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🌱 Why Copperas Cove is now Central Texas’s go-to fitness destination

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Hey there, Copperas Cove! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Copperas Cove is now Central Texas’s go-to fitness destination
  • How one Copperas Cove senior is turning dual credit into a head start
  • How the new Cavazos Connector links Copperas Cove with Fort Hood

Also on today's calendar: Gem Amethyst Rock Fossil Sale Dec 20, 21 (9am - 5pm) - (Temple-Killeen, TX).

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Sunshine and becoming windier, with a high of 72 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Friday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 78 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. How Copperas Cove Became Central Texas's Unsung Fitness Hub (us105fm.com) — Copperas Cove is being spotlighted as Central Texas’s “Bike/Run Capital,” drawing runners and cyclists to its hilly trails and scenic routes. The article explains how this small, family-oriented ranching town has embraced fitness tourism, with the Chamber of Commerce hosting popular rides, runs, and festivals that bring in visitors from across Texas while giving locals more active lifestyle options.
   

2. Charting Justice Early: Kaydence Roberts Builds a Head Start Through Dual Credit (kdhnews.com) — A Copperas Cove High School senior is using Central Texas College dual credit classes to jump-start a future in criminal justice and forensic science. She shares how earning college credits now, managing online coursework, and asking for help are saving her time and money while preparing her for life after graduation.
   

3. Fort Hood's microtransit changing lives (spectrumlocalnews.com) — Copperas Cove residents are now part of a free-or-low-cost microtransit network linking Fort Hood with nearby cities, making it easier to reach jobs, services, and shopping. The Cavazos Connector app lets riders travel between Copperas Cove, Killeen, Harker Heights, Belton, and Temple, with discounted fares for military and seniors and heavy use already transforming transportation for soldiers without cars.
   

4. White House Security Breaches Fast Facts (newschannelnebraska.com) — A long-running CNN timeline of White House security breaches briefly notes that Omar Gonzalez, identified as being from Copperas Cove jumped the White House fence in 2014 and entered the building with a small knife before being stopped. The piece mainly surveys similar incidents over the past century, offering context on how security has tightened around the presidential residence.
   

5. Part one of the year in review (easttexasnews.com) — A wide-ranging Polk County year-in-review briefly notes that longtime Livingston ISD superintendent Dr. Brent Hawkins has accepted the superintendent’s job at Copperas Cove ISD, signaling leadership change for local schools. The piece mainly highlights tribal milestones, criminal cases, education achievements, and economic developments across East Texas.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Homemade pecan pies.
    More nuts than jelly inside. I just made them last night. How do they look? (Nextdoor Skyline Flats)
  • Hello please go by the Copperas Cove Animal Shelter and check out these sweet babies they are all waiting so patiently for their forever home .
    The shelter is open Monday through Friday 9-5 and Saturday 9-12 . So let’s find these babies homes . You can always screenshot them and share please (Nextdoor Western Hills)
  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Team Member in Copperas Cove. Apply here.
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Copperas Cove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Copperas Cove here.

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