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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.

Zombies invade Ogletree Gap

News Staff
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 11:25
By PAMELA GRANT   Zombies infest Cove! People dripping fake blood and sporting false gaping wounds travelled to Ogletree Gap on Saturday to participate in various zombie themed events. All day Saturday and throughout the weekend, We Deliver LLC hosted Zombie Fest.
Copperas Cove senior Michael Eveans answers questions during an impromptu press conference as he announces his career change from NASA to Taco Bell.

Copperas Cove senior Michael Eveans answers questions during an impromptu press conference as he announces his career change from NASA to Taco Bell.

Monday night Improv

News Staff
Fri, 10/10/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Taking center stage of Lea Ledger Auditorium unsure of what the audience would throw at them, the Copperas Cove High school Improv Troupe banded together feeding off each other for their inaugural show.
Greg Todd leads the procession as he delivers one of six unclaimed veterans to their final resting place, Wednesday at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.

Greg Todd leads the procession as he delivers one of six unclaimed veterans to their final resting place, Wednesday at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.

Patriot Guard honors unclaimed with service

News Staff
Fri, 10/10/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   More than two dozen veterans and members of theCentral Texas chapter of the  Patriot Guard Riders carried out the mission of laying six unclaimed veterans to rest in the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery Wednesday morning.
Cindy Williams gives hugs Monte Priest at Tuesday night’s National Night Out block party at Brookview Village.

Cindy Williams gives hugs Monte Priest at Tuesday night’s National Night Out block party at Brookview Village.

Neighborhoods take to streets for block parties

News Staff
Fri, 10/10/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Brookview Village apartments celebrated National Night Out by hosting a potluck Tuesday evening, providing pizza for its residents. Edna Nieves mingled with her neighbors, who also enjoyed a visit from the Copperas Cove fire and police departments. “I love this place.
Citizens of Copperas Cove gather around the stage on Main St. as they celebrate the kickoff of National Nigh Out.

Citizens of Copperas Cove gather around the stage on Main St. as they celebrate the kickoff of National Nigh Out.

Take back the night

News Staff
Tue, 10/07/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   The downtown blocks of the city were abuzz with activity Saturday evening as hundreds flocked to the kickoff party for the 16th annual National Night Out.

Journalist with Ebola arrives at hospital

News Staff
Tue, 10/07/2014 - 05:00
By JOSH FUNK   An American video journalist who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia has arrived at a Nebraska hospital, where he will be treated for the deadly disease.