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Brooke Schulze breaks into a smile as she presents Stoney Brook resident Asberry Stephens with a bouquet of flowers during the National Make Someone Smile week.

Brooke Schulze breaks into a smile as she presents Stoney Brook resident Asberry Stephens with a bouquet of flowers during the National Make Someone Smile week.

The Daisy hand delivers 75 smiles

News Staff
Tue, 07/29/2014 - 09:32
By DAVID MORRIS   Nearly seven years ago was the last time Wilma Bilyeu received a bouquet of flowers, and thanks to The Daisy Floral Shop, she received a Happy Bouquet Friday afternoon as part of the Make Someone Smile Week celebration by Telafloral.
William Horton shakes the hand of Coryell County District Attorney Dusty Boyd after accepting his certificate of completion from Law Enforcement Explorers Program Friday evening.

William Horton shakes the hand of Coryell County District Attorney Dusty Boyd after accepting his certificate of completion from Law Enforcement Explorers Program Friday evening.

Explorers graduate

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Tue, 07/29/2014 - 09:30
By DAVID MORRIS   Prior to entering the Copperas Cove Police Department’s Law Enforcement Explorers Program, Andrew Sowder, 16, was sure his path would end up behind bars.
George Duncan, center, congratulates Kirby Lack, left, after results of the Special Election are posted on the old City Hall doors. Lack received the most votes but not enough to claim the election outright, forcing a runoff with Azeita Taylor.

George Duncan, center, congratulates Kirby Lack, left, after results of the Special Election are posted on the old City Hall doors. Lack received the most votes but not enough to claim the election outright, forcing a runoff with Azeita Taylor.

Lack and Taylor to runoff for Place 5 seat

News Staff
Fri, 07/25/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   With one candidate failing to collect more than 50 percent of the 650 votes cast during the Special election frontrunners Kirby Lack and Azeita Taylor are headed to a runoff vote that will be called for during the August 5 regular meeting of the Copperas Cove City Council.
Construction on the South bypass is at 88 percent completion after three years of work. Scheduled completion is the fall of 2014.

Construction on the South bypass is at 88 percent completion after three years of work. Scheduled completion is the fall of 2014.

South bypass inches toward completion

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Fri, 07/25/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   A little more than three years after work began on the southeast bypass, the project is now 88.77 percent complete as of July 1.

CCISD looks ahead to 2014-2015 budget

News Staff
Fri, 07/25/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Still smarting from the sting of losing approximately$6 million in federal Heavy Impact Aid funding, the Copperas Cove Independent  School District administration is looking ahead to the 2014-2015 school year budget.
Officials from the Chomorro community deliver a wreath honoring their fallen during the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Guam.

Officials from the Chomorro community deliver a wreath honoring their fallen during the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Guam.

Liberated

News Staff
Tue, 07/22/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   On July 21, 1944, 16 year old Lucy Sayas felt joy and relief, along with the rest of the island of Guam, upon learning the U.S. Marines arrived and her island home was free at last after several years of occupation by the Japanese.
Donald Vess loads his truck with fans with the help of Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Nicole Vess and Brenda Wilson following a food and fan drive that netted nearly two dozen fans for the seniors of Copperas Cove.

Donald Vess loads his truck with fans with the help of Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Nicole Vess and Brenda Wilson following a food and fan drive that netted nearly two dozen fans for the seniors of Copperas Cove.

Ambassadors reach out to help seniors of Cove

News Staff
Tue, 07/22/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Ambassadors from the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce endured several hours in the heat of the July sun outside Walmart to ensure that the seniors of our community can remain cool during the summer months collecting fans and food to be distributed over the next few weeks.
Teen Miss Rabbit Fest Kelseigh Fife discusses the differences in brain scan results between autistic individuals and “typical” brain scans.

Teen Miss Rabbit Fest Kelseigh Fife discusses the differences in brain scan results between autistic individuals and “typical” brain scans.

Teen Miss Rabbit Fest speaks about autism

News Staff
Tue, 07/22/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Pageant queens and princesses often develop a platform to address during their year-long reigns, and this year’s Miss Teen Rabbit Fest, Kelseigh Fife, is no different.
Jessica Dery collects a signature on the petition for the option to allow liquor and mixed drinks along Highway 190 in Copperas Cove. The Progress Cove group has collected over 1,000 signatures with a month left.

Jessica Dery collects a signature on the petition for the option to allow liquor and mixed drinks along Highway 190 in Copperas Cove. The Progress Cove group has collected over 1,000 signatures with a month left.

Progress Cove reaches midway point of signature collection

News Staff
Fri, 07/18/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Nineteen year old Jessica Dery spent a few hours beneath the Texas sun collecting signatures along Hwy 190 Monday afternoon to help improve the city that she has spent a lifetime in.

City manager digs deep into budget at workshop

News Staff
Fri, 07/18/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Combing through the proposed budget in detail, City Manager Andrea Gardner, presented a clearer picture of the city’s finances Tuesday during a budget workshop at the Economic Develop Corporation’s boardroom and City Council Chambers.