Events

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Copperas Cove mayor Frank Seffrood addresses representatives of local community agencies and nonprofits at last Monday’s meeting of the Greater Copperas Cove Community Agency Network at Grace United Methodist Church.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Copperas Cove mayor Frank Seffrood addresses representatives of local community agencies and nonprofits at last Monday’s meeting of the Greater Copperas Cove Community Agency Network at Grace United Methodist Church.

Greater Copperas Cove Community Agency Network holds meeting

News Staff
Tue, 08/02/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Representatives from agencies in the local area shared about their organizations and exchanged information at the Greater Copperas Cove Community Agency Network meeting last Monday at Grace United Methodist Church.

Council receives proposed property tax rates from city

News Staff
Fri, 07/29/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   During a workshop on Tuesday afternoon, the city’s budget director Ryan Haverlah presented the tax rates based on the certified property values in Copperas Cove.   The city’s current property tax rate is 79.7908 cents per $100 valuation.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Kids from First Step Child Care listen to Sam Guinn, owner of Barking Oaks Pet Salon. Pebble, Guinn’s Standard Poodle, was there as well to provide an object lesson on pets for the children. First Presbyterian Church hosted the day care center at its Day for Dogs, Cats and Kids on Wednesday.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Kids from First Step Child Care listen to Sam Guinn, owner of Barking Oaks Pet Salon. Pebble, Guinn’s Standard Poodle, was there as well to provide an object lesson on pets for the children. First Presbyterian Church hosted the day care center at its Day for Dogs, Cats and Kids on Wednesday.

Presbyterian Church hosts day for dogs and kids

News Staff
Fri, 07/29/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Instead of having Vacation Bible School this year, First Presbyterian Church decided reprise their special event from last year, bringing kids and animals together.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - David Kerney, pastor of Refuge Ministries Topsey Campus, stands under the canopy during the church’s monthly trade day on Saturday. The church, located about nine miles west of Copperas Cove near the intersection of F.M. 1113 and F.M. 580, holds a monthly trade day with free spots for vendors the fourth Saturday each month.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - David Kerney, pastor of Refuge Ministries Topsey Campus, stands under the canopy during the church’s monthly trade day on Saturday. The church, located about nine miles west of Copperas Cove near the intersection of F.M. 1113 and F.M. 580, holds a monthly trade day with free spots for vendors the fourth Saturday each month.

Church offers free vendor spots for monthly trade day

News Staff
Tue, 07/26/2016 - 13:41
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Topsey campus of Refuge Ministries, based in Copperas Cove, has been keeping up its tradition of a monthly trade day since April 2015.
FILE PHOTO - Children and families gathered at a past National Dance Day to kick up their feet and learn some dance routines at GymKix.

FILE PHOTO - Children and families gathered at a past National Dance Day to kick up their feet and learn some dance routines at GymKix.

National Dance Day for families set for Saturday

News Staff
Tue, 07/26/2016 - 13:38
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Families with children of all ages will get the chance on Saturday to participate in National Dance Day locally, at GymKix located at 1352 Matthew Spicer Rd   The event starts at 3 p.m.
CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - A balloon release was the final event at the birthday party and celebration of life for Connor Hedge on Saturday at House Creek Elementary School.

CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - A balloon release was the final event at the birthday party and celebration of life for Connor Hedge on Saturday at House Creek Elementary School.

Hundreds turn out to celebrate the life of Connor Hedge

News Staff
Tue, 07/19/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Connor Hedge was remembered on Saturday by hundreds, among them classmates, friends, teachers, community members and more as House Creek Elementary School along with Connor’s family hosted a birthday party and celebration of life for the five-year-old...
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Children draw names for door prizes on Saturday at Hank’s Tire & Muffler. The threeday customer appreciation event featured a car show, free food, door prizes and giveaways, among them a $500 tire voucher, with no purchase necessary to enter.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Children draw names for door prizes on Saturday at Hank’s Tire & Muffler. The threeday customer appreciation event featured a car show, free food, door prizes and giveaways, among them a $500 tire voucher, with no purchase necessary to enter.

Hank’s holds 3-day customer appreciation event

News Staff
Tue, 07/19/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Hank’s Tire Pros at 918 S. Main St. held its 9th annual customer appreciation days from Thursday through Saturday, with sales, giveaways, a car show, along with free food all three days.   On site was 106.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Robert Mitchell is recognized at Thursday evening’s city council workshop for his 10 years of service to the City of Copperas Cove. Mitchell is a driver for the Solid Waste Department.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Robert Mitchell is recognized at Thursday evening’s city council workshop for his 10 years of service to the City of Copperas Cove. Mitchell is a driver for the Solid Waste Department.

Council receives proposed budget, gives direction on EDC budget

News Staff
Tue, 07/12/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove city council held its first workshop and regular meeting for the month of July on Thursday and received a presentation of the city’s proposed budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year from city manager Andrea Gardner.
CCLP/FILE PHOTO - Pink Warrior Angels is holding its one-year celebration on Saturday along with a ribbon cutting as it joins the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce. Among the events it has held in the last year was the Pink Warrior Dash 5K, which drew approximately 100 runners and walkers to South Park.

CCLP/FILE PHOTO - Pink Warrior Angels is holding its one-year celebration on Saturday along with a ribbon cutting as it joins the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce. Among the events it has held in the last year was the Pink Warrior Dash 5K, which drew approximately 100 runners and walkers to South Park.

Chamber to hold ribbon cutting for Pink Warrior Angels

News Staff
Tue, 07/12/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce is holding a ribbon cutting on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. for one of its newest members, Pink Warrior Angels.

Independence Day: Resurgence

david_morris
Fri, 07/01/2016 - 11:43
Darren Blair For the sake of disclosure, somewhere or other I have what’s left of an F/A-18 model kit that was released during the original film. Yeah. 20 years ago wasn’t that long for me. Nor, it turns out, was 20 years all that long for the people in the film.