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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.   Campus director Michael Anderson hopes the...
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.   About 45...
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.
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.
CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - Local residents get breakfast at Applebee’s during the Blue Santa pancake breakfast fundraiser held on Saturday.

CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - Local residents get breakfast at Applebee’s during the Blue Santa pancake breakfast fundraiser held on Saturday.

Blue Santa holds pancake fundraiser

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Tue, 11/01/2016 - 15:58
By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press   Blue Santa of Copperas Cove held a pancake breakfast fundraiser at Applebee’s on Saturday.

Christmas parade was off, now it is back on

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Fri, 10/28/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Within a 24-hour period from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning, the Christmas parade in Copperas Cove was cancelled, then was back on again.
Courtesy Photo - Dogs and their owners dressed as the Ninja Turtles won the Howl-O-Ween Puppy Pawlooza costume contest last year. The 1-mile walk/fun run and costume contest kick off the day of activities including a swim in the city pool, a small dog race, dog demonstrations, obstacle course, and more.

Courtesy Photo - Dogs and their owners dressed as the Ninja Turtles won the Howl-O-Ween Puppy Pawlooza costume contest last year. The 1-mile walk/fun run and costume contest kick off the day of activities including a swim in the city pool, a small dog race, dog demonstrations, obstacle course, and more.

GOING TO THE DOGS

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Fri, 10/28/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   Look for dogs to splash in Copperas Cove’s City Park Pool, compete in the Little Tikes Dog Race, find their way through obstacle courses, jump hurdles and more all while dressed in costume.