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CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Fathers and their daughters enjoy the princess themed Daddy/Daughter Date Night offered by Chick-fil-A Saturday evening.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Fathers and their daughters enjoy the princess themed Daddy/Daughter Date Night offered by Chick-fil-A Saturday evening.

Date night

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Tue, 02/16/2016 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   The day before Valentine’s Day, Chick-fil-A hosted a special Daddy/Daughter Date Night where fathers were invited to spend some quality bonding time with their daughters.
COURTESY PHOTO - Young Miss Rabbit Fest Carleigh Ross, 15, hands a hand-made valentine to a veteran at the Central Texas VA Hospital on Saturday.

COURTESY PHOTO - Young Miss Rabbit Fest Carleigh Ross, 15, hands a hand-made valentine to a veteran at the Central Texas VA Hospital on Saturday.

Rabbit Fest Royalty thank veterans with homemade valentines

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Tue, 02/16/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   Sparkling tiaras and hand-made valentine cards warmed the hearts of veterans in the Central Texas VA Hospital on Saturday.
CCLP/KATHLEEN STARLING Reverend Paulette Magnuson with the smallest of her flock celebrate Shrove Tuesday with beads, masks and pancakes

CCLP/KATHLEEN STARLING Reverend Paulette Magnuson with the smallest of her flock celebrate Shrove Tuesday with beads, masks and pancakes

Locals celebrate Shrove Tuesday, Fasching

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Fri, 02/12/2016 - 05:00
By KATHLEEN STARLING Cove Leader-Press   Tuesday evening, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church held their annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner.
CCLP/CHUCK TAYLOR - Staff at the maternity operating suite at the new Carl R. Darnall Army Medical center, have a practice run in the new facility which opens in April.

CCLP/CHUCK TAYLOR - Staff at the maternity operating suite at the new Carl R. Darnall Army Medical center, have a practice run in the new facility which opens in April.

OPENING SOON

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Fri, 02/12/2016 - 05:00
By CHUCK TAYLOR Cove Leader-Press   The new Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center conducted an arduous dress rehearsal on Saturday in order to identify any problems with the facility and correct them before their official opening on April 3.
CCLP/CHUCK TAYLOR - Troops enjoy lunch at USO party last week.

CCLP/CHUCK TAYLOR - Troops enjoy lunch at USO party last week.

innoUSO Celebrates 75th anniversary last week

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Fri, 02/12/2016 - 05:00
By CHUCK TAYLOR Cove Leader-Press   The USO celebrated its 75th anniversary last week with honored guests, a large cake and lots of food. The event took place outside USD’s Fort Hood offices.
CCLP/DAVID J HARDIN - Fairview/Miss Jewell Students watch as Principal Leah Miller cuts the ribbon opening the new “Buddy Bench” on the campus Friday afternoon

CCLP/DAVID J HARDIN - Fairview/Miss Jewell Students watch as Principal Leah Miller cuts the ribbon opening the new “Buddy Bench” on the campus Friday afternoon

Fairview/Jewell receives Buddy Bench for friendship

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Tue, 02/09/2016 - 05:00
By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press   The children were smiling at Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School on Friday as they witnessed the unveiling of a Buddy Bench in the back of the school.
CCLP/PAMELA GRANT -Michael Ahart and Patrick Richardson load boxes of donated canned goods. The canned goods were donated by the First Presbyterian Church and Cub Scout Pack 257 for the Souper Bowl to be donated to the Copperas Cove Soup Kitchen.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT -Michael Ahart and Patrick Richardson load boxes of donated canned goods. The canned goods were donated by the First Presbyterian Church and Cub Scout Pack 257 for the Souper Bowl to be donated to the Copperas Cove Soup Kitchen.

SOUPER BOWLED

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Tue, 02/09/2016 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   The Souper Bowl tradition began over 25 years ago and was inspired by a simple prayer by Brad Smith, a seminarian at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church in South Carolina.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL Families took to the lanes on Saturday for Souper Bowl of Caring to raise funds and collect food for My Brother’s House.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL Families took to the lanes on Saturday for Souper Bowl of Caring to raise funds and collect food for My Brother’s House.

SOUPER BOWLED

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Tue, 02/09/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Twenty-two of the 24 lanes at Hallmark Lanes in Killeen were taken up by teams having a friendly competition for a cause.
CCLP/WILLY ORTIZ - The Copperas Cove Junior High School Concert Band performs Tuesday evening under the direction of Rirchard Brown at the Central Texas Music Festival.

CCLP/WILLY ORTIZ - The Copperas Cove Junior High School Concert Band performs Tuesday evening under the direction of Rirchard Brown at the Central Texas Music Festival.

IN CONCERT

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Fri, 02/05/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Lea Ledger Auditorium has been filled with the sound of music every night this week, save Wednesday, as the Copperas Cove High School Band, The Band Room and CCISD hosts the 13th annual Central Texas Music Festival.
Paul Warren

Paul Warren

Superhero Teacher: Paul Warren

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Fri, 02/05/2016 - 05:00
By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press   Family man, former United States Army soldier, musician, and dedicated teacher all can be used to describe Paul Warren.   Warren teaches music to students ranging from Kindergarten through fifth grade at Williams/Ledger Elementary School.