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Pride of Cove Band & Color Guard holds annual Spirit Spectacular

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Tue, 09/21/2021 - 08:59
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove High School Pride of Cove Marching Band gave Copperas Cove residents a taste of what to expect this marching season at this year’s Spirit Spectacular held at Bulldawg Stadium Thursday evening.

copperas Cove titleholders win McGregor festival singing contest

david_morris
Tue, 09/21/2021 - 08:44
Special to Leader-Press  Young Miss Five Hills Emily Kimball, 15, has loved to sing ever since she can remember. Her first experience singing a solo was in pre-kindergarten at Clements/Parsons Elementary School at her Christmas choir concert.

Ledger Furniture to close its doors

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Mon, 09/20/2021 - 17:11
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The parking lot was starting to fill up on Thursday morning with the vehicles of eager shoppers around 9 a.m. at Ledger Furniture, although the doors did not open for the “private sale” until 10 a.m.  The store, which has been a fixture at its location at 104 E.

CCISD Board of Trustees vote to raise pay for bus drives, substitute teachers

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Mon, 09/20/2021 - 17:03
By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press Substitute teachers and bus drivers in the Copperas Cove Independent School District will be seeing a pay raise after theCCISD board of trustees voted on a retroactive pay increase for both positions during their regular meeting Tuesday evening.

Central Texas College Fine Arts hosts “Invisible Wounds” art exhibit

david_morris
Tue, 09/14/2021 - 09:30
Special to the Leader-Press  The Central Texas College (CTC) Fine Arts department announced it will host an artist exhibit featuring the works of sculptor and art therapist Peter Buotte. The exhibit, “Invisible Wounds,” features a series of digitally-rendered sculptures and photographs of U.S.

VFW Post 8577, Copperas Cove church hold 9/11 remembrance ceremonies

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Mon, 09/13/2021 - 21:18
By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives due to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, either immediately or in the rescue efforts that followed. On Saturday, September 11, 2021, the Copperas Cove VFW Post #8577 held a remembrance ceremony starting at 8:03 a.m.