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Officer Jacob Smith leads the Copperas Cove Police Department during the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.

Officer Jacob Smith leads the Copperas Cove Police Department during the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.

City staff lends legs in LETR

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Fri, 05/23/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Aiding the Copperas Cove Police Department in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics were city staff and department heads as the torch wound its way through the city streets, visiting Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary students during their two-mile route...
The Midway of the carnival begins to fill as residents make their way to the 34th annual Rabbit Fest inside the Copperas Cove City Park.

The Midway of the carnival begins to fill as residents make their way to the 34th annual Rabbit Fest inside the Copperas Cove City Park.

Record year for fest

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Tue, 05/20/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Celebrating the traditions of Copperas Cove, thousands lined the streets of Ave D then flocked to the City Park to flood the midway, specialty shows and craft booths Saturday in record numbers as the 34th annual Rabbit Fest drew an estimated 40,000 people.

Unemployment rate down, 54,000 jobs filled

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Tue, 05/20/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Texas employers expanded their payrolls by 64,100 jobs in April for a total of 348,000 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs added over the year. Texas’ unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in April, down from 5.5 percent in March and down from 6.4 percent a year ago.
After a year of reconstructing the facility that burnt to the ground, the copperas Cove Goodwill is set to open in June.

After a year of reconstructing the facility that burnt to the ground, the copperas Cove Goodwill is set to open in June.

Cove Goodwill hiring

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Tue, 05/20/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   The Copperas Cove Goodwill store rebuild is nearly complete, and Covites should look for the store to reopen in early June. “I don’t have an opening date yet,” said Kirby Killough, marketing and communications director for the Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries, Inc.
Dr. Ray Harrison and his wife Dr. Karen Harrison discuss the cubical offices that eight doctors will share in the newly constructed Scott & White clinic built in Copperas Cove. The husband and wife pair expect the clinic to open in June and look to fill their staff with residents from Copperas Cove.

Dr. Ray Harrison and his wife Dr. Karen Harrison discuss the cubical offices that eight doctors will share in the newly constructed Scott & White clinic built in Copperas Cove. The husband and wife pair expect the clinic to open in June and look to fill their staff with residents from Copperas Cove.

H&H joins S&W

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Fri, 05/16/2014 - 05:00
By KERRI CHRISTENSEN   A new multi-million dollar 15,000-squarefoot Scott & White clinic will be merging with a local doctor husband and wife team, Harrison and Harrison Internal Medicine, this June.
The boat operated by Kevin Adams on Memorial weekend in 2012.

The boat operated by Kevin Adams on Memorial weekend in 2012.

Man convicted in 2012 alcoholrelated boating accident death

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Fri, 05/16/2014 - 05:00
A 24-yearold Baytown man has been found guilty of manslaughter and aggravated assault in connection with an alcohol-related boating accident on Memorial Day weekend two years ago.
U.S. exports of grain, oilseed and related products to Mexico averaged 22.2 million metric tons per year from 2008-2012 with an average annual value of $7.3 billion.

U.S. exports of grain, oilseed and related products to Mexico averaged 22.2 million metric tons per year from 2008-2012 with an average annual value of $7.3 billion.

U.S. grain exports to Mexico rise in value to $7.3 billion

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Fri, 05/16/2014 - 05:00
By BLAIR FANNIN   U.S. exports of grain, oilseed and related products to Mexico averaged 22.2 million metric tons per year from 2008-2012 with an average annual value of $7.3 billion, according to a report by the Center for North American Studies at Texas A&M University.
Junior Miss Winner Kaylie Nicole Pietras shows excitement as her mom, Brandi Foster, wins Ms. Rabbit Fest!

Junior Miss Winner Kaylie Nicole Pietras shows excitement as her mom, Brandi Foster, wins Ms. Rabbit Fest!

Queens 2

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Tue, 05/13/2014 - 05:00
By Kerri Christensen   Queens, Princesses and Princes graced the stage at the returned Rabbit Fest Beauty Pageant held at the Copperas Cove Civic Center Saturday.
Halstead fifth grader Caleb Welch programs his robot as he prepares to participate in the third annual Copperas Cove ISD robotics challenge on the Fairview/Miss Jewell campus Saturday.

Halstead fifth grader Caleb Welch programs his robot as he prepares to participate in the third annual Copperas Cove ISD robotics challenge on the Fairview/Miss Jewell campus Saturday.

Robotics challenge showcases elementary students

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Tue, 05/13/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Fairview/Jewel Elementary school was the setting for the final robotics challenge of the year for the Copperas Cove school district.

Council to address special election, fire station No.2

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Tue, 05/13/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   The Copperas Cove City Council will convene for the second consecutive Tuesday inside council chambers at 507 S. Main Street starting at 6 p.m. Items on the consent agenda include an amendment to the city ordinance pertaining to fences; revising the definition of a fence.