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City’s sales tax revenues continue to rise

News Staff
Fri, 02/10/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press For the second month of the new year, Copperas Cove will be receiving a higher sales tax rebate check for February 2017 compared to February 2016. This month’s check will be for $458,317.34, up 5.71 percent compared to the $433,529.
Courtesy Photo - A rescued mother dog rests with her seven puppies in Brittany Weimert’s home. The puppies were found in a burn pile on property off Lutheran Church Road.

Courtesy Photo - A rescued mother dog rests with her seven puppies in Brittany Weimert’s home. The puppies were found in a burn pile on property off Lutheran Church Road.

Seven pups rescued from burn pile find new homes

News Staff
Fri, 02/10/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Seven puppies along with their mother will soon go to their forever homes, thanks to a local woman’s intervention.
COURTESY PHOTO - Domino’s Pizza assistant manager Michael Bouvier shows a Crossroads High School student how to get air underneath to dough to allow it to spread out as it is tossed into the air. Domino’s presented its Dough Show at the high school of choice to allow students to explore a career in culinary arts.

COURTESY PHOTO - Domino’s Pizza assistant manager Michael Bouvier shows a Crossroads High School student how to get air underneath to dough to allow it to spread out as it is tossed into the air. Domino’s presented its Dough Show at the high school of choice to allow students to explore a career in culinary arts.

ROLLING OUT THE DOUGH

News Staff
Fri, 02/10/2017 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press Ethan Beasley knows that as an assistant manager of a restaurant, he has to be a role model to the other employees. He has to model the behavior he wants them to follow.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Contractors are already at work on the first phase of the Avenue D sidewalk improvements which will go from the corner of Avenue D and South 3rd Street to the corner of Avenue D and South 2nd Street. The project should take approximately six months to complete.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Contractors are already at work on the first phase of the Avenue D sidewalk improvements which will go from the corner of Avenue D and South 3rd Street to the corner of Avenue D and South 2nd Street. The project should take approximately six months to complete.

Work begins on Ave. D sidewalk improvement project

News Staff
Fri, 02/10/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The City of Copperas Cove announced on Monday the start of the Avenue D sidewalk improvements, also called the Downtown Revitalization Project, which began on Monday, Jan. 16.
File Photo - An IRS-certified tax aide with AARP helps a client last year with their taxes at the Copperas Cove Public Library. The AARP volunteers returned this year to help residents with tax filing each Wednesday between now and the April 18.

File Photo - An IRS-certified tax aide with AARP helps a client last year with their taxes at the Copperas Cove Public Library. The AARP volunteers returned this year to help residents with tax filing each Wednesday between now and the April 18.

Local AARP providing free tax assistance at Library

News Staff
Tue, 02/07/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Regardless of age or income status, those who would like free tax preparation can do so every Wednesday during the filing season.

Cove Feed & Seed rooster turns model

News Staff
Tue, 02/07/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Thousands of chickens, ducks and turkeys have passed through the doors of Cove Feed & Seed during the shop’s more than 50 years in business, but over the past year one has decided to stay.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Penny, a therapy dog with Pet Partners, who is also deaf, came to visit C.R. Clements- Hollie Parsons Elementary School with her owner Sandra McCleney, to share a message about special needs and overcoming obstacles on Friday.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Penny, a therapy dog with Pet Partners, who is also deaf, came to visit C.R. Clements- Hollie Parsons Elementary School with her owner Sandra McCleney, to share a message about special needs and overcoming obstacles on Friday.

ONE SPECIAL DOG

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Tue, 02/07/2017 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press Fourth and fifth graders at Clements-Parsons Elementary School had the opportunity to meet a Pet Partners therapy dog named Penny along with her owner on Friday.

Cove HEB brings anti-bullying program to school

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Sat, 02/04/2017 - 14:33
Special to Leader-Press COPPERAS COVE, TX (February 1, 2017)—“Be a buddy, not a bully!”  That’s the message that second graders at Williams/Ledger Elementary took away from an anti-bullying workshop called the Buddy League presented by HEB Plus Copperas Cove.

City manager shares exit strategy with EDC board

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Fri, 02/03/2017 - 14:49
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   During a special workshop meeting on Wednesday morning that lasted nearly three hours, Copperas Cove’s Economic Development Corporation board of directors discussed and gave direction to  City Manager Andrea Gardner on a number of items that concerned EDC...

Art Guild prepares for annual festival

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Fri, 02/03/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Five Hills Art Guild hit the ground running with the turn of the new year and is full speed ahead in planning and promoting its second annual art festival.