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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.
CCISD/Courtesy Photo - The Copperas Cove High School JROTC Saber Team uses its sabers to form an arch under which the newly crowned homecoming queen and king, Skye Richard and Juston Case, pass. The saber arch is a military tradition typically used to introduce a new couple to the community.

CCISD/Courtesy Photo - The Copperas Cove High School JROTC Saber Team uses its sabers to form an arch under which the newly crowned homecoming queen and king, Skye Richard and Juston Case, pass. The saber arch is a military tradition typically used to introduce a new couple to the community.

Cove JROTC brings military tradition to homecoming festivities

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Fri, 09/09/2016 - 05:00
By Donovan Ritchie CCHS JROTC PAO 2LT   The entire audience in the stadium held its breath awaiting the announcement.
CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Firefighter Kris Hurst shows Shirley Anderson how to properly strap her grandson, AJ Zavala, into his new car seat.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Firefighter Kris Hurst shows Shirley Anderson how to properly strap her grandson, AJ Zavala, into his new car seat.

Cove Fire Department teaches car seat safety

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Tue, 09/06/2016 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), motor vehicle injuries are a leading cause of death in children in the United States, many of which could have been prevented through proper use of car seats, booster seats, and/or seat...
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Edward Hill

A&M-Central Texas announces new College of Education dean

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Tue, 09/06/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents unanimously appointed Dr. Edward L. Hill as dean of the College of Education at Texas A&M University-Central Texas during their quarterly meeting.
Courtesy Photo - The front lawn and entry of Clear Creek Meadows apartments was decked out in pink for last year’s Pink Out the Town held by Pink Warrior Angels. Registration for the 2016 contest is going on now.

Courtesy Photo - The front lawn and entry of Clear Creek Meadows apartments was decked out in pink for last year’s Pink Out the Town held by Pink Warrior Angels. Registration for the 2016 contest is going on now.

Pink Warrior Angels seeks businesses to ‘Paint the Town Pink’

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Fri, 09/02/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Pink Warrior Angels (PWA) is now accepting registrations from local businesses for the October initiative to “Paint the Town Pink” to promote awareness of the impact of breast cancer.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Tom Boren is shown making a past donation to the Cove House. Boren sold Western Insurance to Bill Kliewer with BKCW Insurance who now owns the agency. Boren will still work there in a part-time role.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Tom Boren is shown making a past donation to the Cove House. Boren sold Western Insurance to Bill Kliewer with BKCW Insurance who now owns the agency. Boren will still work there in a part-time role.

Tom Boren retires, sells Western Insurance after 40 years in Cove

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Fri, 09/02/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Tom Boren might have grown up in a town called Littlefield in West Texas, but his family’s Copperas Cove roots go deep.