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CCLP/PAMELA GRANT <br> CCISD superintendent Joe Burns shows off an item during the live auction at the Boots & Buckles Gala. Money raised at the event goes to the Copperas Cove Education Foundation.

Education Foundation holds annual gala

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Tue, 04/25/2017 - 01:57

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Smiles and good-natured laughs were shared all around as CCISD superintendent Joe Burns and deputy superintendent Rick Kirkpatrick donned fancy women’s hats on Saturday night at the annual Boots & Buckles Gala for the Copperas Cove Education Foundation.

Relay For Life holds annual survivor dinner

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Tue, 04/25/2017 - 01:07

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Like any other high school freshman, fifteen-year-old Savannah Lewis has big plans. However, those plans were postponed due to her diagnosis with Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone cancer for children, in September 2016.

Local nonprofit aids homeless veterans

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Tue, 04/25/2017 - 01:04

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Members of the armed forces do so much for our country, and, on Saturday, Operation Stand Down Central Texas (OSDCT) sought to do their part to give back to homeless veterans.

Moose Lodge holds 3rd annual car show

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Tue, 04/25/2017 - 01:03

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The Moose Riders of Copperas Cove Moose Lodge 2029 hosted their 3rd annual car show on Saturday afternoon. About 60 entries in total participated in the dual-contest event, said Alex “Smitty” Smith, Moose Riders president.

CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN Domino’s Pizza opened their kitchen to familes and soldiers of Fort Hood during the 12th annual Soldier Appreciation Day on Sunday. Domino’s Pizza employees from across the state checked into the Copperas Cove location to assist in the annual program that includes music and games for the whole family.

Domino’s Pizza holds 12th Annual Soldier Appreciation Day

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Tue, 04/25/2017 - 01:02

By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press Domino’s Pizza in Copperas Cove held its annual Soldier Appreciation Day on Sunday, an event which brings together soldiers and their families and gives them the opportunity to make their own pizzas free of charge.

Man arrested Sunday, dies in custody

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Sat, 04/22/2017 - 00:27

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Police Department Criminal Investigation Division and the Texas Rangers are investigating the death of 32-year-old Justin Smith-Washington.

H-E-B issues precautionary bread recall

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Fri, 04/21/2017 - 08:02

Special to Leader-Press H-E-B, committed to the quality of its products, is voluntarily issuing a precautionary recall for H-E-B and Hill Country Fare sandwich bread with a best by date of April 29 or earlier due to the possible presence of a single piece of rubber in the product.

Council recommends parking ordinance changes

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Fri, 04/21/2017 - 04:20

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press For the calendar year 2016 through now, there have been 1,700 issues with parking on city streets, Lt. Jeffrey Stoddard told the Copperas Cove city council during Tuesday evening’s workshop.

CTC holds domestic violence awareness, prevention event

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Fri, 04/21/2017 - 02:21

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press A 10-person panel at Central Texas College on Wednesday aimed to bring awareness and prevention of domestic violence during the college’s third annual event.

Council to rescind decision on selling property

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Fri, 04/21/2017 - 02:14

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The fate of the city property off Boys Ranch Road, leased by the Cove Saddle Club, took yet another direction after Tuesday night’s Copperas Cove city council meeting.