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CCISD approves new PIO, Business Services Director

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Fri, 07/18/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   The Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees gave its stamp of approval to hire a new public information officer, along with a new executive director of business services. Glenn Graham takes the helm of CCISD’s finances beginning Monday.
Local restaurants were asked to close their doors on Sunday and Monday to conserve water following an interruption in service of the main water line from BCWCD No. 1. A letter from Code Enforcement hangs on the entryway to Five Brothers Barbeque notifying customers of the immediate closure notice.

Local restaurants were asked to close their doors on Sunday and Monday to conserve water following an interruption in service of the main water line from BCWCD No. 1. A letter from Code Enforcement hangs on the entryway to Five Brothers Barbeque notifying customers of the immediate closure notice.

Pardon the interruption

News Staff
Tue, 07/15/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Early Sunday morning, the City of Copperas Cove issued a notice that the community is in stage 5 emergency water conservation, and later closed its city pools until further notice.

County EDB sets PR policies, second monthly meeting for Cove

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Tue, 07/15/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   The Coryell County Economic Development Board held the first of its two July meetings on Thursday afternoon and made some key decisions about media releases, its public relations as well as setting a meeting date in Copperas Cove.
Keli’i Natividad, 4, Pe’ela alemene , 8, and Ko’elani Palemena, 5, get help with their pizza sauce as they create their Garbage Pizza pie Tuesday afternoon at the Copperas Cove Public Library.

Keli’i Natividad, 4, Pe’ela alemene , 8, and Ko’elani Palemena, 5, get help with their pizza sauce as they create their Garbage Pizza pie Tuesday afternoon at the Copperas Cove Public Library.

Garbage Pizza

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Fri, 07/11/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Yard waste, glass and wood chips replaced pepperoni, sausage and cheese toppings of two dozen pizzas made at the Copperas Cove Public Library during the garbage pizza program put on by volunteers from Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful.
A work crew repairs a portion of the EDC digital sign that was damaged in the spring hail storms.

A work crew repairs a portion of the EDC digital sign that was damaged in the spring hail storms.

Digital sign online after repairs

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Fri, 07/11/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Those coming and going along East Highway 190 on Copperas Cove might have noticed the absence of a glow from the Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation’s digital sign between the Robert Griffin III and Constitution Avenue traffic lights.

Early voting for Special Election underway

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Fri, 07/11/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   The City of Copperas Cove has seen more than 225 voters turn out during the first three days of early voting in the Special Election for the Place 5 seat of the Copperas Cove City Council.
Christina waves to her family as she makes her way down the aisle with her husband, Leroy Lemmon.

Christina waves to her family as she makes her way down the aisle with her husband, Leroy Lemmon.

Senior Love

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Tue, 07/08/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   The Copperas Cove Senior Center is where many go to play games, dance and find companionship. For two seniors, they found more than they expected. Christina Spalding, 71, was introduced to Leroy Lemmon,79, nearly two years ago at the center by Cindy Holmes.
Emergency Responders try to upright an Animal Control truck and animal carrier as the accident is cleared.

Emergency Responders try to upright an Animal Control truck and animal carrier as the accident is cleared.

None injured in four-vehicle accident

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Tue, 07/08/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   The Copperas Cove Police Department responded to a four-vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 190 and Robertson Ave. Tuesday morning with a half dozen police vehicles, as the Fire Department responded with a pair of ambulances and support vehicles.

A&M honors past presidents of AUSA

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Tue, 07/08/2014 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT   Last week, Texas A&M University Central Texas (TAMUCT) unveiled a series of paver stones commemorating the 38 past presidents of the Central Texas Fort Hood chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA).
Steve Hoskins with Bee Kind Honey Farm removes a colony of approximately 60,000 bees from a home on S. 3rd St.

Steve Hoskins with Bee Kind Honey Farm removes a colony of approximately 60,000 bees from a home on S. 3rd St.

BEE-victed

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Fri, 07/04/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Approximately 60,000 honeybees have been removed from a vacant home on South 3rd Street after a neigh-bor, Angela Henry, com-plained to the city’s Code Enforcement about being stung numerous times while mowing her lawn’s side yard this spring and summer.