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CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - CCISD principals were recognized Tuesday night during the board of trustees meeting. Pictured with them is Mayor of Copperas Cove Frank Seffrood who declared October 2016 to be Principal Appreciation Month.

CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - CCISD principals were recognized Tuesday night during the board of trustees meeting. Pictured with them is Mayor of Copperas Cove Frank Seffrood who declared October 2016 to be Principal Appreciation Month.

CCISD trustees approve more than $650,000 in campus improvements

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Fri, 10/14/2016 - 05:00
By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press   At Tuesday night’s Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees meeting, the board approved budgeted purchases totaling $651,788.32, for replacements, upgrades and improvements at its campuses.
Courtesy Photo - Korean War Veterans Association President Eddie Bell Sr. receives a gift from Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove Past President Dennis Ayres during club’s September 23 meeting.

Courtesy Photo - Korean War Veterans Association President Eddie Bell Sr. receives a gift from Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove Past President Dennis Ayres during club’s September 23 meeting.

Exchange Club hears from head of Korean War Veterans Association

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Fri, 10/07/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   The Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove met on September 23 at Lil’ Tex Restaurant. President Inez Faison opened the meeting, Dr. Parker Bogue offered the invocation, and Club Member Ira Brand led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Candidate forum set for Monday with AARP

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Fri, 10/07/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove voters will have the opportunity to hear from the candidates running for three positions on the Copperas Cove city council on Monday, Oct. 10.
CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Clarence Enochs, Josh Alvarez, Debbie Peredo, Angie Sargent, Bo Roldan, and Mayor Frank Seffrood watch as a new freezer is delivered to the Cove Meals on Wheels program.The new appliance was donated and will double the amount of people that the group is able to help.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Clarence Enochs, Josh Alvarez, Debbie Peredo, Angie Sargent, Bo Roldan, and Mayor Frank Seffrood watch as a new freezer is delivered to the Cove Meals on Wheels program.The new appliance was donated and will double the amount of people that the group is able to help.

Meals on Wheels able to expand coverage with freezer donation

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Fri, 09/30/2016 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove’s Meals on Wheels received a brand new freezer on Monday which will enable the group to provide even more meals to the community.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Students assembled 75 bags of lentil soup to be donated to a local food bank at the first meeting for the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy held Monday evening at the Copperas Cove High School.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Students assembled 75 bags of lentil soup to be donated to a local food bank at the first meeting for the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy held Monday evening at the Copperas Cove High School.

Students participate in Chick-fil-A academy

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Fri, 09/30/2016 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Dozens of students from 9th to 12th grade kicked off the first meeting of the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy in a classroom at Copperas Cove High School on Monday after school.
CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - SCA member Joe Simmons taught a class on medieval table manners. The class was held in the library meeting room.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - SCA member Joe Simmons taught a class on medieval table manners. The class was held in the library meeting room.

Group hosts class on medieval table manners

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Fri, 09/23/2016 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Movies often depict medieval mealtimes as barbaric affairs. They show men tearing off great chunks of meat, talking with their mouths full, and tossing their unwanted food aside. However, this is far from reality.
Courtesy Photo/CCISD - Williams/Ledger Elementary student Dayaxie Rodriguez, 6, counts the Hoot Loot money she has earned for good behavior to determine if she has enough to purchase a board game. In addition to encourage positive expectations, the school’s rewards program also teaches students financial literacy.

Courtesy Photo/CCISD - Williams/Ledger Elementary student Dayaxie Rodriguez, 6, counts the Hoot Loot money she has earned for good behavior to determine if she has enough to purchase a board game. In addition to encourage positive expectations, the school’s rewards program also teaches students financial literacy.

Williams/Ledger students learn money management through reward system

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Fri, 09/23/2016 - 05:00
By DAVID DEES AND EDITH NATIVIDAD Special to Leader-Press   Glittery pencils, toys, games, calculators and even bicycles are just some of the prizes students can earn at Williams/Ledger Elementary’s OWLS Nest.
Courtesy photo/Texas A&M Agrilife - Snout butterflies have been passing through the area this week on their way to Mexico. The butterfly gets its name from the elongated “palps” that protrude from its head.

Courtesy photo/Texas A&M Agrilife - Snout butterflies have been passing through the area this week on their way to Mexico. The butterfly gets its name from the elongated “palps” that protrude from its head.

‘Nosey’ butterfly migrating through South Central Texas

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Fri, 09/16/2016 - 05:00
By AGRILIFE Special to Leader-Press   What may appear to some to be a butterfly invasion in South Central Texas is really just an annual migration of the American snout butterfly, said Molly Keck, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist for Bexar County.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Drum majors of the Pride of Cove Marching Band and Color Guard are recognized for their work at the CCISD Convocation last month at the CCISD Board of Trustees meeting held Tuesday evening.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Drum majors of the Pride of Cove Marching Band and Color Guard are recognized for their work at the CCISD Convocation last month at the CCISD Board of Trustees meeting held Tuesday evening.

CCISD recognizes retirees, volunteers at meeting

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Fri, 09/16/2016 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Independent School District Board of Trustees recognized retiring staff members and student groups that helped with the Convocation when they met for the month of September Tuesday night.
CCISD/Courtesy Photo - Copperas Cove High School students enrolled in health sciences classes will begin working on new equipment thanks to a $60,000 grant. The grant will purchase two simulation manikins, two hospital beds with complete headboards, and a simulator for phlebotomy students to utilize.

CCISD/Courtesy Photo - Copperas Cove High School students enrolled in health sciences classes will begin working on new equipment thanks to a $60,000 grant. The grant will purchase two simulation manikins, two hospital beds with complete headboards, and a simulator for phlebotomy students to utilize.

Cove High awarded $60K grant for medical classes

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Fri, 09/09/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   Students enrolled in Copperas Cove High School’s health sciences classes will become better prepared in their respective medical fields thanks to a $60,000 grant for high-tech equipment.