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Peggy Thompson was the guest speaker to the Noon club and Father Chris Downey (below) the speaker for the morning club’s One Nation Under God meetings.Thompson is Sandor Veigh and Joyce Hauk with Father Downey

Peggy Thompson was the guest speaker to the Noon club and Father Chris Downey (below) the speaker for the morning club’s One Nation Under God meetings.Thompson is Sandor Veigh and Joyce Hauk with Father Downey

Morning and Noon clubs celebrate one nation under God

BY DAVID MORRIS   Select members of the Copperas Cove High School choir performed an acapella rendition of My Country Tis of Thee during the weekly meeting before Father Chris Downey of Holy Family Catholic Church shared a message with the club.
Diana Bohn disposed of several unwanted tires with the help of city worker, Jay Alexander. Tire disposal normally costs $3 or $7 depending on size, but Covites were allowed to dispose of them for free during Saturday’s fall cleanup.

Diana Bohn disposed of several unwanted tires with the help of city worker, Jay Alexander. Tire disposal normally costs $3 or $7 depending on size, but Covites were allowed to dispose of them for free during Saturday’s fall cleanup.

Residents brave cold during fall cleanup

By PAMELA GRANT   Covites braved the cold weather and headed to the city’s solid waste facility on Saturday during the fall cleanup sponsored by Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful and the Solid Waste Department.

Council canvasses votes, prepares for new members

By DAVID MORRIS   Copperas Cove City Secretary Mariela Altott presented the official returns from the Nov. 4 ballots that held two council seat positions and eight city charter amendments.
Portions of Kenney Dr and Nathan Lane have been stripped down to road base after years of abuse have worn away the asphalt of the roads in the Sunset Estates subdivision north of Copperas Cove. The contractor of the subdivision went bankrupt prior to the completion of the project leaving the roads without repair for over a decade.

Portions of Kenney Dr and Nathan Lane have been stripped down to road base after years of abuse have worn away the asphalt of the roads in the Sunset Estates subdivision north of Copperas Cove. The contractor of the subdivision went bankrupt prior to the completion of the project leaving the roads without repair for over a decade.

Where the blacktop Ends

By DAVID MORRIS   More than a decade of abuse has two roads in Coryell County riddled with more holes than a slice of swiss cheese and in need of repair.

Commissioners to request second district court

By LYNETTE SOWELL   If the Coryell County commissioners’ resolution is accepted by the state, come Jan. 1, 2017, the county will have a second district court.

Toasting our Vets

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Coryell County’s tax office in Copperas Cove is preparing to move to the Cove Terrace Shopping Center, around the time of the new year. This will allow the present annex location on Avenue D to expand its voting area, which will go where the current tax office is in place.
Students perform a patriot barrage of songs during a celebration honoring veterans, Monday morning. Ralf, a veteran service dog, led the parade of veterans through the halls of the campus.

Students perform a patriot barrage of songs during a celebration honoring veterans, Monday morning. Ralf, a veteran service dog, led the parade of veterans through the halls of the campus.

Honoring our Veterans

By DAVID MORRIS   Leading the troop of veterans through the halls of the Fairview/Miss Jewell campus, retired service dog Ralf and his handler Aimee Taggart served as Grand Marshal for the Veterans Day parade Monday.

Bark For Life draws dozens of canines

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Aggie, a nearly one year old Australian Shepherd/border collie mix, sported the maroon and white colors of Texas A&M, along with a coordinating tutu, at Saturday’s first Bark For Life, held at South Park.
An agent from the Drug Enforcement Agency makes his way into the Smoke Shack in Copperas Cove as he helps confiscate more than $19,000 in cash and $40,000 worth of illegal synthetic marijuana.

An agent from the Drug Enforcement Agency makes his way into the Smoke Shack in Copperas Cove as he helps confiscate more than $19,000 in cash and $40,000 worth of illegal synthetic marijuana.

Bell County task force busts smoke shack

By CAROL SMITH   The Federal Drug Enforcement Agency and the Killeen Police Department worked together to seize a large amount of spice in Copperas Cove.
Alexi Dickson, 9, reads through her dictionary during an assembly at Williams Ledger Elementary School.

Alexi Dickson, 9, reads through her dictionary during an assembly at Williams Ledger Elementary School.

Sharing the Words

By DAVID MORRIS   Rotarians Kirby and Rebecca Lack provided another tool to sharpen the minds of third graders in the Copperas Cove Independent School District.