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File Photo - HEB Plus General Manager Tim Smith crosses the finish line during last year’s Gallop or Trot 5K at Copperas Cove City Park. This years event will be a chip timed event on Saturday, Sept. 17.

File Photo - HEB Plus General Manager Tim Smith crosses the finish line during last year’s Gallop or Trot 5K at Copperas Cove City Park. This years event will be a chip timed event on Saturday, Sept. 17.

Registration ongoing for Chamber of Commerce’s Gallop or Trot 5K

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Fri, 08/26/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual H-E-B Plus! Gallop or Trot 5K on Saturday, Sept. 17. The chip timed event will begin 8 a.m. at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.
Courtesy Photo - Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove President Elect Mike Blount presents Club Member Laura Jordan the Exchangite of the Quarter Award during the August 12 meeting.

Courtesy Photo - Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove President Elect Mike Blount presents Club Member Laura Jordan the Exchangite of the Quarter Award during the August 12 meeting.

Noon Exchange Club honors Exchangite of the Quarter at meeting

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Fri, 08/26/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   The Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove met on Aug. 12 at Lil’ Tex Restaurant. Club President Inez Faison called the meeting to order. Club Member Dr. Parker Bogue led the invocation, and Past President Dennis Ayres asked everyone to join in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Courtesy Photo - Members from the Excel Club of Copperas Cove High School help empty a bus filled with school supplies collected from the Stuff the Bus project. Over a two month period, Stuff the Bus volunteers collected over $25,000 worth of supplies under the leadership of Rabbit Fest Queen Karagan Mayberry.

Courtesy Photo - Members from the Excel Club of Copperas Cove High School help empty a bus filled with school supplies collected from the Stuff the Bus project. Over a two month period, Stuff the Bus volunteers collected over $25,000 worth of supplies under the leadership of Rabbit Fest Queen Karagan Mayberry.

Excel Club helps with school supplies sorting

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Fri, 08/19/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   From Aug. 5-7, Stuff the Bus volunteers collected over $25,000 worth of school supplies that will be distributed to Copperas Cove students.   On August 8, the bus was unloaded at the Crossroads High School Cafeteria.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Pat Buchanan and Bluegrass Country started the evening with bluegrass tunes at Saturday night’s Music at the Gap – Reloaded. The event served as a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Copperas Cove.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Pat Buchanan and Bluegrass Country started the evening with bluegrass tunes at Saturday night’s Music at the Gap – Reloaded. The event served as a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Copperas Cove.

Music at The Gap raises funds at new venue

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Fri, 08/19/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The sounds of bluegrass and country filled the Copperas Cove Civic Center for the 2016 Music at the Gap.
Courtesy Photo - Teen Miss Rabbit Fest Kamryn Mayberry and Monique Murphy of Bits-n-Bites Cake Shop enjoy stuffing a teddy bear at Bearables, 209 S. Main Street in Copperas Cove. The company is hosting a bear stuffing birthday party event on Saturday to benefit child abuse awareness and prevention.

Courtesy Photo - Teen Miss Rabbit Fest Kamryn Mayberry and Monique Murphy of Bits-n-Bites Cake Shop enjoy stuffing a teddy bear at Bearables, 209 S. Main Street in Copperas Cove. The company is hosting a bear stuffing birthday party event on Saturday to benefit child abuse awareness and prevention.

Birthday bash to benefit child abuse prevention awareness

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Fri, 08/12/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   Today, 185 children in Texas will be abused. More than one-fourth of those are not old enough to attend kindergarten and are not able to tell clearly communicate the abuse they are experiencing.
Courtesy Photo - The Copperas Cove Optimist International Club made a donation to the Boys and Girls Club of Copperas Cove for $600. Pictured are Zariyah J., Zekhylen J., Optimist President Sandor Vegh, Alyssa T., Hailey T., Destiny M., Denise M., Alani J., and Branch Director Arin Newberry.

Courtesy Photo - The Copperas Cove Optimist International Club made a donation to the Boys and Girls Club of Copperas Cove for $600. Pictured are Zariyah J., Zekhylen J., Optimist President Sandor Vegh, Alyssa T., Hailey T., Destiny M., Denise M., Alani J., and Branch Director Arin Newberry.

Optimist Club donates to Boys and Girls Club

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Fri, 08/12/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Optimist International Club made a $600 donation to the Boys and Girls Club of Copperas Cove on July 27. The $600 gift provided Summer Program Scholarships for 15 children within the community.
CCLP/ TJ MAXWELL - The Pride of Cove Band is already hard at work learning the steps and movements for their halftime show, which they will perform publicly for the first time at Spirit Spectacular on Sept. 15.

CCLP/ TJ MAXWELL - The Pride of Cove Band is already hard at work learning the steps and movements for their halftime show, which they will perform publicly for the first time at Spirit Spectacular on Sept. 15.

Pride of Cove Band marches back in action

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Fri, 08/05/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The beginning of the school year is about two weeks away, but members of the Pride of Cove Band are showing up early at the high school and staying for the day as they learn the steps for their fall halftime show and prepare for competition.

CCISD board meets to discuss proposed budget and tax rate

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Fri, 08/05/2016 - 05:00
By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press   A special meeting was held by the CCISD Board of Trustees this past Friday. The items for discussion were the district’s proposed 2016-2017 budget and tax rate.

CCISD gears up for annual Stuff the Bus event

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Fri, 07/22/2016 - 12:32
Collection boxes for school supplies are popping up all over Copperas Cove at local businesses, churches, and organization headquarters as CCISD gears up for its annual Stuff the Bus event.

Seniors receive tips on preventing falls, staying active

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Fri, 07/22/2016 - 12:21
By PAMELA GRANT  Cove Leader-Press    Every year, one in every three Americans over the age of 65 fall, and the likelihood of having a fall increases with every year. In addition, after the first fall, there is a 66 percent chance of having a second fall within a year.