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House fire displaces Cove family

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Six residents of a home in the 1800 block of south F.M. 116 were displaced from their home Thursday evening due to a fire in the attic. At 8:06 p.m.
Barbara Burke, one of Alither Mae Stephens’ Golden Girl bowling buddies, looks at a newspaper article along with Stephens and Bishop Nathaniel Holcomb.

Barbara Burke, one of Alither Mae Stephens’ Golden Girl bowling buddies, looks at a newspaper article along with Stephens and Bishop Nathaniel Holcomb.

Centennial

By LYNETTE SOWELL   The grand ballroom at Fort Hood’s Phantom Warrior Club was decorated in blue and gold on Saturday night, with the welcome sign outside the ballroom proclaiming “a celebration 100 years in the making.

Masons fill kits to promote brushing

By DAVID MORRIS   First graders at Fairview-Miss Jewell Elementary and Hattie Halstead Elementary will be given free prevent tooth decay kits through the Fantastic Teeth Fan Club thanks to members of the Mount Hiram Masonic Lodge.

Meggs project forges ahead

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Amr Abdelazeem is an engineer, and he couldn’t see tearing down his rental property on the corner of South First Street and Meggs that he’s owned for nearly 20 years.
Charlie, a four year old English Bulldog, shakes his paw for a treat from Dr. Kelly Benton at Saturday’s animal wellness fair.

Charlie, a four year old English Bulldog, shakes his paw for a treat from Dr. Kelly Benton at Saturday’s animal wellness fair.

Animal wellness

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Drawing cats and dogs from the local area, the Animal Medical Center Copperas Cove held its first animal wellness fair of the new year on Saturday.

56-year old killed in one-vehicle accident

By LYNETTE SOWELL   A one-vehicle accident killed a Copperas Cove area woman Thursday afternoon. The driver, 56-year-old Sandra Spears, was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck.

New laws take effect in 2015

By LYNETTE SOWELL   With the calendar changing the page to 2015, a number of measures instituted by the Texas legislature in 2013 finally became law.

New Year’s resolution time is here

By James Harper   As the pages of the calendar turn, so do the days of our lives, or in this instance so do the life of Dayes --- Karen Dayes. Dayes, 24, works at Texas Partners Federal Credit Union in Cove.

Local teachers, artists exhibit work in Killeen Civic Center

By LYNETTE SOWELL   The walls of the lobby of the Killeen Civic and Conference Center are now graced with the artwork from two local artists, one of them a CCISD art teacher, the other a longtime Covite and art teacher for Lampasas ISD.