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Meet the Candidates set for Monday

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Copperas Cove voters will have the opportunity to hear from the candidates running for positions on the Copperas Cove city council as well as the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees on Monday.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board unveils new education plan

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press Faculty and staff of Central Texas College were given an update on the 60x30TX plan created by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to improve the number of educated workers in the state during presentations held in the Anderson Campus Center Wednesday.

City council appoints volunteers to boards Tuesday night

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Four city boards and committees received new and reappointed members on Tuesday night when the Copperas Cove city council approved appointments to the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee, the Housing Authority Board, the Cemetery Advisory Board and the Quality of...

Bangarang Consulting helps small businesses in the area

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  When Aimeé Nesse was in third grade, she told her mother, “I’m going to move to Nashville and be a businesswoman.”  When she was 17, that’s exactly what she did, and she lived there for 20 years.

Neighborhoods weather National Night Out

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press Neighbors shared food and conversation at the National Night Out block parties held around Copperas Cove Tuesday evening.  Tuesday marked 33 years since the first ever National Night Out event took place and 20 years since Copperas Cove started participating.

Whataburger, police department hold Coffee With A Cop

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Sixteen officers with the Copperas Cove Police Department converged on the Copperas Cove Whataburger on Wednesday morning, but it wasn’t because of a call for help.

Rainbow Girls hold fundraiser at Mt. Hiram Lodge

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press The Mt. Hiram Masonic Lodge was filled with laughter, fun, and camaraderie on Saturday evening as the Rainbow Girls served dinner to raise funds for their group. From 4 to 7 p.m.