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CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Sgt. Dominique Greeley, a member of the 1st Cavalry Division horse detachment, demonstrates some horse riding techniques at Camp Cowboy, held at Robison Ranch in Kempner. The camp is a 12-week program for active duty and military veterans.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Sgt. Dominique Greeley, a member of the 1st Cavalry Division horse detachment, demonstrates some horse riding techniques at Camp Cowboy, held at Robison Ranch in Kempner. The camp is a 12-week program for active duty and military veterans.

CAMP COWBOY

News Staff
Fri, 02/03/2017 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press    Camp Cowboy isn’t just about horsing around, it’s about healing.   Hosted by Robison Ranch in Kempner, Camp Cowboy kicked off on Wednesday by treating veterans and their families to a demonstration and introduction to horses.
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City hires public works director

News Staff
Fri, 02/03/2017 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   The City of Copperas Cove announced that Michael Cleghorn has accepted the position of Public Works Director and began his employment on Jan. 17.    Cleghorn is a native Texan, born and raised in Humble, Texas.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - LEFT: HEB Plus! was named the Large Business of the Year by the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce at its annual banquet on Friday night. RIGHT: Crawford Bowers Funeral Home was named the Small Business of the Year. J.C. Stubbs was named the Ambassador of the year.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - LEFT: HEB Plus! was named the Large Business of the Year by the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce at its annual banquet on Friday night. RIGHT: Crawford Bowers Funeral Home was named the Small Business of the Year. J.C. Stubbs was named the Ambassador of the year.

H-E-B Plus! named big business of year

News Staff
Tue, 01/31/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Members of the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce turned out on Friday night for the chamber’s annual banquet, during which the chamber bade farewell to 2016 board chair, Butch Ronne, along with board members Dr. Karen Harrison and Diana Castillo.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Members of the High School United Teens Service Excel Club (HUTS) worked on face painting at the Relay for Life of Lampasas/Copperas Cove Tailgate Kick Off held Saturday at Bulldawg Stadium.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Members of the High School United Teens Service Excel Club (HUTS) worked on face painting at the Relay for Life of Lampasas/Copperas Cove Tailgate Kick Off held Saturday at Bulldawg Stadium.

Relay for Life holds tailgate kickoff event

News Staff
Tue, 01/31/2017 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Relay for Life of Lampasas/Copperas Cove held its tailgate kickoff for the Relay for Life fundraising season on Saturday at Bulldawg Stadium.   This is the first year that Lampasas and Copperas Cove have joined together to form one group.
CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Scouts and their families watch as their colorful wooden racecars zoom down the tracks during Saturday’s Pinewood Derby for Cub Scout Pack 251.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Scouts and their families watch as their colorful wooden racecars zoom down the tracks during Saturday’s Pinewood Derby for Cub Scout Pack 251.

ZOOM... ZOOM...

News Staff
Tue, 01/31/2017 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Little wooden cars zipped down the racetrack followed by cheers of excitement and congratulations to the winners at the Cub Scout Pack #251’s Pinewood Derby.   The annual event was held at VFW Post 8577 on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

ABA pro basketball comes to Cove

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Fri, 01/27/2017 - 12:44
  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Local basketball fans need not trek hours away for an NBA game to see some professional basketball up close, they need only stay in Copperas Cove tonight.
CCLP/ PAMELA GRANT - Participants in Taura Pool’s medieval marmalade class try samples of Pool’s quince, peach, and apple marmalades.

CCLP/ PAMELA GRANT - Participants in Taura Pool’s medieval marmalade class try samples of Pool’s quince, peach, and apple marmalades.

SCA holds workshop on marmalade at library

News Staff
Fri, 01/27/2017 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   When many people think about marmalade, they generally think about oranges. However, historically, marmalade was made with a variety of fruits, the most common being quince, which tastes like a cross between an apple and a pear.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Eric Smith, an H-E-B bakery partner, talks to military spouses about the artisan breads and other products available at the store’s bakery. H-E-B Plus! and the USO hosted spouses at an event on Wednesday which featured tips for shopping on a budget.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Eric Smith, an H-E-B bakery partner, talks to military spouses about the artisan breads and other products available at the store’s bakery. H-E-B Plus! and the USO hosted spouses at an event on Wednesday which featured tips for shopping on a budget.

GONE SHOPPING

News Staff
Fri, 01/27/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   H-E-B Plus! along with the USO Fort Hood held a day for military spouses to learn the ins and outs of shopping H-E-B on a budget at the Copperas Cove store on Wednesday.
CCLP/FILE PHOTO - Billy Cotter conducts a mock traffic stop on Melba Johnson as Officer Thomas Williams looks on during the 27th session of the Citizens Police Academy. The police department is now accepting applications for the 31st session to begin on March 2.

CCLP/FILE PHOTO - Billy Cotter conducts a mock traffic stop on Melba Johnson as Officer Thomas Williams looks on during the 27th session of the Citizens Police Academy. The police department is now accepting applications for the 31st session to begin on March 2.

Citizens Police Academy to resume March 2

News Staff
Fri, 01/27/2017 - 05:00
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...

NATIONAL BANKS OF CENTRAL TEXAS BECOMES NATIONAL UNITED

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Thu, 01/26/2017 - 15:42
GATESVILLE­ – The National Banks of Central Texas has changed its name to National United, effective Friday. The historic bank was first chartered in 1889, making it one of the state's oldest bank charters.