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Members of the Holy Family Catholic Church turn dirt during a ceremony marking the expansion of their campus

Members of the Holy Family Catholic Church turn dirt during a ceremony marking the expansion of their campus

Breaking more than bread

News Staff
Tue, 10/21/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Celebrating the youth and their religious education, the Parish of Holy Family Catholic Church came together to break ground Sunday afternoon, expanding their campus with an 11,000- square-foot religious education building.

Cove officials network with Washington DC

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Tue, 10/21/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Copperas Cove City Council members Mark Peterson, Gary Kent and Marty Smith joined City Manager Andrea Gardner in Washington last Sunday through Wednesday for the annual National AUSA convention, bending the ear of Army Vice Chief of Staff General Dan Allyn and the staff of...
Martin Walker first grader Caitlyn Ervin spins her hoop as she participates in the Hot Chips and Hoops event Friday.

Martin Walker first grader Caitlyn Ervin spins her hoop as she participates in the Hot Chips and Hoops event Friday.

Martin Walker students rewarded for behavior

News Staff
Tue, 10/21/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Rachel’s Challenge continues throughout the school district and students from Martin Walker Elementary School were treated to an afternoon outdoors after being caught being good.
Staff from Williams Ledger Elementary make their way into the gymnasium with pirate attire on as they prepare for the initial workshop in the five part series Learn to Teach like a Pirate.

Staff from Williams Ledger Elementary make their way into the gymnasium with pirate attire on as they prepare for the initial workshop in the five part series Learn to Teach like a Pirate.

Piracy introduced into classrooms

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Fri, 10/17/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Faculty from Williams/ Ledger Elementary school will soon be introducing a pirate’s attitude to their teaching style as they challenge their students to become engaged in a creative classroom.

Questions arise with Ebola outbreak

News Staff
Fri, 10/17/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   In the wake of three school closings in the Belton Independent School district, Copperas Cove ISD is following protocol determined by the Centers for Disease Control, working diligently to safeguard the health and wellbeing of the students.

CCISD principals honored by state, city, and chamber

News Staff
Fri, 10/17/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   Copperas Cove ISD principals got the nod from several government entities Tuesday night as part of National Principals Month. Both city and chamber representatives honored the principals as did Texas Governor Rick Perry with a special proclamation.

Letter from the Superintendent

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Thu, 10/16/2014 - 16:39
Dear CCISD Parents and Guardians: CCISD takes the recent health issues related to the Ebola virus, or any other illness, very seriously.

Engineers get hands on at CCHS

News Staff
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 11:31
By DAVID MORRIS   Starting with boxes of parts, the Copperas Cove High School Principles of Engineering class worked as a team to construct a machine capable of raising a flag three feet in the air on Friday.
Foot traffic picked up despite gray skies Saturday at the Herb & Art Festival in Lampasas.

Foot traffic picked up despite gray skies Saturday at the Herb & Art Festival in Lampasas.

Herb festival continues despite rain

News Staff
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 11:29
By LYNETTE SOWELL   The rain stopped just in time for the 20th annual Herb & Art Festival, hosted by the Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce in downtown Lampasas on the square.