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Copperas Cove church hosting community garden open house

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Fri, 07/19/2024 - 14:51
  By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    A local church is welcoming the community to participate in a community garden on its gorunds.  On Saturday, Aug. 3, Southern Hills Baptist Church is holding a special community garden open house, during which registration is available for gardening plots.

Kids try instruments at Musical Petting Zoo

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Fri, 07/19/2024 - 11:29
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Dozens of children enjoyed the opportunity to try their hands at playing stringed instruments, gleefully taking bow to strings and creating their own tunes.

Copperas Cove Senior Center hosts Expo

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Thu, 05/09/2024 - 18:38
By PAMELA GRANTCove Leader-Press Texas A&M AgriLife Extension hosted their first Senior Expo at the Copperas Cove Senior Center from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday. The Senior Expo focused on providing local seniors with information and resources to help them out.

CTC Theater to present ‘Alice In Wonderland’

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Thu, 11/02/2023 - 18:30
Special to the Leader-Press  Central Texas College Fine Arts will present “Alice in Wonderland” at 7 p.m. Nov. 16-18 in the school’s Lady Bird Johnson Fine Arts Center auditorium.The play, based on the beloved classic by Lewis Carroll, is a reimagining of Wonderland, with an unexpected twist ending.

September Saturday running events provide outdoor opportunities for locals

david_morris
Thu, 09/07/2023 - 15:32
By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Two outdoor run/walk events will give locals the opportunity to get out and move this month.  Held in-person for the first time since 2019, the Gallop or Trot 5K run/walk is set for Saturday, Sept. 16 at Copperas Cove City Park.

Girl Scouts hold open house at library

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Fri, 09/01/2023 - 13:06
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   With the start of a new year of school, the Girl Scouts of Copperas Cove are also beginning a new year of scouts.

Ellen Dunn featured artist for August at Frames & Things

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Fri, 08/11/2023 - 15:05
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press    After a brief hiatus during July, First Friday Art After Dark returned to Frames and Things last Friday with mixed media pieces of artwork by Ellen Dunn. Art After Dark kicked off at 6:30 p.m.

Exchange Club raises thousands for child abuse prevention

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Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:39
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Despite the threat of stormy weather keeping many from participating in the Copperas Cove Noon Exchange Club’s annual Mayfest 5k and raffle, the Noon Exchange Club was still able to collect a lot of money which will be donated to local child abuse prevention...