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Bruce Ellyson kneels at the stone of his wife during the wreath placement Saturday in Killeen. Thousands of volunteers gathered for the 10th annual event, decorating more than 5,000 veteran’s headstones in the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.

Laying of Wreaths

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Tue, 12/02/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS Kneeling silently next to his wife’s headstone, Bruce Ellyson said a brief prayer, kissed his hand and placed it atop the stone.

Business owners learn of social media advantages

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Tue, 12/02/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL On Tuesday evening, a group of local businesspeople gathered at the Copperas Cove EDC to learn more about social media an d how it can help their businesses.

Council to hold meeting tonight

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Tue, 12/02/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS The Copperas Cove City Council will meet tonight for the first meeting of December with five public hearings, 10 action items and a pair of consent agenda items set to begin at 6 p.m. in the board room of the Economic development Corporation located 210 S. First St. The meeting...

Enrollment open for CodeRed notifications

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Fri, 11/28/2014 - 07:36

By DAVID MORRIS The City of Copperas Cove in cooperation with Coryell County and the Central Texas Council of Governments has contracted with Emergency Communications Network to license its CodeRED high-speed notification solution.

Michele McGuire works on her first floral arch for a wedding.

25 years strong

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Fri, 11/28/2014 - 07:33

By DAVID MORRIS For nearly a quarter of a century Michele’s Floral and Gifts has been a staple in the Copperas Cove community delivering fresh flowers throughout the central Texas area and filling the floral needs of residents home and abroad.

County signs agreements with fire departments

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Fri, 11/28/2014 - 07:31

By LYNETTE SOWELL County officials approved eight firefighting agreements with eight fire departments in Coryell County, for the county to provide firefighting and fire protection service to unincorporated. To view more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition.

Scouts from Troop 224 help move bags of donated food for transport during the 25th annual Food For Families food drive Friday evening.

Food for Families

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Tue, 11/25/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS For 25 years, KWTX in conjunction with the Boy Scouts of America has been collecting non-perishable food products for the Food For Families drive, collecting canned meats, vegetables, cereals, baby food along with peanut butter, beans, rice, flour, sugar and pasta with sauce to...

Vets wreath laying set for Saturday

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Tue, 11/25/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL The annual wreath laying at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery will take place Saturday, with a ceremony at 10 a.m. Those family members and volunteers who wish to lay wreaths on graves should park at the Texas A&M Central Texas parking lot off South Clear Creek...

EDC to hold social media workshop

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Tue, 11/25/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL Getting the word out, if you’re a small business owner, can be hard when you’re trying to make money at the same time. And now, with the social media world ever expanding, business owners have the world at their fingertips.

Ernest Sapp is coated in silly string as he accepts his grant monies from the Education Foundation Thursday morning. Sapp is an instructor at Fairview/Jewell and is one of 16 educators from the campus to receive a grant.

CCEF Prize Patrol

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Fri, 11/21/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS The Copperas Cove Education Foundation Grant team made the rounds of Copperas Cove Independent School district visiting nine campuses distributing $30,551 to 38 teachers.