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CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - B.J. Calloway fills a unicorn with stuf fing as she helps an exceptional needs student from Copperas Cove ISD during the holiday bear party hosted by the Moose Riders and Bearables in Copperas Cove.

CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - B.J. Calloway fills a unicorn with stuf fing as she helps an exceptional needs student from Copperas Cove ISD during the holiday bear party hosted by the Moose Riders and Bearables in Copperas Cove.

SPECIAL BEARS

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Children watched in awe as their very own stuffed animals were created right before their very eyes.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Senior citizens of Copperas Cove eat and enjoy entertainment by the Sunrise Singers from Williams-Ledger Elementary School at the annual Christmas senior dinner hosted by the Copperas Cove Exchange Club at the Copperas Cove Civic Center Sunday afternoon.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - Senior citizens of Copperas Cove eat and enjoy entertainment by the Sunrise Singers from Williams-Ledger Elementary School at the annual Christmas senior dinner hosted by the Copperas Cove Exchange Club at the Copperas Cove Civic Center Sunday afternoon.

Morning Exchange treats seniors to holiday meal

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Morning Exchange Club of Copperas Cove held its annual Christmas Senior Dinner Sunday afternoon at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.   The doors opened at noon and by 1 p.m.

Cove Nursing & Rehab hosting angel tree adoption

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is looking for people to adopt nursing home residents for the holiday season as part of their Angel Tree gift drive.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Richard Session, owner of Kletus Rack Room, lines up a shot at the pool room he and his wife operate. The pair want to provide a place for families and friends to gather for pool, games, as well as hosting parties.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Richard Session, owner of Kletus Rack Room, lines up a shot at the pool room he and his wife operate. The pair want to provide a place for families and friends to gather for pool, games, as well as hosting parties.

RERACKING

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Richard and Brenda Session are trying to fill a need they see in the Copperas Cove area by introducing local kids to one of their family’s favorite traditions: shooting a game of pool.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - The Copperas Cove Planning & Zoning Commission recently approved the final replat of property on the corner of West Business 190 and Cline Drive, a site currently being looked at by Dollar General for a possible third store in Copperas Cove.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - The Copperas Cove Planning & Zoning Commission recently approved the final replat of property on the corner of West Business 190 and Cline Drive, a site currently being looked at by Dollar General for a possible third store in Copperas Cove.

Dollar General eyes west side for third Cove location

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Dollar General Corporation is taking a serious look at the west side of Copperas Cove as a place to open a third location in the city.
CCLP/LEE LETZER - Santa makes his way to the christmas tree during the tree lighting ceremony, Thursday at Copperas Cove City Park.

CCLP/LEE LETZER - Santa makes his way to the christmas tree during the tree lighting ceremony, Thursday at Copperas Cove City Park.

City holds tree lighting event to kickoff season

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The City of Copperas Cove’s Parks & Recreation Department hosted the city’s annual tree lighting at Copperas Cove City Park for the second year, with numbers down compared to last year.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - The Rabbit Fest Royalty and the newly crowned Krist Kindl Royalty pose with a check with the amount raised for Mitochondrial Disease awareness at the 2nd annual Miss Krist Kindl Charity Pageant held in Bearables in downtown Copperas Cove Saturday morning.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - The Rabbit Fest Royalty and the newly crowned Krist Kindl Royalty pose with a check with the amount raised for Mitochondrial Disease awareness at the 2nd annual Miss Krist Kindl Charity Pageant held in Bearables in downtown Copperas Cove Saturday morning.

CROWNS FOR A CAUSE

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Forty-five women and girls competed in the second annual Miss Krist Kindl Charity Pageant Saturday morning organized by Rabbit Fest Royalty and held at Bearables at 209 S. Main St.
Charles Baggett Jr.

Charles Baggett Jr.

Baggett remembered for kindness, old-school business

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Longtime Copperas Cove business owner, former city councilman and mayor pro tem Charles Baggett Jr. was laid to rest on Friday afternoon following a memorial service at Crawford-Bowers funeral home in Copperas Cove.

Early voting for runoff election continues through Friday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Early voting for the Dec. 13 runoff election began Monday with the polls open daily through Friday, Dec. 9. Polls are located at the Coryell County Annex, located at 201 S. 2nd St. Polling dates and times are as follows: Dec. 6 , 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Dec. 7, 8 a.m.