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Cove and Lampasas unite for annual Bark for Life

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Tue, 03/28/2017 - 05:00
By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press It was all blue skies on Saturday in Lampasas on Saturday as dogs and their owners came out to the Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden in Lampasas to walk in Bark for Life.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - First responders were on the scene after a BNSF Railroad train struck a 16-year-old Copperas Cove High School student who was crossing the tracks late Wednesday afternoon.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - First responders were on the scene after a BNSF Railroad train struck a 16-year-old Copperas Cove High School student who was crossing the tracks late Wednesday afternoon.

CCHS student dies after struck by train

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Fri, 03/24/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press A 16-year-old Copperas Cove sophomore lost his life on Wednesday afternoon while crossing the railroad tracks after school.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - The Bru Thru Bottle Shop is now selling liquor after the passage of the liquor option by Copperas Cove voters in November 2016. Four more stores in Copperas Cove, one of them a current convenience store, will start selling liquor as well.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - The Bru Thru Bottle Shop is now selling liquor after the passage of the liquor option by Copperas Cove voters in November 2016. Four more stores in Copperas Cove, one of them a current convenience store, will start selling liquor as well.

QUICK LIQUOR

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Fri, 03/24/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Learning to adapt has been the key to Norm Potter staying in business for 20 years in at the Bru Thru in Copperas Cove.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Joe Lombardi interviews entries into the Meet the City “Oz” costume contest. The annual Meet the City was apart of the day long festivities that included the State of the City luncheon.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Joe Lombardi interviews entries into the Meet the City “Oz” costume contest. The annual Meet the City was apart of the day long festivities that included the State of the City luncheon.

City manager gives annual State of City address

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Fri, 03/24/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The City of Copperas Cove marked its 138th birthday on Wednesday, and the city welcomed all to attend the 9th annual State of the City address at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.

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.

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.