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Community invited to meet the City

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Thu, 03/17/2016 - 17:18
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The City of Copperas Cove invites residents to get better acquainted with the city’s departments and have a little fun during Wednesday afternoon’s “Meet the City” event from 3 until 5 p.m.

CTC Nursing dept. to hold job fair

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Fri, 03/11/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   The Central Texas College (CTC) Nursing department will hold its annual spring semester Nursing/EMT Job Fair on Wednesday, March 23 in the CTC Nursing Center (Bldg. 155) from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Superhero Teacher: Charlotte Heinze

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Fri, 03/11/2016 - 05:00
By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove High School teacher Charlotte Heinze teaches marketing, business, advertising, and entrepreneurship to students in grades 10-12. She is also the Marketing Education Coordinator and DECA Advisor for CCISD.

Elementary students get groovy with books

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Sat, 03/05/2016 - 15:07
Special to Leader-Press   Forget Woodstock students at Martin Walker Elementary are headed to Bookstock, the Groovy Book Fair, converging on their school thorough March 10. Every fair has a theme, and this one is Peace Love and Books.

Choosing perennials for Central Texas

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Sat, 03/05/2016 - 15:03
After living in Central Texas for several years, I was convinced that I would have to continue planting flowering annuals every year, enjoy the colors through spring and summer then accept the fact that everything would be brown by August.
COURTESY PHOTO - Little Mister Rabbit Fest Azaire Barrett, 6, gets busy painting near the front door of My Brother’s House, the food pantry of the Holy Family Catholic Church, on Saturday. It took 15 volunteers more than 10 hours to paint the facility.

COURTESY PHOTO - Little Mister Rabbit Fest Azaire Barrett, 6, gets busy painting near the front door of My Brother’s House, the food pantry of the Holy Family Catholic Church, on Saturday. It took 15 volunteers more than 10 hours to paint the facility.

My Brother’s House food pantry gets facelift from Rabbit Fest royalty

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Tue, 03/01/2016 - 13:11
Special to the Leader Press   More than 10 hours of work, more than 15 people and the result was a beautiful new look for My Brother’s House, the food pantry of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Cove.   Senior Ms.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Congressman Roger Williams addresses county Republicans at the annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner held by the Coryell County Republican party on Saturday evening.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Congressman Roger Williams addresses county Republicans at the annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner held by the Coryell County Republican party on Saturday evening.

Congressman Williams speaks at Lincoln Reagan dinner

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Tue, 03/01/2016 - 13:07
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Congressman Williams speaks at Lincoln Reagan dinner By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Coryell County Republican Party held its annual Lincoln Reagan dinner at the Texas Station Event Center in Gatesville, with Congressman Roger Williams as the keynote...
Joyce Friels, Local Gardening

Joyce Friels, Local Gardening

Starting your sunflower garden

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Fri, 02/26/2016 - 05:00
Remember grandma’s summer garden with annuals blooming in all colors and gold sunflowers standing tall in the back of the flower bed? These gold flowers with big brown centers were always used as background flowers, usually planted along a fence with tall hollyhocks growing next to them.
CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Josh Quinn, right, chats with a visitor to his gallery during the artist reception, last Thursday at the Oveta Culp Hobby Memorial Library at Central Texas College.

CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Josh Quinn, right, chats with a visitor to his gallery during the artist reception, last Thursday at the Oveta Culp Hobby Memorial Library at Central Texas College.

Media Man shares love of arts with photography gallery

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Fri, 02/26/2016 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS Cove Leader-Press   While delivering packages for UPS, Josh Quinn dreamed of making a living while sharing his passion for photography.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL- Kyle Matthews, candidate for Coryell County commissioner precinct 1, chats with his family and a Dairy Queen employee on Saturday as both Matthews and Ray Ashby, a candidate for Coryell County commissioner precinct 4, reached out to voters during a two-hour event at the store.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL- Kyle Matthews, candidate for Coryell County commissioner precinct 1, chats with his family and a Dairy Queen employee on Saturday as both Matthews and Ray Ashby, a candidate for Coryell County commissioner precinct 4, reached out to voters during a two-hour event at the store.

Candidates continue campaign drives to Primary Election day

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Tue, 02/23/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   With the March 1 primary election one week away, local candidates are continuing their drives to connect with voters and hear from them, as well as get their messages heard in the hope of coming out ahead in the polls on election day.