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Interim City Secretary Mariela Altott holds out the scrabble tiles elected during the ballot placement draw. Azeita Taylor drew first, selecting Y, with Kirby Lack pulling the letter E second.

Interim City Secretary Mariela Altott holds out the scrabble tiles elected during the ballot placement draw. Azeita Taylor drew first, selecting Y, with Kirby Lack pulling the letter E second.

City Secretary calls for two elections

News Staff
Fri, 08/08/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   At an estimated cost of $6,000 to the city, Interim City Secretay Mariela Altott requested action on Resolution 2014-31, calling for a runoff election between Kirby Lack and Azeita Taylor, to fill the vacancy of Seat 5 of the Copperas Cove City Council less than a week after...

Council makes quick work of lengthy agenda

News Staff
Fri, 08/08/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Meeting for the fourth consecutive week, the Copperas Cove City Council gathered inside chambers at the Economic Development Corporation to take care of business on a stacked agenda.

Council set to meet tonight

News Staff
Tue, 08/05/2014 - 13:38
By DAVID MORRIS   Members of the Copperas Cove city council will meet tonight inside council chambers at the Economic Development Corporation located at 210 South First Street starting at 6 p.m.

Water aerobics program saved from budget cuts

News Staff
Tue, 08/05/2014 - 13:34
By DAVID MORRIS   Surviving the latest round of budget cuts, the Senior Water Aerobics class is spared thanks to a minor hike in the class rate and a dedicated group of seniors who participate each week.
Following a record year of attendance at the annual Rabbit Fest celebration, the Chamber of Commerce requested $237,550 of the $182,656 available from the Hotel Occupancy Tax fund to help promote tourism for their 10 events hosted in 2015. Council awarded the Chamber $126,000, a 25 percent increase over the funds received for 2014.

Following a record year of attendance at the annual Rabbit Fest celebration, the Chamber of Commerce requested $237,550 of the $182,656 available from the Hotel Occupancy Tax fund to help promote tourism for their 10 events hosted in 2015. Council awarded the Chamber $126,000, a 25 percent increase over the funds received for 2014.

HOT handouts

News Staff
Tue, 08/05/2014 - 13:33
By DAVID MORRIS   Following a vote on the proposed tax rate, members of the Copperas Cove City Council dished out funds from both the general fund to the sum of $36,904 to four agencies while $146,375 was issued from the $182,656 available in the Hotel Occupancy Tax fund.
Walter L. Prugh, left, Mayor John A. Hull and Lynn C. Cox received their 50-year distinguished member awards from Mt. Hiram Masonic Lodge 595 in January 2013.

Walter L. Prugh, left, Mayor John A. Hull and Lynn C. Cox received their 50-year distinguished member awards from Mt. Hiram Masonic Lodge 595 in January 2013.

Judge Prugh passes away at age 94

News Staff
Fri, 08/01/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Walter Leon Prugh passed away Monday inside Scott and White Hospital in Temple, less than a month after his 94th birthday and two weeks after suffering a stroke and heart attack on his Kempner ranch.
The Copperas Cove Police Department was completed in December of 2009 without having to raise property taxes on the residents of Copperas Cove. The city is in the planning stage for two new fire stations.

The Copperas Cove Police Department was completed in December of 2009 without having to raise property taxes on the residents of Copperas Cove. The city is in the planning stage for two new fire stations.

Paying the piper

News Staff
Fri, 08/01/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Copperas Cove residents should begin preparing themselves for their next year’s tax bill as city staff projects an increase of 2.5 cents from the effective rate of  $0.7517 per $100 value to $0.7774 per value in order to meet the budget requirements for the next fiscal year.
Campaign signs hang on a fence along Veterans Ave. The word “for” on the signs has become a hot topic between the candidates with Lack and Duncan both admitting they inadvertently left off the word.

Campaign signs hang on a fence along Veterans Ave. The word “for” on the signs has become a hot topic between the candidates with Lack and Duncan both admitting they inadvertently left off the word.

Place 5 candidates report expenses

News Staff
Fri, 08/01/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   All three candidates involved in the bid for Copperas Cove City Council Place 5 seat vacated by Kenn Smith in March issued their expense reports to the Texas Ethics Commission in mid- July with top vote getter Kirby Lack spending the most followed by Azeita Taylor and finally...
Rebecka Downing of Copperas Cove pumping gas at the H-E-B Plus.

Rebecka Downing of Copperas Cove pumping gas at the H-E-B Plus.

Customers paying less at pump than a year ago

News Staff
Tue, 07/29/2014 - 09:34
Average retail gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 3.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.38/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 13,114 gas outlets in Texas. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.