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CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - Crossroads High School graduates walk into the Lea Ledger Auditorium during last Thursday’s Fall 2016 commencement ceremony. 25 students re-ceived their diplomas.

CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - Crossroads High School graduates walk into the Lea Ledger Auditorium during last Thursday’s Fall 2016 commencement ceremony. 25 students re-ceived their diplomas.

GRADUATION

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Tue, 01/17/2017 - 05:00
By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press   Hard work, perseverance, and support were some of the themes touched on during the fall commencement ceremony for Crossroads High School.

Crossroads caps and gowns courtesy of Extraco Bank

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Fri, 01/13/2017 - 11:28
Special to Leader-Press   For Joel Fain, it seemed at times that the day would never come. Not only did the day come, but it was even more memorable thanks to the kindness of one local business.

EDC board approves extended deadline on closing

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Fri, 01/13/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Economic Development Corporation held a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon, during which it unanimously approved extending the closing deadline of land purchase by Endeavor Real Estate Group, also known as C-Cove 90 Partners.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Abby McWhorter, 14, of the Copperas Cove FFA, sits next to Wine Cup, one of two pigs she’s showing at the annual Coryell County Youth Fair held Wednesday through Saturday at the Gatesville Civic Center.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Abby McWhorter, 14, of the Copperas Cove FFA, sits next to Wine Cup, one of two pigs she’s showing at the annual Coryell County Youth Fair held Wednesday through Saturday at the Gatesville Civic Center.

HOG HEAVEN

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Fri, 01/13/2017 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press    The annual Coryell County Youth Fair started this week and opened to the public with the Home Economics items on display Wednesday night at the Gatesville Civic Center.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - A worker for FATHOM water Systems Inc. works to change out a water meter for a city utility customer.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - A worker for FATHOM water Systems Inc. works to change out a water meter for a city utility customer.

City working to implement new water meters, billing system

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Fri, 01/13/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The City of Copperas Cove is still in the process of transitioning its utility accounts over to FATHOM Water Management with the changeover of customers’ water meters to the advanced metering infrastructure.
Cadets in the CCHS JROTC Bulldog Battalion carry poles and place them in sections for volunteers to fill with wreaths. More than 6,400 wreaths were retrieved last year by hundreds of volunteers.

Cadets in the CCHS JROTC Bulldog Battalion carry poles and place them in sections for volunteers to fill with wreaths. More than 6,400 wreaths were retrieved last year by hundreds of volunteers.

Wreath retrieval at Veterans Cemetery set for Saturday

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Tue, 01/10/2017 - 11:06
By LYNETTE SOWELL  The annual wreath retrieval at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery will take place Saturday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m.
Copperas Cove residents came out to the grand opening of Pet Supplies Plus over the weekened. Shoppers had the chance to cast votes for one of three local shelters to receive a $1,000 donation from Pet Supplies Plus, with the other two shelters each receiving $250.

Copperas Cove residents came out to the grand opening of Pet Supplies Plus over the weekened. Shoppers had the chance to cast votes for one of three local shelters to receive a $1,000 donation from Pet Supplies Plus, with the other two shelters each receiving $250.

GRAND OPENING

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Tue, 01/10/2017 - 11:03
By DAVID J. HARDIN  The weekend’s cold temperatures didn’t deter local residents from coming out to celebrate the grand opening of Pets Supplies Plus in Copperas Cove.
CCISD superintendent Joe Burns speaks out against the recent release of preliminary grades for school districts based on the state-mandated A-F grading system, which would become effective in 2018. Burns and 28 other superintendents and lead administrators held a media conference at the Region 12 Education Service Center in Waco on Friday.

CCISD superintendent Joe Burns speaks out against the recent release of preliminary grades for school districts based on the state-mandated A-F grading system, which would become effective in 2018. Burns and 28 other superintendents and lead administrators held a media conference at the Region 12 Education Service Center in Waco on Friday.

Region 12 superintendents react to proposed accountability system

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Tue, 01/10/2017 - 10:58
By LYNETTE SOWELL  Grade school students have received letter grades to mark academic progress and assessment for decades, and in 2015 the Texas legislature mandated that public schools start receiving letter grades for how they’re doing where it concerns students’ achievement and progress as well.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Lilyann Rylant, Abigail Richmond and Morgan Galibeau played a game of Clue at the Art Lab’s last Tween Club meeting of 2016 on Friday.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Lilyann Rylant, Abigail Richmond and Morgan Galibeau played a game of Clue at the Art Lab’s last Tween Club meeting of 2016 on Friday.

Tween and Teen clubs held at Cove Art Lab

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Fri, 01/06/2017 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Cove Art Lab held the final Tween Club of 2016 last Friday evening, providing a place for a dozen kids between the ages of 8-12 to play games and socialize during winter break.
Courtesy/Cinemahill Studios - Devonte Dillard, playing the role of Shad, performs in a scene shot at Lil Tex Restaurant for the independent film “1040 Not So EZ”, which will have a red carpet premiere screening at Cinergy Cinema on Thursday.

Courtesy/Cinemahill Studios - Devonte Dillard, playing the role of Shad, performs in a scene shot at Lil Tex Restaurant for the independent film “1040 Not So EZ”, which will have a red carpet premiere screening at Cinergy Cinema on Thursday.

1040 NOT SO EZ SHOT IN COVE

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Fri, 01/06/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The efforts of a local film production company will come to life on the big screen in Copperas Cove on Thursday, Jan. 12, when “1040 Not So EZ premieres at Cinergy Cinema.