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Cove’s future public safety personnel make impact

News Staff
Fri, 04/17/2015 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD Special to Leader-Press 450 students, 30 schools and an opportunity to qualify for the national contest. But, all eyes were on the 11 students from Copperas Cove High School marching in formation, in perfect rhythm in their uniforms into the Judson High School Auditorium last weekend.

Cancer survivors celebrated Saturday night

News Staff
Tue, 04/14/2015 - 05:00
Approximately 29 cancer survivors and their caregivers were honored Saturday evening at Copperas Cove’s Relay For Life cancer survivor dinner, held at the Copperas Cove Armed Forces YMCA   To view more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition. 

Cove fourth graders named writing princesses, princes

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Fri, 04/10/2015 - 05:00
BY WENDY SLEDD Special to Leader-Press Similes, personification and onomatopoeia…can you identify these when reading written material? If so, these abilities could earn you a sparkling tiara.If not, you may not be smarter than a 4th grader—at least not at Hettie Halstead Elementary School.

Heartwood Park

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Fri, 04/10/2015 - 05:00
D.R. Horton Homes held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday to officially open Heartwood Park. The city’s newest housing development is located close to S.C. Lee Jr. High and Williams Ledger Elementary School. Phase 1 of Heartwood Park has more than 200 homes.

Texas Attorney General Paxton sues publication renewal companies

News Staff
Fri, 04/03/2015 - 14:39
The Texas Attorney General’s Office today filed an enforcement action against three corporations based in Oregon for misleading Texas consumers into paying for publication subscription renewals the corporations were not authorized to sell.
Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove Board Member JT Tatum presents Copperas Cove Senior Mikayla Blount the Youth of the Quarter Award during the club’s March 27 meeting.

Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove Board Member JT Tatum presents Copperas Cove Senior Mikayla Blount the Youth of the Quarter Award during the club’s March 27 meeting.

Noon Exchange honors Youth of the Quarter

News Staff
Fri, 04/03/2015 - 14:38
The Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove met on March 27 at the Lil’ Tex Restaurant. President Sandor Vegh opened the meeting, and Board Member Dr. Parker Bogue offered the invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Club Member Paul Inman.
Coryell County’s road and bridge administrator, Allen Neel, receives a retirement gift from his department at a luncheon on Tuesday. Pictured with Neel is Timothy Clary, the county’s new interim road and bridge administrator

Coryell County’s road and bridge administrator, Allen Neel, receives a retirement gift from his department at a luncheon on Tuesday. Pictured with Neel is Timothy Clary, the county’s new interim road and bridge administrator

County bids farewell to road and bridge administrator

News Staff
Fri, 04/03/2015 - 14:37
By LYNETTE SOWELL   After Tuesday, Allen Neel doesn’t have to jump when he hears the phone ring at any hour of the day or night, alerting him to an issue with one of the county’s 625 miles of roads and bridges.

Manning Homes named presenting sponsor for pageant

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Fri, 04/03/2015 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS Cove Leader-Press When it comes to homes, decisions can be many and often difficult, however for Joan and Jay Manning at Manning Homes, it was a no-brainer decision when it came to presenting the annual Rabbit Fest Pageant after its return in 2014.