COPPERAS COVE â The rides â and the rabbits â are back at Copperas Cove City Park.
The 41st annual Rabbit Fest began with Appreciation Night at City Park on Thursday, and the event filled with music, carnival rides, food and more is continuing through Sunday.
Ross Oliver, Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce president, and Bradi Diaz, Copperas Cove mayor, commenced the event by welcoming visitors and thanking sponsors.
âI want to welcome you to the 41st Rabbit Fest,â Oliver said. âAnd a special thank you because last year we didnât get to have it, so this year has double meaning so, this is the 40th and the 41st.â
A fugitive was killed in a shooting in north Killeen Thursday morning as U.S. Marshals tried to serve an arrest warrant, U.S. Marshals and the Killeen Police Department confirmed.
âOn May 13, 2021, at approximately 10:35 a.m., agents with the United States Marshals Office were serving a federal arrest warrant in the 1900 block of Poage Avenue, when shots were fired. One person is deceased,â according to a Facebook post from the Killeen Police Department.
The incident occurred three blocks away from Peebles Elementary School.
âInvestigators continue to process the scene and there is no immediate danger in the area,â KPD spokeswoman Ofelia Miramontez said Thursday morning.
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COPPERAS COVE â Customers were lined up in the drive-through and at the pickup window Friday for the first of a two-day grand opening for Simply Good Burgers, a business that expanded from its beginnings last year as a food truck in Killeen.
One walk-up customer, Jared Phillips, said he and his wife are moving here from Texarkana, and he decided to get some lunch while washing clothes at the laundromat across the street.
âMy son is retiring from the military and he mentioned this was about to open, so while I was letting my clothes dry, I thought Iâd walk over and get a bite to eat,â said Phillips, who normally favors the burgers at Wendyâs. âIt looks like a very simple, good menu. I just got a hamburger, no fries or anything. It should be good.â
The chamber gave out multiple awards, starting with the COVID-19/SNOVID Community Support Award.
Col. Kevin Bradley, commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, received the award for the unitâs work during the storm and pandemic.
âThey provided Winter Storm Uri disaster relief during our water and power outages. They dropped off two potable drinking containers, known as water buffaloes, for our communityâs usage,â event host Cyd West said. âThis was during a time that the Water supply for the city was extremely limited. Our partners at the Great Place came through for our community.â
COVID-19 Resiliency Award
The Resiliency Award was presented to a business that changed course, expanded, or otherwise took extraordinary measures in response to COVID-19, according to the award description.