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Friday, February 18th

COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing A free COVID-19 drive-through testing site in Lot G (across from the Science Center (Bldg. 257) on the Central Texas College campus will be available through the end of February. DOCS Health is providing free saliva-based oral COVID-19 testing from 10am – 7pm. Results are available within 48-72 hours. Register at DOCSHealthTesting.com…

Gary Emmert
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COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing

A free COVID-19 drive-through testing site in Lot G (across from the Science Center (Bldg. 257) on the Central Texas College campus will be available through the end of February. DOCS Health is providing free saliva-based oral COVID-19 testing from 10am – 7pm. Results are available within 48-72 hours. Register at DOCSHealthTesting.com or by phone – text keyword DOCSTX to 41411. 

Golf Tournament Fundraiser

The Central Texas College Foundation is hosting their 28th annual golf tournament fundraiser to be held Friday, April 22 at the Stonetree Golf Course in Killeen.  Golfers can sign up online for the four-person scramble tournament at https://ctc4.me/CTCGolf22.  

Sponsorships are also available at https://ctc4.me/2022GolfSponsor.

The CTC Foundation online scholarship application is now open and is available through February 28. Students need to submit only one application for all of the scholarships for which they qualify. More information is available at https://www.ctcd.edu/about-ctc/ctc-foundation/scholarships/.  

Presidents Day Closures

The City of Austin administrative offices and other municipal facilities will be closed Monday, February 21st, in observance of Presidents Day.  Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, February 22nd.

  • Parks and Recreation
    • Most Austin Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed for Presidents Day. However, City parks, golf courses, cemeteries, and some pools will be open. Facility hours vary by location so please call ahead or visit AustinTexas.gov/Parks for details. Information on closures is available at AustinTexas.gov/ParkClosures.
  • Austin Resource Recovery
    • All Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) trash, recycling and compost collections will be unaffected for the Presidents Day holiday. For the most up-to-date information on all ARR collections, download the Austin Recycles App for Apple or Android device or visit austintexas.gov/myschedule to sign up for collection reminders and alerts. Administrative offices will be closed Monday. The Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center (RRDOC) remains open, by appointment only: austintexas.gov/dropoff.
  •  Austin Public Health COVID-19 Site Schedules
    • The Metz Elementary Testing site will remain open on Monday with normal operation hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
    • Austin Public Health COVID-19 vaccination sites will be closed on Monday.
    • The COVID-19 Surveillance, Key Indicators and Long-Term Care Facilities dashboards will not be updated on Monday. Updates will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
  • Austin Energy
    • All City of Austin Utility Customer Service Centers will be closed on Presidents Day. Customers can make utility payments at coautilities.com or by calling 1-833-375-4919 for a Quick Payment. 
    • Additional payment options include: 
      • Paying at authorized locations, including most Austin H-E-B, Fiesta Mart, Randalls and Walmart stores 
      • Mailing money order or check to P.O. BOX 2267, Austin, TX 78783-2267 or using a drop box location  
      • Payment drop boxes are located at the North and South Utility Customer Service Centers, 625 East 10th Street and 505 Barton Springs Rd. Expect 3-5 business days for drop-off payments to process. The payment drop box at the East Branch inside Rosewood-Zaragosa is NOT available at this time. 
  • Austin Public Library Schedule
    • Austin Public Library, Recycled Reads Bookstore, and the Austin History Center branches will be closed on Monday. Library resources that are available remotely can be accessed at the Austin Public Library website: library.austintexas.gov.
  • Austin Animal Center Schedule
    • The Austin Animal Center will close for Presidents Day, reopening on Tuesday.

For questions about City services or information call 3-1-1. Residents can also submit service requests from the Austin 3-1-1 mobile app.

KNCT Special Programming for Friday

NestFM Special Programming for Friday

  • 7pm: Echoes – “Echoes” creates a modern soundscape of music that draws from a multitude of cultures, traditions and genres. Hosted by music journalist John Diliberto, this daily two-hour series of evocative, ground-breaking music seamlessly bridges new instrumental, world fusion, new acoustic, impressionistic jazz and inventive vocal styles.

  • 9pm: Jazz with David Basse – Jazz with David Basse surveys jazz’s wide range of forms and influences. You’ll hear everything from roots music and rare classic cuts to blues, Latin and the latest releases. Drawing on his lifelong experience as a jazz musician and recording artist, David punctuates his handpicked tracks with insights, anecdotes and brief interview snippets with well-known or up-and-coming artists. Join us for 15 hours of great music each week on Jazz with David Basse.

A little bit of history…

Ogletree Stagestop and Post Office

After Marsden Ogletree (1819-1896) and his family migrated from Georgia, he received a land grant in 1878. Inscriptions on two stones in this house indicate the structure was erected the same year. It served as the family home, grain store, and stopping place for the Lampasas to Belton Stagecoach. Since the mail arrived by stage, a post office was opened here in 1879 with Ogletree as postmaster. Legend says that the settlement received the name “Copperas Cove” from a copperas-tasting spring in the cove of a nearby mountain.

Samuel Gilmore served as the second postmaster in 1881. Gilmore’s father-in-law Jesse M. Clements (1822-1900) and his wife Charley deeded the land for the right-of-way to the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad. The Following year the railroad laid out the new townsite of Copperas Cove. Soon the center of the community, including the post office, moved over to the railroad. Later the twon corrected the spelling of its name to “Copperas Cove”.

In 1891 Clements bought this house and used it as the headquarters for his large ranching operations. The old stone stagestop remains a visible link with the community’s pioneer heritage.

Texas Historical Commission

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