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Rx takeback continues through Saturday

News Staff

Fri, 04/25/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS The Copperas Cove Police Department has corralled more than 69 pounds of expired prescription drugs during the recent takeback program.

County Commissioner, Don Jones serves drinks at the county employee luncheon Thursday.

County honors employees with catfish luncheon

News Staff

Tue, 04/22/2014 - 05:00

BY KERRI CHRISTENSEN. Coryell County honored its employees by holding a celebration luncheon at the Coryell County Activities Complex Thursday with a catfish menu, door prize drawing, and years of service certificates.

Antonio Lopez works to remove trash from the master bedroom of the home. Garbage was piled from the floor nearly touching the ceiling in parts of the home.

Cache cleansed

News Staff

Tue, 04/22/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS. It took Juan Lopez and his team of helpers 195 man hours to remove the debris and clutter collected over the past 10 years as he worked to regain possession of his property at 601 Robertson Ave. Friday, filling more than 700 bags of garbage and removing them from the home.

Patriotic Arts

News Staff

Fri, 04/18/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS For months, the VFW Post 8577 Ladies Auxiliary has been seeking entries for the Young American Patriotic Art contest; Saturday they held their awards ceremony naming three Copperas Cove High School students as the winners from a selection of 45 entries.

Sid Sharp, center, is surrounded by children as they run through a dress rehearsal of the annual play.

Church holds free passion play

News Staff

Fri, 04/18/2014 - 05:00

BY KERRI CHRISTENSEN The eighth annual passion of the Christ performance, “More than Just a Man,” will be held Friday and Saturday starting at 7 p.m. at the Church of Nazarene located at 964 W Hwy in Copperas Cove.

String of burglaries in neighborhood area

News Staff

Fri, 04/18/2014 - 05:00

BY KERRI CHRISTENSEN There have been a string of burglaries around Robertstown Road and Whirlaway drive in Copperas Cove this week. “There will be what we refer to as extra patrols for those areas that have been hit with burglaries.

Copperas Cove High School students performed their rendition of “Tom Jones” Saturday at Lea Ledger Auditorium.

Cove High School students perform One Act Play

News Staff

Tue, 04/15/2014 - 12:17

By PAMELA GRANT Copperas Cove High School students performed their rendition of “Tom Jones” Saturday night at 7 p.m. in the Lea Ledger Auditorium. “Tom Jones” is written by Charlotte Brown. This particular rendition was directed by Bill Taylor and Allison Underhill.

Children collect eggs during the community wide hunt at the city park. More than 10,000 eggs were hidden for the annual event.

10,000 eggs hunted by 600 kids

News Staff

Tue, 04/15/2014 - 12:15

By DAVID MORRIS Hundreds gathered at Fester’s House inside the Copperas Cove City Park for the annual egg hunt Saturday morning vying for one of six golden eggs while scooping up the hidden treats in a matter of minutes.

Praising ‘Peanut’

News Staff

Tue, 04/15/2014 - 12:13

By DAVID MORRIS The legacy of Charles “Peanut” Tillman is set for future generations down the road as members of the community gathered to pay tribute to the Copperas Cove High School Alumni and current cornerback for the Chicago Bears.

Robotics club prepares for final challenge

News Staff

Fri, 04/11/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS It may look like they are just playing with Legos, but to the 11 Robotics Club students at Hettie Halstead Elementary its more than playing, its real life application.