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CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - Kids play a game for prizes during the VFW fall festival which was sponsored by the VFW and VFW Auxiliary on Saturday at the VFW Post 8577.

VFW Post 8577 holds fall festival

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Tue, 10/18/2016 - 05:00

By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press Halloween costumes, games, raffle prizes, a cakewalk, and a silent auction are just a few of the things Cove residents were able to do at the VFW Post 8577 fall festival this past Saturday.

Friends and family testify in Litchfield murder trial

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Fri, 10/14/2016 - 05:00

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press The second week of testimony in the trial for the murder of Raymond Litchfield shifted the focus to friends and family of Raymond and his widow, Margaret, who is charged with his murder, at the 52nd district court in Gatesville on Tuesday.

COURTESY PHOTO - Codi Nunez and Joshua Kasten are sworn in as the newest officers to the Copperas Cove Police Department Tuesday.

JOINING THE RANKS

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Fri, 10/14/2016 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Codi Nunez and Joshua Kasten were sworn in to the Copperas Cove Police Department on Tuesday morning by Judge William “Bill” Price. The two graduated from the Temple College Police Academy on Friday, October 7.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Dan Yancey, running for City Council Place 3, talks at the “Meet the Candidates Forum” at the GUMC on Monday.

AARP hosts city council Meet the Candidates forum

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Fri, 10/14/2016 - 05:00

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press On Monday afternoon, the public had the opportunity to get to learn a bit more about the nine men running for positions on the Copperas Cove City Council.

Cove’s city manager a finalist for Palestine position

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Thu, 10/13/2016 - 14:20

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Copperas Cove’s city manager, Andrea Gardner, was named Monday as one of three finalists for the city of Palestine, Texas, and has been invited along with the other two finalists, Jack Coleman and Kevin Coleman, for interviews on October 18 and 19.

Martin Walker students prevent bullying through puppetry, positive messages

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Tue, 10/11/2016 - 10:02

Special to Leader-Press In an effort to prevent bullying, Martin Walker Elementary gifted and talented students have gone behind the masks to present the message to be positive, build good character and increase self-esteem. Every GT student designed a positive puppet and corresponding mask.

Cove ISD wins regional HEB reading contest

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Tue, 10/11/2016 - 10:00

More than one-fourth of Texas children under the age of five not are not read to regularly. Eighty percent of a person’s vocabulary is developed by age five. Young children who are not read to regularly are not exposed to as many words as other children and they start school behind their peers.

City water customers to begin receiving new meters, utility department to accept payments only at utility office next week

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Tue, 10/11/2016 - 09:37

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Starting today, Fathom Water Systems will begin changing out all the water meters for City of Copperas Cove utility customers and the company expects to complete the process within a couple months.

Litchfield murder trial headed into second week

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Tue, 10/11/2016 - 05:00

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press The trial for murder of Raymond “Red” Litchfield continued Thursday and Friday last week, with testimony from forensic, medical and law enforcement witnesses, focusing on the timeline of the murder and the estimated time of death as well as...

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Cove Feed & Seed held a harvest festival on Saturday, complete with a hay tunnel, games, pony rides, hot dogs and popcorn.

FALL FESTIVAL

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Tue, 10/11/2016 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press What started out as a simple hay tunnel turned into a mini-harvest festival complete with two ponies named Britt and Peanut, a goat named Belle, and a seven-month-old rooster named Omelette at Cove Feed & Seed on Saturday.