New sidewalks that span approximately 1.7 miles in The Narrows Business and Technology Park will hopefully attract businesses to the area, city officials said last week.
Rabbit Fest kicks off Thursday evening in Copperas Cove after a one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The annual festival happens the third weekend of May at the Copperas Cove City Park, 1206 W. Ave. B.
Mayor Bradi Diaz will officially open the festivities at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, but the gates open at 4 p.m.
Lining the park will be dozens of food and merchandise vendors, along with a carnival from Crabtree Amusements.
Rides that could be in the carnival include Arctic Blast, Fireball and Freakout.
For more information about Crabtree Amusement, visit the website at https://www.crabtreeamusements.net/.
COPPERAS COVE â Mayor Bradi Diaz cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new, nearly complete sidewalk project that will traverse 1.7 miles of The Narrows Business and Technology Park.
Although final watering by the contractor and acceptance by the Texas Department of Transportation remain, the project will be complete well ahead of schedule.
Choice Builders, based out of Temple, began the project on Sept. 14, 2020, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 13, 2021.
City Manager Ryan Haverlah said the project was part of a bigger plan and relates to the Business Highway 190 Improvement Project.
âItâs the start of actually connecting our city so that we can walk and bike the entire city length eventually,â Haverlah told a group of around two dozen supporters Wednesday.
On April 8, the city signed a renewal of the partnership at the city park in Nolanville.
The partnership, formed in 2009, focuses on achieving measurable environmental benefits. One of the big programs the partnership has developed is the Youth Environmental Ambassadors Program, said Christine Luciano, Fort Hoodâs environmental outreach coordinator.
On hand to sign the renewal of the memorandum of agreement for the city was Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Dan Yancey.
âIt was truly an honor to represent Copperas Cove and sign the latest MOA on behalf of the city,â Yancey said Tuesday. âCopperas Cove has been very committed to sustainability efforts for years.â
COPPERAS COVE â Cars and trucks were lined up early Saturday morning in the fog and drizzle as hundreds of people attended a second coronavirus vaccination clinic set up at Copperas Cove Independent School Districtâs bus barn on Summers Road.
Along with 500 men and women who received their first injection of the two-dose Pfizer vaccine at a clinic on Feb. 6, another estimated 100 were scheduled to roll up their sleeves Saturday for their initial vaccination.
Copperas Cove Deputy Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator Gary Young said the first car arrived 20 minutes early for the 9 a.m. start time, with visitors scheduled from such places as Dallas, Houston, Austin, League City, Copperas Cove, Kempner and Killeen.