Events

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Jessica Centunzi-Sanchez, as Mrs. Claus, and Phillip Imergoot, as Santa Claus, pose with kids at Saturday morning’s pancake breakfast fundraiser for Relay For Life Lampasas-Copperas Cove at Applebees. Sanchez is the event team leader for Lampasas, and Imergoot is part of the Copperas Cove event team.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Jessica Centunzi-Sanchez, as Mrs. Claus, and Phillip Imergoot, as Santa Claus, pose with kids at Saturday morning’s pancake breakfast fundraiser for Relay For Life Lampasas-Copperas Cove at Applebees. Sanchez is the event team leader for Lampasas, and Imergoot is part of the Copperas Cove event team.

Relay of Life of Copperas Cove and Lampasas join forces to fight cancer

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Tue, 12/20/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove and Lampasas Relay For Life event lead teams joined forces on Saturday morning for their first fundraiser together at Applebees in Copperas Cove, where they held a pancake breakfast.
COURTESY PHOTO - Martin Walker Elementary parent Amanda Sawyer volunteers at the school’s Peppermint Village Christmas Store to help students pick out gifts for their family and friends.

COURTESY PHOTO - Martin Walker Elementary parent Amanda Sawyer volunteers at the school’s Peppermint Village Christmas Store to help students pick out gifts for their family and friends.

Volunteer support brings back school Christmas store

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Tue, 12/20/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press No long lines, no crowded stores and no items on backorder for students who shopped in the Martin Walker Peppermint Village Christmas Store sponsored by the Parent Teacher Association.

Mattress Firm holds toy drive for foster kids

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Fri, 12/16/2016 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   There are only a few days left to drop off new, unwrapped toys for the Toy Drive at any local Mattress Firm store, including the Copperas Cove location in the Five Hills Shopping Center.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - CCISD Superintendent Dr. Joe Burns presents Alyssa Walker, a 7th grader at S.C. Lee who won 3rd place in the CCISD Holiday Card contest, with her framed card.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - CCISD Superintendent Dr. Joe Burns presents Alyssa Walker, a 7th grader at S.C. Lee who won 3rd place in the CCISD Holiday Card contest, with her framed card.

Trustees approve purchases in final meeting of 2016

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Fri, 12/16/2016 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   TThe Copperas Cove Independent Board of Trustees approved major purchases and recognized Christmas card decorating winners as well as the Campus Communications Liaisons of each campus at their Tuesday evening meeting.
CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Members of the Rabbit Fest Royalty helped sort through coats and jackets that were given away at the Trinity Worship Center’s Coats for the Cold event

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Members of the Rabbit Fest Royalty helped sort through coats and jackets that were given away at the Trinity Worship Center’s Coats for the Cold event

Local church gives coats to those in need

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Tue, 12/13/2016 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   With the recent temperature drop, Trinity Worship Center’s Coats for the Cold event couldn’t have come at a better time.   Volunteers at Trinity Worship Center handed out coats, blankets, quilts, hats, scarves, and gloves from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Christian Mulvey plans out the light display with his son-in-law Dustin Phipps on Friday afternoon. Mulvey will have his 3rd annual light show set to music at 1605 Little Ave. 7-10 p.m. nightly from Dec. 15-31. Mulvey has a facebook page for his display facebook.com/lightsofchristmas

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Christian Mulvey plans out the light display with his son-in-law Dustin Phipps on Friday afternoon. Mulvey will have his 3rd annual light show set to music at 1605 Little Ave. 7-10 p.m. nightly from Dec. 15-31. Mulvey has a facebook page for his display facebook.com/lightsofchristmas

Cove man raising funds for HPC with light display

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Tue, 12/13/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   More than 15,000 lights cover Christian and Sabine Mulvey's home and yard at 1605 Little Ave., and starting Dec. 15, the Mulveys will share a light show with the community through New Year's Eve.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - The Copperas Cove Junior High School choir sings “Silent Night” in several languages and performs it using sign langugage on Friday night at Krist Kindl Markt in downtown Copperas Cove.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - The Copperas Cove Junior High School choir sings “Silent Night” in several languages and performs it using sign langugage on Friday night at Krist Kindl Markt in downtown Copperas Cove.

Krist Kindl Markt tradition continues downtown

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Tue, 12/06/2016 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Despite colder temperatures and constant rain, many enjoyed the Krist Kindl Markt festivities.
COURTESY PHOTO - Clements/Parsons Elementary gifted education students Emily Kimball, Brenda Thomas and Joy Trump build a bone bridge through a STEM challenge. The purpose was to have students apply the rigor of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics content to the challenge and come up with solutions.

COURTESY PHOTO - Clements/Parsons Elementary gifted education students Emily Kimball, Brenda Thomas and Joy Trump build a bone bridge through a STEM challenge. The purpose was to have students apply the rigor of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics content to the challenge and come up with solutions.

Clements/Parsons students engineer a twist on fall season

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Tue, 11/29/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   Clements/Parsons Elementary School gifted and talented students have been exploring the fall season with a STEM twist using Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics properties.
COURTESY PHOTO - S. C. Lee Junior High Principal Kayleen Love accepts the United Way Year-Over-Year Increase award on behalf of her campus representative Shannon Thompson. Under Thompson’s leadership, the campus increased its fundraising total by more than 160 percent over 2015’s total

COURTESY PHOTO - S. C. Lee Junior High Principal Kayleen Love accepts the United Way Year-Over-Year Increase award on behalf of her campus representative Shannon Thompson. Under Thompson’s leadership, the campus increased its fundraising total by more than 160 percent over 2015’s total

CCISD raises nearly $40K for United Way

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Tue, 11/29/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   Terri Jernigan knows how to motivate people. The physical education teacher at Williams/Ledger Elementary knows how to help others attain goals they never dreamed possible. Her school’s involvement with the United Way campaign is no different.
Courtesy Photo - Residents lined up around the Mission Casa building on Saturday morning as the church distributed 50 Thanksgiving baskets, along with regular items from its food pantry.

Courtesy Photo - Residents lined up around the Mission Casa building on Saturday morning as the church distributed 50 Thanksgiving baskets, along with regular items from its food pantry.

Charity groups collect Thanksgiving donations, distribute food baskets

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Mon, 11/21/2016 - 16:36
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Thanksgiving is a day of giving and being thankful for what you have.