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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.

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

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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

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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.

Parks & Rec holding town hall meeting Thursday

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Tue, 01/24/2017 - 08:37
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove residents are invited to attend a town hall meeting on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 5:30 p.m. at the Copperas Cove Civic Center located at 1206 W Avenue B. The meeting is the first quarterly public meeting of the year.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - A sign is up at the site of Smart Liquor, located at 2202 West Highway 190 Suite 200, near the Valero at the intersection of West Highway 190 and Big Divide Road.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - A sign is up at the site of Smart Liquor, located at 2202 West Highway 190 Suite 200, near the Valero at the intersection of West Highway 190 and Big Divide Road.

Two liquor stores set to open in Copperas Cove

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Tue, 01/24/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Signs are up at the future location for Smart Liquor, located at 2202 West Highway 190 Suite 200, at the Valero near the intersection of West Highway 190 and Big Divide Road.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - A student team practices their presentation in a hallway at CCHS during the DECA Region V district conference held Saturday. Nearly 1,000 students came from 26 area high schools to compete for a shot to advance to the state competition in San Antonio.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - A student team practices their presentation in a hallway at CCHS during the DECA Region V district conference held Saturday. Nearly 1,000 students came from 26 area high schools to compete for a shot to advance to the state competition in San Antonio.

DECA COMPETITION

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Tue, 01/24/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Nearly 1,000 students from 26 Texas high schools, some as far away as Stephenville, converged on Copperas Cove High School Saturday morning for the annual DECA Region V District Conference.