Copperas Cove city council incumbents file for office

By LYNETTE SOWELL
Cove Leader-Press 

Thus far, three hats have been thrown into the ring for the Copperas Cove city council and the office of mayor, nearly one week into the 30-day filing period for the Nov. 2 general election. 
On Wednesday, Copperas Cove’s Director of Public Relations Kevin Keller said that both Place 1 and Place 2 incumbents, Joann Courtland and Fred Chavez, have filed to run for office. 
Place 3 councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Dan Yancey filed on Saturday to run for mayor. 
Applications to run for office will be accepted by the city secretary’s office through Monday, Aug. 16, at 5 p.m. The city secretary’s office hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 
The Copperas Cove city council election packet is available online at the city secretary’s page of the city website, www.copperascovetx.gov/city_secretary and then under “Election Information,” with the appropriate forms to be downloaded, printed, completed, then filed by candidates prior to the deadline.
For the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees, both its Place 1 and Place 2 incumbents, Inez Faison and Shameria Davis, have likewise filed for their seats. 
The CCISD board of trustees has the same filing time period, and applications to run for office may be mailed or hand-delivered to Copperas Cove ISD administration, at 408 S. Main St., with office hours of Monday through Friday, between 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional election information, accommodations for visual impairment, or assistance in completing forms for the CCISD board of trustees election, contact Monica Hall, CCISD Elections Officer, at 254-547-1227, or athallm@ccisd.com.