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New laws take effect in 2015

News Staff
Tue, 01/06/2015 - 05:00
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

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Fri, 01/02/2015 - 05:00
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

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Fri, 01/02/2015 - 05:00
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.

SBA loans $950,000 to local Businesses

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Wed, 12/31/2014 - 08:11
The Copperas Cove EDC (CCEDC) Board of Directors has placed a high priority on Business Retention, which means that staff works to help the businesses that are here in Copperas Cove.
S. C. Lee Junior High School English/Language Arts/Reading Teacher Pamela Knutson spent the last Saturday of the semester tutoring the students for semester exams in an effort to boost test scores

S. C. Lee Junior High School English/Language Arts/Reading Teacher Pamela Knutson spent the last Saturday of the semester tutoring the students for semester exams in an effort to boost test scores

CCISD boosting exam scores with Saturday school

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Wed, 12/31/2014 - 08:10
By WENDY SLEDD   Students at S.C. Lee Junior High have sugar plums dancing in their heads this Christmas knowing they are on Santa’s good list of boys and girls.
S.C. Lee student Chris Diaz throws up his arms in triumph during the Hour of Code, a computer science module that teachers can implement with existing lessons to teach students computer coding at a young age. Diaz is one of more than one million students who have taken advantage of the STEM-qualified program being offered to schools at no charge.

S.C. Lee student Chris Diaz throws up his arms in triumph during the Hour of Code, a computer science module that teachers can implement with existing lessons to teach students computer coding at a young age. Diaz is one of more than one million students who have taken advantage of the STEM-qualified program being offered to schools at no charge.

Hour of Code

News Staff
Wed, 12/31/2014 - 08:08
By WENDY SLEDD   Future computer scientists can help Ana and Elsa from the movie, Frozen, find their way out of a maze by learning computer coding. Sixth and 7th graders at S. C. Lee Junior High School participated in the Hour of Code, said Librarian Sandra Carswell.

Gaming Day

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Fri, 12/26/2014 - 08:48
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Fueled by doughnuts, Doritos and potato chips, half a dozen gaming enthusiasts set up for four hours of games at the Copperas Cove library on Saturday.

Council imposes land use restrictions

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Fri, 12/26/2014 - 08:45
By DAVID MORRIS   The City’s involvement with Constitution Courts Phase II is uncertain following Monday’s Special meeting of the Copperas Cove City Council that imposed Land Use Restrictions on the project that was approved Jan. 7, 2014. The 72 unit multifamily housing project on 8.

Council split on hiring of lobbyist

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Fri, 12/26/2014 - 08:44
By DAVID MORRIS   In a split vote, the Copperas Cove City Council opted to roll the dice and invest $50,000 in Austin-based lobbyist Susan D. Ross who has over 25 years of work in Texas politics as she pushes to have bills authored by State Representative J.D.