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City holds close out hearing on waterline project

News Staff
Fri, 02/14/2014 - 06:00
By CORRISA PETERSON A public meeting was held Wednesday evening at the Copperas Cove Police Department to close out discussion on the 2012 Allen Street waterline replacement project. Katerina R. Dittemore of Grant Development Service presented information on how the project went.
Joelle Spinks and Victoria Ventura, fourth graders at Martin Walker Elementary School, use a black light to search for clues on a piece of paper containing a sentence with comma splices.

Joelle Spinks and Victoria Ventura, fourth graders at Martin Walker Elementary School, use a black light to search for clues on a piece of paper containing a sentence with comma splices.

Classroom CSIs

News Staff
Tue, 02/11/2014 - 06:00
By CORRISA PETERSON. Several fourth grade students at Martin Walker Elementary took on the role of crime scene investigators, or rather, comma splice investigators, Monday morning.

Classroom CSIs

News Staff
Tue, 02/11/2014 - 06:00
By CORRISA PETERSON. Several fourth grade students at Martin Walker Elementary took on the role of crime scene investigators, or rather, comma splice investigators, Monday morning.

School board meets tonight

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Tue, 02/11/2014 - 06:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL  The Copperas Cove Independent School District Board of Trustees will have its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight in the district’s administration building board room at 703 West Ave. D.

Loss of Impact Aid moves district to more budgeting

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Tue, 02/11/2014 - 06:00
By CORRISA PETERSON With news that the Copperas Cove Independent School District will lose about $16 million in Heavy Impact Aid for the upcoming school year, CCISD superintendent Joe Burns said parents have had a few questions.
Senior code compliance officer, Beau Brabbin, paints over a gang tagging left on the rear of Mighty Mart Jan. 28. With the help of volunteers the tagging and profanity were covered at no cost to the store that opened at the end of 2013.

Senior code compliance officer, Beau Brabbin, paints over a gang tagging left on the rear of Mighty Mart Jan. 28. With the help of volunteers the tagging and profanity were covered at no cost to the store that opened at the end of 2013.

Clean Slate

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Fri, 02/07/2014 - 06:00
By DAVID MORRIS. Partners and volunteers from HE-B Plus! joined forces with the City of Copperas Cove code enforcement Tuesday to clean up the mess of graffiti artists that left their mark Jan. 28 on the Mighty Mart located on Veterans Ave., Tuesday afternoon.

Impact aid to effect elementary students

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Fri, 02/07/2014 - 06:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL. During the 2014-2015 school year, full-time working parents of next year’s prekindergarten students in the Copperas Cove Independent School District will have to find other daycare options for their children who attend the prekindergarten program.

Staff offered inventives to resign early

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Fri, 02/07/2014 - 06:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL. The Copperas Cove Independent School District is preparing for the effects of losing its Heavy Impact Aid status by reducing staff throughout the district. The plan for an overall reduction of 35 instructors and 35 paraprofessionals will save the district a little more than $2.

Local artist featured at Art after Dark

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Fri, 02/07/2014 - 06:00
By KERRI CHRISTENSEN. First Friday Art After Dark will be held tonight from 6- 9 p.m. at Frames and Things located at 216 Cove Terrace. The monthly feature recognizes local artists’ endowments with an honorary reception. The public is invited to enjoy February’s featured artist, Joe Friddle.

Ladies Auxiliary accepting entries for art contest

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Fri, 02/07/2014 - 06:00
The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 8577 is accepting entries for the Young American Patriotic Art Awards at VFW Post 8577. The student deadline is March 31. Participants must submit entries to the Ladies Auxiliary Scholarships Chairman or LA President by this date.