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H-E-B holding tear-pad campaign for the National Mounted Warrior Museum

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Tue, 07/12/2016 - 12:55
Special to Leader-Press   The National Mounted Warfare Foundation (NMWF) is pleased to announce that H-E-B has selected the NMWF as the beneficiary of its in-store coupon promotion in the eight stores surrounding the Central Texas region to include Copperas Cove, Killeen, Harker Heights, Lampasas,...

Chamber announces hiring of new president

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Tue, 07/12/2016 - 12:44
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   At Thursday night's Copperas Cove city council meeting, Joe Newman, the interim president of the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau, announced that the board has hired Sean Corrigan to be the organization's new president/CEO.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Mitch Lofton speaks to the petition team and supporters at The Network’s celebration at Redneck Tacos on Saturday afternoon. The Copperas Cove city council voted unanimously to accept the petition with 1,748 signatures at Thursday night’s meeting.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Mitch Lofton speaks to the petition team and supporters at The Network’s celebration at Redneck Tacos on Saturday afternoon. The Copperas Cove city council voted unanimously to accept the petition with 1,748 signatures at Thursday night’s meeting.

Liquor petition team celebrates, prepares for upcoming ballot

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Tue, 07/12/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   With the Copperas Cove city council unanimously voting on Thursday night to accept the 1,748 verified signatures on a petition along with approving a resolution to place the liquor option on the Nov.
Julie Landrum demonstrates how to create marble designs on paper using shaving cream and food coloring at the Sip and strut event held in Downtown Lampasas Thursday evening.

Julie Landrum demonstrates how to create marble designs on paper using shaving cream and food coloring at the Sip and strut event held in Downtown Lampasas Thursday evening.

SIP AND STRUT

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Tue, 07/12/2016 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Artists demonstrated their techniques at Sip and Strut on Thursday evening at the Perception Creative Art School in downtown Lampasas.
CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Taylor Griswold, owner of Epic Entertainment, and Kazoo fired toilet paper into the audience as part of their show at the library’s Summer Reading Program.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Taylor Griswold, owner of Epic Entertainment, and Kazoo fired toilet paper into the audience as part of their show at the library’s Summer Reading Program.

Library provides ‘Epic’ entertainment

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Tue, 07/12/2016 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Kids of all ages had an “epic” time at the library last Wednesday courtesy of Epic Entertainment.   Epic Entertainment’s show on Thursday was the most recent show held as part of the Copperas Cove Public Library’s Summer Reading Program.
Courtesy Photo - LTCDR Eric Oliphant with the United States Coast Guard was named Exceptional Pilot of the Year for his role in rescuing four crew members from the sailing vessel Trio in February 2016.

Courtesy Photo - LTCDR Eric Oliphant with the United States Coast Guard was named Exceptional Pilot of the Year for his role in rescuing four crew members from the sailing vessel Trio in February 2016.

Cove alum named Coast Guard’s Exceptional Pilot of the Year

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Fri, 07/08/2016 - 05:00
By CHUCK TAYLOR Cove Leader-Press   Eric Oliphant, a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Coast Guard and member of the Copperas Cove High School class of 1991, has been named the United States Coast Guard’s Exceptional Pilot of the Year.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - A crowd gathered at the VFW Post 8577 for Monday’s Independence Day bell ringing and ceremony at the post. After the ceremony, the post hosted a barbecue lunch along with raffle prizes.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - A crowd gathered at the VFW Post 8577 for Monday’s Independence Day bell ringing and ceremony at the post. After the ceremony, the post hosted a barbecue lunch along with raffle prizes.

TRADITION

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Fri, 07/08/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   As part of its longstanding Independence Day tradition, The Olan Forest Smith Post 8577 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary held a bell ringing on the 4th of July.   Nationwide, VFW posts ring the bell of freedom and liberty at 11 a.m.
CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - Benjamin the red kangaroo from Australia jumps for the children at the Copperas Cove Public Library during the summer reading event Wild Things Zoofari, which was held last Thursday.

CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - Benjamin the red kangaroo from Australia jumps for the children at the Copperas Cove Public Library during the summer reading event Wild Things Zoofari, which was held last Thursday.

Kids meet furry friends at the library Zoofari show

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Fri, 07/08/2016 - 05:00
By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press   Last Thursday at the Copperas Cove Public Library local children were able to get up close to a few furry animals, thanks to Courtney Cortina-Pineda who has a traveling zoo called Wild Things Zoofari.

THE GREAT TEXAS MOSQUITO FESTIVAL

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Wed, 07/06/2016 - 11:32
The Great Texas Mosquito Festival is approaching its 36th Annual Festival, scheduled for July 28, 29 & 30, 2016 in Clute, Texas (55 miles southeast of Houston). The festival was started to promote and encourage tourism in the City of Clute.
CCLP/KATHLEEN STARLING - Carroll Beckom helps students add glitter stars to their spiral galaxies before they turn them into mobiles at CTC’s College for Kids Galaxy Quest class last Wednesday.

CCLP/KATHLEEN STARLING - Carroll Beckom helps students add glitter stars to their spiral galaxies before they turn them into mobiles at CTC’s College for Kids Galaxy Quest class last Wednesday.

CTC College for Kids holds galaxy quest

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Mon, 07/04/2016 - 07:30
By KATHLEEN STARLING Cove Leader-Press   Mayborn Planetarium assistant Carroll Beckom was professor of Galaxy Quest with the assistance of Flogert Bardhi at CTC’s College for Kids.