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CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Copperas Cove City Council Place 5 incumbent Kirby Lack holds up his phone as he waits for the results to come in Tuesday evening at his home in Copperas Cove. Lack pulled in 58.63 percent of the vote to Marc Payne’s 41.37 percent.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Copperas Cove City Council Place 5 incumbent Kirby Lack holds up his phone as he waits for the results to come in Tuesday evening at his home in Copperas Cove. Lack pulled in 58.63 percent of the vote to Marc Payne’s 41.37 percent.

ELECTION 2016

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Fri, 11/11/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Only one of three races for Copperas Cove city council was decided on Tuesday.   Place 5 incumbent Kirby Lack received 3,193 votes, or 58.63 percent over challenger E. Marc Payne, who received 2,253 votes, or 41.37 percent.   “I’m delighted.

Polls open until 7 p.m. tonight after record-breaking early voting

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Tue, 11/08/2016 - 05:00
.By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Early voting closed Friday, with a total of 13,509 voters in Coryell County having cast their ballots as of 5 p.m. Friday. Of those more than 13,000 voters, 7,363 went to the polls in Copperas Cove, 4,819 in Gatesville, and 1,327 voters mailed in their ballots.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - A Sausage Fest-goer points out her sausage selection at the Trinity Lutheran Church’s Annual German Sausage Fest held Saturday at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - A Sausage Fest-goer points out her sausage selection at the Trinity Lutheran Church’s Annual German Sausage Fest held Saturday at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.

GERMAN SAUSAGE FEST

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Tue, 11/08/2016 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Hundreds of people braved the rain on Saturday for the Annual German Sausage Fest hosted by the Trinity Lutheran Church at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.   The fest, which started as a barbeque in 1973, ran from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - A Yeti cooler was among the items auctioned off at Saturday night’s all-you-can-eat fajita dinner and auction held at the Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - A Yeti cooler was among the items auctioned off at Saturday night’s all-you-can-eat fajita dinner and auction held at the Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department.

Annual Oakalla VFD fajita dinner feeds hundreds

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Tue, 11/08/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Hundreds of hungry appetites were satisfied at the Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday evening as the department and the local community came together for OVFD’s annual fajita dinner and auction.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Cove Charter Academy first grade students Nicholas Jeffries and Carmen Barragen add more dirt to planter beds at the campus’ garden area. The students are growing an organic garden and learning about rainwater harvesting.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Cove Charter Academy first grade students Nicholas Jeffries and Carmen Barragen add more dirt to planter beds at the campus’ garden area. The students are growing an organic garden and learning about rainwater harvesting.

Cove Charter Academy to hold fall extravaganza

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Fri, 11/04/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Cove Charter Academy has turned over a new leaf this school year, both literally and figuratively, and to celebrate, the school is hosting a fall extravaganza on Friday, Nov. 11 from noon until 5 p.m.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Joan Kelley paints Texas wildflowers on one of six concrete planters in downtown Copperas Cove on Friday. Kelley, an area artist, volunteered her time and skills to help complete the project with the Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful Commission.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Joan Kelley paints Texas wildflowers on one of six concrete planters in downtown Copperas Cove on Friday. Kelley, an area artist, volunteered her time and skills to help complete the project with the Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful Commission.

WILD-PAINTING

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Fri, 11/04/2016 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Downtown Copperas Cove will be looking a bit more beautiful by the weekend thanks to the efforts of Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful volunteers and local artists with a planter painting project.

VFW Post 8577 gearing up for Veterans Day Parade

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Fri, 11/04/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8577 is preparing for the 47th annual Veterans Day Parade, set for next Friday, Nov. 11, starting at 10 a.m.   The event will kick off with cannon fire at the post at approximately 9:55 a.m.
CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Children pick out pumpkins at the Copperas Cove Fall-O-Ween Festival in City Park.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Children pick out pumpkins at the Copperas Cove Fall-O-Ween Festival in City Park.

Parks and rec draws large crowd for Fall-O-Ween

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Tue, 11/01/2016 - 16:17
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Princesses, superheroes, ghosts, and ghouls took over Copperas Cove’s City Park for Cove’s Fall-O-Ween Festival.   Copperas Cove Parks & Recreation hosted the annual safe Trick or Treat event Saturday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m.
CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - The Gibson family and their five corgis interact with a dog dressed as Bill Clinton and his owner who was dressed as Hillary Clinton on the 1-mile route dog walk at the Howl O Ween Puppy Palooza held at Copperas Cove City Park Saturday morning.

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER - The Gibson family and their five corgis interact with a dog dressed as Bill Clinton and his owner who was dressed as Hillary Clinton on the 1-mile route dog walk at the Howl O Ween Puppy Palooza held at Copperas Cove City Park Saturday morning.

HOWL-O-WEEN

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Tue, 11/01/2016 - 16:12
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Dogs dressed in all sorts of costumes owned the park at the second annual Howl-O-Ween Puppy Palooza co-hosted by the Parks and Recreation Department and Junior Miss Rabbit Fest Kaydence Weary on Saturday morning.