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Bear-stuffing event to raise money for Hope Pregnancy Center

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Fri, 08/18/2017 - 08:54

Special to Leader-Press Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. And, let’s not forget about unicorns, zebras, dinosaurs, bulldogs, frogs, cats, and horses.

On Saturday the Browning Community Garden Club of Kempner successfully completed its Texas Trash Off project. Several bags of litter were collected from the two-mile strip of road the club has adopted on F.M. 2657.

Browning Community Garden Club of Kempner completes Texas Trash Off project

david_morris

Tue, 04/04/2017 - 13:10

CCISD students get historical view of 19th century Waco

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Tue, 04/04/2017 - 12:02

By SABRINA RIVERA Special to Leader-Press CCISD 5th grade gifted education students got a blast from the past and were transported in time to the early 19th century in Waco.

Cove students take aim at state archery contest

david_morris

Tue, 04/04/2017 - 11:58

Special to Leader-Press Critical thinking, responsibility, time management. These are just a few of the life skills that CCHS agriculture students have learned through archery. Honing these skills have propelled them to the state competition in the program’s first year.

Kids 0-12 years if age will have the chance to scramble for eggs and prizes at City Park on Saturday.

Annual Easter Egg Roundup set for Saturday

david_morris

Tue, 04/04/2017 - 11:41

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Children ages 0-10 will have the chance to hunt for eggs at City Park’s ballfields for Copperas Cove’s annual Easter Egg Roundup on Saturday, April 8. Starting at 9 a.m.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Wendy Sledd received the Commnity Builder Award from Mt. Hiram Lodge No. 595 on Tuesday.

Sledd receives Community Builder Award

News Staff

Fri, 03/31/2017 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Jewell Yarborough, Deborah Shelton, Edgar Rhode, Charles Baggett, Tim Molnes, and Joe Lombardi. These are just a few names of Covites who have received the Community Builder Award from Mt. Hiram Lodge No. 595 AF & AM in Copperas Cove.

COURTESY PHOTO - Williams/Ledger Elementary principal Marla Sullivan asks students how many of them will make straight A’s on their report cards the next six weeks so they can attend Sweets with Sullivan. All 40 students in attendance raised their hands.

Principal’s homemade treats inspire students to achieve

News Staff

Fri, 03/31/2017 - 05:00

By EDITH NATIVIDAD Special to Leader-Press With 200 A’s, 40 students on the honor roll are being rewarded with a homemade treat straight from the top.

COUTESY PHOTO - Crime scene investigator: Hettie Halstead Elementary students improve their reading skills for the 5th grade STAAR test while working as crime scene investigators during one of the school’s Saturday STAAR Camps. STAAR testing is held at CCISD for elementary schools March 28-29.

CCISD students study up at STAAR Camp

News Staff

Fri, 03/24/2017 - 05:00

Special to Leader-Press Copperas Cove students return from Spring Break to the task of taking the STAAR test at the end of March. For the last several Saturdays, CCISD schools have offered STAAR camps to help prepare students to do their best on the competency exam.

Residents meet the city in “Wizard of Oz” event

News Staff

Fri, 03/24/2017 - 05:00

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press Residents of Copperas Cove got the chance to meet and interact with the many different departments of the city at the 8th Annual Meet the City on Wednesday afternoon.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Christy Kirkpatrick slices homemade cheesecake at Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehab’s bake sale on National Pi Day. The bake sale was held as a fundraiser for the National Alzheimer’s Association.

Cove Nursing & Rehab Center celebrates Pi Day

News Staff

Fri, 03/17/2017 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The fourteenth day of the third month every year has come to be known as National Pi Day and sometimes includes the consumption of pie.