCISD rallies around kindergartner battling cancer

By LYNETTE SOWELL A new motto has begun to circulate throughout the Copperas Cove Independent School District: Connor Strong.   Connor is a kindergarten student at House Creek Elementary who was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma in February 2012.