Male Beauty

The inaugural Male Beauty Pageant, coordinated by the Copperas Cove High School Student Council, took place Saturday night at the Lea Ledger Auditorium. ABOVE: Jayson Cole and Michael Sizemore sing “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” for the talent portion of the pageant.

Cove sales tax revenues inch ahead from 2013

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Copperas Cove will receive a sales tax rebate for February 2014 in the amount of $418,157.85, which edged up 1.4 percent from the $412,354.56 the city received in February 2013, according to the monthly report from the office of state comptroller Susan Combs.

Primary voting begins

By CORRISA PETERSON   Early voting for the March 4 primary kicks off today and continues on to Feb. 28, with no voting occurring on Sunday, Feb. 23. The two locations for early voting in Coryell County are the Copperas City Council Chambers and the Gatesville Annex.

Shopping spree

By CORRISA PETERSON Grocery shopping was more of a treat than a chore for one Copperas Cove resident Tuesday morning at HE- B Plus! Shawn Gunther, 36, was the winner of the three-minute shopping spree raffle Feb. 1.

Candidate Q & A for TX District 59

By LYNETTE SOWELL Three candidates for the Texas House of Representatives in District 59 will be on the Republican ballot for the March 4 primary; Danny Pelton, Howard Ray and incumbent J.D. Sheffield.

City holds close out hearing on waterline project

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.

Classroom CSIs

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

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

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. The board will consider whether to adopt a proposed order to issue unlimited tax...

Loss of Impact Aid moves district to more budgeting

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.