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City’s sales tax revenue continues to climb

david_morris

Fri, 06/09/2017 - 08:29

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Copperas Cove’s sales tax revenues have continued to climb for yet another month in 2017, with the city set to receive $345,956.19, up 6.98 percent when compared to the $323,357.47 the city received in June 2016.

Senator Dawn Buckingham talks legislative session

david_morris

Fri, 06/09/2017 - 08:28

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press On Tuesday, Senator Dawn Buckingham said at the Public Policy Council lunch held by the Killeen Chamber of Commerce that she expected Governor Greg Abbott to call that afternoon for a special session. She was right.

‘Talk, Text, Crash’ public awareness campaign warns drivers of the dangers of cell phone use, other distractions

david_morris

Fri, 06/09/2017 - 08:27

Special to Leader-Press AUSTIN – Stacey Riddle knows the pain of every parent’s worst nightmare. On the way home from a spring break trip last year, her teenage daughters were killed when the car in which they were riding collided with an 18-wheeler.

cosplay at CTC

david_morris

Fri, 06/09/2017 - 08:25

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press Central Texas College held the first ever GeekFest Preview Saturday night at the Mayborn Science Theater to give a taste of what GeekFest will be like come August.

Back to the drawing board for cemetery maintenance

david_morris

Fri, 06/09/2017 - 08:24

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press An agreement between the City of Copperas Cove, Refuge Ministries and the Texas Department of Corrections to help maintain the city’s 88 acres of cemetery has fizzled.

Teen Miss cleans clothes for students

david_morris

Tue, 06/06/2017 - 01:41

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Rows of washing machines and dryers at Wells Laundry on Business 190 kept busy on Saturday as Miss Teen Five Hills Kendra Hicks led a group of royalty and volunteers who washed nearly one ton of abandoned clothing.

CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN A shopper makes a donation to the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 74 during the Forget-Me-Not drive held Saturday at Walmart.

DAV holds Forget-Me-Not donation drive

david_morris

Tue, 06/06/2017 - 01:35

By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press The local chapter 74 of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) held their semi-annual Forget Me Not donation drive in front of the Copperas Cove Wal-Mart on Saturday.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL Customers check out the variety of items at a storage unit sale, held by Armadillo Properties. The real estate management company is donating the sales from the two-day event to Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter.

Armadillo Properties cleans out storage, raises funds

david_morris

Tue, 06/06/2017 - 00:38

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press On Friday and Saturday, Armadillo Properties cleaned out its storage units and placed everything up for sale, for a good cause in front of Patriot Cache storage on Business 190.

Scouts build, install new selves at library

david_morris

Tue, 06/06/2017 - 00:36

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press They say not to judge a book by its cover but with the help of Boy Scout Troop 224, the Copperas Cove Public Library is making it a bit easier to do so for its patrons.

Courtesy Photo/CCISD Hettie Halstead Elementary students Kaylah Hill, Jayvyon Adams, Annabelle Williams, and Mia Carreon dress as their favorite book characters during Children’s Book Week. The event is one of many the school does to encourage children to keep reading.

Halstead students prepared for summer of reading

david_morris

Mon, 06/05/2017 - 15:45

Special to Leader-Press As students headed out the door for summer break, Halstead Elementary School librarian Teresa Ingram and library assistant Rita Seffrood knew that some students will return in late August with a decline in reading development simply because they have not participated in a...