🌱 How Copperas Cove officers helped crack a deadly Central Texas fentanyl ring
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In today's newsletter:
- How Copperas Cove officers helped crack a deadly Central Texas fentanyl ring
Also on today's calendar: Adult Sewing: Beginner and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 91, low: 66.
- Friday: Breezy and warm with some sun, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man gets over 15 years in fentanyl death of Army spouse (kwtx.com) — Copperas Cove residents are tied to a major federal fentanyl case in which a local man was sentenced alongside Puerto Rico-based traffickers after thousands of pills were moved into Central Texas, leading to an Army spouse’s death. Investigators say Copperas Cove and Killeen police, along with Army CID and federal agencies, helped dismantle the ring and secure lengthy prison terms. 
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Baby Block Party! (Ages 0-5) →
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Evaluator Meeting (Side A)
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Adult Sewing: Beginner →
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Rabbit Fest 2026 →
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Copperas Cove Lions Club Monthly Meeting
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WLE Staff meeting (Whole Area)
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Evaluator Meeting (Side A)
Copperas Cove ISD Copperas Cove, TX 76522
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Copperas Cove Lions Club Monthly Meeting
Copperas Cove ISD Copperas Cove, TX 76522
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Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ISO: the netting tent that goes in the pack and play to keep the baby from climbing out.
Needing ASAP!! Please let me know if anyone has one available (Nextdoor Old Cove) - Mountain Creek Range, Killeen will be hosting a Texas License to Carry Class and License to Carry Only (for those that took the class portion online).
The License to Carry class provides you, in one day, all the training and documentation, to include firearms qualification, required to apply for… (Nextdoor Sunset Estates)
- Popeyes - Sun Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Copperas Cove. Apply here.
- Take 5 Oil Change posted a job opening for Part-Time Oil Change Team Member - Shop#691 - 205 Liberty Bell Lane in Copperas Cove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Copperas Cove here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fort Hood
- Wall Street Is Pairing Up With the Army to Build Data Centers (truthout.org)
Killeen
- Killeen man involved in fatal crash in Milam County (kdhnews.com)
- Superior HealthPlan awards $10,000 grant to Killeen Food Care Center (kdhnews.com)
- Five Killeen ISD athletes sign college letters of intent (kcentv.com)
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