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Customers petitioning against Kempner water rate hike

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Tue, 03/21/2017 - 15:13
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   In February 2017, Kempner Water Supply Corporation customers received a notice that their base water rates are going up. In response, some customers have started a petition which they plan to submit to the Public Utilities Commission.

KCCB wins $210,000 landscaping grant

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Tue, 03/21/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The efforts of Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful and more than 500 volunteers serving a total of 1,444.5 hours in 2016 have won the City of Copperas Cove a $210,000 grant from the Texas Department of Transportation.
GOOGLE MAPS - A city designated broker has received several offers on 15.744 acres council designated to be sold.

GOOGLE MAPS - A city designated broker has received several offers on 15.744 acres council designated to be sold.

City receives several offers on Saddle Club property location

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Tue, 03/21/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Ryan Haverlah, the city’s budget director and assistant to the city manager, is bringing a resolution to the Copperas Cove City Council tonight, that of declaring its property on Boys Ranch Road as surplus and to authorize City Manager Andrea Gardner to complete...
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Numerous images, one of them a threat to Copperas Cove High School, were spray painted at a vacant car wash on Casa Drive. Copperas Cove High School was on high alert with an increased police presence on Monday.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Numerous images, one of them a threat to Copperas Cove High School, were spray painted at a vacant car wash on Casa Drive. Copperas Cove High School was on high alert with an increased police presence on Monday.

ON HIGH ALERT

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Tue, 03/21/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Copperas Cove High School was on high alert yesterday due to a graffiti message in which an unidentified individual threatened to “shoot up” Copperas Cove High School on March 20, 2017. A report of graffiti located at 310 Casa Dr.

Local businesswomen to give out free prom dresses on Saturday

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Tue, 03/21/2017 - 00:05
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Sometimes the cost of a prom dress or a tuxedo is prohibitive for teens who want to go to the prom, so a group of Central Texas business owners called the Centex Queens of Business are coming together on Saturday to make a special night possible for local...

City to mark 138th birthday next week

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Fri, 03/17/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The City of Copperas Cove turns 138 years old this month, and will celebrate with two annual events that are free and open to the public next week. The first event is the State of the City luncheon and address starts at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - HomeBase Lumber store, located at the site of the former H-E-B at 804 E. Bus. 190, opened for business this week and sells lumber, hardware, electrical supplies and lighting, paint, tile, plants and gardening equipment and more.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - HomeBase Lumber store, located at the site of the former H-E-B at 804 E. Bus. 190, opened for business this week and sells lumber, hardware, electrical supplies and lighting, paint, tile, plants and gardening equipment and more.

DOORS OPEN AT HOMEBASE

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Fri, 03/17/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press As of Tuesday morning, the lights are on, merchandise is stocked on the shelves, lumber is stacked, the baby chicks are peeping and the gardening center is open at the HomeBase store, located at the former site H-E-B on Business 190.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Demolition began last week on the structure at 202 N. 1st St. to make way for the construction of Family Dollar. The store located in Cove Terrace Shopping Center will move to this location in summer 2017 after construction is complete.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Demolition began last week on the structure at 202 N. 1st St. to make way for the construction of Family Dollar. The store located in Cove Terrace Shopping Center will move to this location in summer 2017 after construction is complete.

Family Dollar building in new location downtown

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Fri, 03/17/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press By summer 2017, Family Dollar #1637 at 236 Cove Terrace Shopping Center will have a new home. Last week, demolition began of the 40-plus-year-old structures located on the lot at 202 N. 1st St.
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Cove alum returning for art festival

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Tue, 03/14/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press David Copher, a Copperas Cove High School alum, is returning to his roots in Copperas Cove and will be one of the featured artists at the Five Hills Art Festival on March 25. Copher owns the David Copher Gallery in Santa Fe, NM.
FILE PHOTO - Fathers compete in a game of limbo during the 2016 Daddy Daughter Dance at the Copperas Cove Civic Center. Hundreds packed the center for the annual event. Tickets are on sale now through he Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation department.

FILE PHOTO - Fathers compete in a game of limbo during the 2016 Daddy Daughter Dance at the Copperas Cove Civic Center. Hundreds packed the center for the annual event. Tickets are on sale now through he Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation department.

YAC selling tickets for annual Daddy Daughter Dance

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Tue, 03/14/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Saturday, March 25 is the date set for the third annual Daddy Daughter Dance at the Copperas Cove Civic Center. The event will take place from 5-8 p.m.