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Five Brothers Barbecue opens doors

News Staff

Tue, 04/01/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL Michael Reick, Barry Sheffield, Thomas Munn, Christopher Motley and D.J. Foskey consider themselves an urban family, and the five brothers realized a dream when hosting their restaurant’s ribbon cutting on Saturday afternoon.

Marianne McDonnell helps kindergarten students browse through books as they select one to keep. The Copperas Cove Retired Teachers Association donated close to 600 books to the students of the district throughout the school year.

Bookie Lookie

News Staff

Fri, 03/28/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS More than two dozen kindergarten students from Mae Stevens Elementary school walked out of their school’s library Wednesday with a book to keep, thanks to the Copperas Cove Retired Teachers.

Rachella Leggett, right, prepares a meatloaf as Frederic Walton takes out the trash prior to a lunch at the Cove Soup Kitchen.

Cove Soup Kitchen offers more than warm meals

News Staff

Fri, 03/28/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS If Rachella Leggett had her way the Copperas Cove Soup Kitchen would have multiple locations throughout the city providing warm meals to the less fortunate.

County entities to voice concerns about future water needs

News Staff

Fri, 03/28/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL At Monday’s meeting of the Coryell County commissioners court, county judge John Firth shared a letter from the Texas Water Development Board, or TWDB, in response to the county’s resolution 2014-03, asking the board for assistance with conducting a water study on the county’s...

Charlie’s Angels

News Staff

Tue, 03/25/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL Sunday afternoon rain and chilly weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of well over 100 who attended a fundraiser for Charlie Williams, a Covite recently diagnosed with stage IV lung, liver and colon cancer.

Brennan Kellum grabs a photo of the interior of a 1939 Ford at Saturday’s Moose Lodge car show.

Moose Lodge hosts first ever car show

News Staff

Tue, 03/25/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL The rain stayed away for Copperas Cove Moose Lodge 2029 to hold its firstever car show in the parking lot of its meeting hall on Saturday afternoon. Moose Lodge member Alex Smith chaired the event, which drew about 18-20 car exhibitors.

Woody Shemwell, one of seven grill volunteers, checks a steak at Thursday night’s military affairs banquet hosted by the chamber of commerce.

Operation Test Command honored at dinner

News Staff

Tue, 03/25/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL A more than 50-yearold tradition was celebrated by nearly 100 attendees Thursday evening, as the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce’s military affairs committee hosted one of its seven dinners for 2014, with this event held in support of Fort Hood’s Operations Test Command.

Blazing ranges

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Fri, 03/21/2014 - 05:00

By DAVID MORRIS High winds and dry vegetation led to a pair of brush fires scorching two ranges and more than 200 acres Tuesday evening, into the early morning hours Wednesday as the blaze edged close to FM 116 North between Copperas Cove and Pidcoke threatening off post housing in the...

Council has second hearing on scrap ordinance

News Staff

Fri, 03/21/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL During a hearing held at Tuesday night’s city council meeting, the council opened the floor to receive input about a proposed ordinance concerning the regulation of registered recyclable materials.

Building drones county’s future opportunity

News Staff

Fri, 03/21/2014 - 05:00

BY KERRI CHRISTENSEN The Coryell County Economic Development board held their monthly meeting Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Coryell County conference room located at 800 E Main St. Suite A in Gatesville to discuss current and future projects.