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CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Five Hills Art Guild mural project director Sheri Wilson works at blocking areas of the guild’s mural at the future Sutherlands Home Base store, set to open in March.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Five Hills Art Guild mural project director Sheri Wilson works at blocking areas of the guild’s mural at the future Sutherlands Home Base store, set to open in March.

PAINT ME A COPPERAS COVE

News Staff
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press With the grand opening of the Sutherlands Home Base lumber store at the site of the former H-E-B building weeks away, the Five Hills Art Guild has its newest mural project now under way.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - The Copperas Cove High School Project Graduation Planning Committee met Tuesday evening for the first time under the new leadership of Charles Lyons.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - The Copperas Cove High School Project Graduation Planning Committee met Tuesday evening for the first time under the new leadership of Charles Lyons.

Project Graduation 2017 regroups, seeks supporters

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Fri, 02/24/2017 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press The Project Graduation 2017 committee has had a slow start in raising money funds this school year, but held its first meeting under new leadership Tuesday evening at the CCHS cafeteria.

Inaugural Chief Molnes Golf tournament set

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Tue, 02/21/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The city will host the inaugural Chief Tim Molnes Scholarship Golf Tournament at 8 a.m. March 18 at the Hills of Cove Golf Course, 1408 Golf Course Rd.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Joann Courtland, director of Operation Stand Down Central Texas, is all smiles on Friday afternoon after receiving the keys to a 2017 Toyota Tundra at Toyota of Killeen. OSDCT was selected by Congressman Roger Williams’ (R-Austin) office to receive the one-of-a-kind Black Tie & Boots Edition Tundra from Gulf Coast Toyota.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Joann Courtland, director of Operation Stand Down Central Texas, is all smiles on Friday afternoon after receiving the keys to a 2017 Toyota Tundra at Toyota of Killeen. OSDCT was selected by Congressman Roger Williams’ (R-Austin) office to receive the one-of-a-kind Black Tie & Boots Edition Tundra from Gulf Coast Toyota.

Cove-based nonprofit receives truck from Toyota

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Tue, 02/21/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press A contingent from Copperas Cove joined others from the Central Texas area for a special delivery at Toyota of Killeen on Friday afternoon.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Karen Sutton waits with her grandchildren Matthew Thompson, 12, Stormie Wilson, 4, and Isabelle Wilson, 6, to receive their certificates of honorary membership of the Copperas Cove Bass Club for catching their fish at the 10th annual Fishing in the Park event held Saturday morning.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Karen Sutton waits with her grandchildren Matthew Thompson, 12, Stormie Wilson, 4, and Isabelle Wilson, 6, to receive their certificates of honorary membership of the Copperas Cove Bass Club for catching their fish at the 10th annual Fishing in the Park event held Saturday morning.

GONE FISHIN

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Tue, 02/21/2017 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press Families surrounded the duck pond at the Copperas Cove City Park for a chance to catch rainbow trout as part of the 10th annual Fishing in the Park on Saturday morning.

Citizens Police Academy to resume March 2

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Tue, 02/21/2017 - 00:12
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   After an almost three-year hiatus, the Copperas Cove Police Department will hold the 31st session of the Copperas Cove Citizens Police Academy, with the first class starting on Thursday, March 2 and the class culminating with a graduation ceremony on May 4.

PAR Guns owner arrested on theft warrant

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Fri, 02/17/2017 - 15:24
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Michael Desmond, owner of PAR Guns in Copperas Cove, turned himself in to the Copperas Cove Police Department on Tuesday morning in response to a Jan. 30 arrest warrant that was issued against him for theft over $2,500 but less than $30,000.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Copperas Cove Fire Department Chief Michael Neujahr recognized CCISD Maintenance Department employee Raymond Riddle, at Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, for his efforts in extinguishing a fire in the yard of a residence on the bus route last Thursday.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Copperas Cove Fire Department Chief Michael Neujahr recognized CCISD Maintenance Department employee Raymond Riddle, at Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, for his efforts in extinguishing a fire in the yard of a residence on the bus route last Thursday.

Substitute bus driver fights fire during route

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Fri, 02/17/2017 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press A substitute bus driver for Copperas Cove Independent School District acted quickly and heroically, extinguishing a fire at a residence on a bus route while taking students to Mae Stevens Early Learning Academy Thursday afternoon.
COURTESY PHOTO - House Creek Elementary students enjoy good books as part of World Reading Day as they celebrated Drop Everything and Read for 15 minutes at the end of the school day.

COURTESY PHOTO - House Creek Elementary students enjoy good books as part of World Reading Day as they celebrated Drop Everything and Read for 15 minutes at the end of the school day.

DROP EVERYTHING

News Staff
Fri, 02/17/2017 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press If the old adage is true that when you open a good book, you expand your mind, there is a lot of mind expansion happening at House Creek Elementary.

Casting company calling for extras in Nat Geo miniseries

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Fri, 02/17/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Locals have the opportunity to answer a casting call from Austin-based Brock Allen Casting for a Nat Geo miniseries set to begin filming next month in the Fort Hood, Killeen, and Austin areas.