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CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Cpl. Corey Schmidt hugs newly-promoted Cpl. Cyle Brewer in the reception line after Brewer’s promotion ceremony on Friday afternoon.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Cpl. Corey Schmidt hugs newly-promoted Cpl. Cyle Brewer in the reception line after Brewer’s promotion ceremony on Friday afternoon.

Officer Brewer promoted to Corporal at police department

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Tue, 01/26/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Office Cyle Brewer with the Copperas Cove Police Department was promoted to the rank of corporal during a ceremony held Friday afternoon at the Copperas Cove Police Department community room.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - CTC’s new chancellor, Jim Yeonopolus, greets well-wishers during a reception held Friday morning in his honor. Yeonopolus has been with CTC for more than 40 years but was appointed chancellor in December 2015 by the board of trustees.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - CTC’s new chancellor, Jim Yeonopolus, greets well-wishers during a reception held Friday morning in his honor. Yeonopolus has been with CTC for more than 40 years but was appointed chancellor in December 2015 by the board of trustees.

WARM WELCOME

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Tue, 01/26/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The atmosphere in the Anderson Campus Center of Central Texas College on Friday morning was more like that of a reunion, rather than a getting-to-know you event, as the college gave its official welcome to Jim Yeonopolus, the newest chancellor of...

Kempner VFD dedicates new fire truck

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Tue, 01/26/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   On Sunday afternoon, the Kempner Volunteer Fire Department dedicated their new engine in honor of one of their own.
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Woman arrested for exchanging counterfeit money

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Fri, 01/22/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   A Copperas Cove woman was arrested last week on the charge of exchanging counterfeit twenty dollar bills for cash in an incident which took place in October 2015.
CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Wendy Marsh works on tooling leather at the medieval workshop hosted by the SCA at the Copperas Cove Public Library. Here she works on finishing off her greaves which will be worn when she participates in rapier fighting.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Wendy Marsh works on tooling leather at the medieval workshop hosted by the SCA at the Copperas Cove Public Library. Here she works on finishing off her greaves which will be worn when she participates in rapier fighting.

SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM

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Fri, 01/22/2016 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Wednesday night, the Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA, hosted their monthly medieval meeting in the Copperas Cove Public Library’s meeting room. The meeting usually has a set theme or lesson, but January’s class served as an open workshop.
CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - Lisa Barger, owner of Bubbles & Bows pet grooming, pets one of the dogs at her shop located on West Highway 190.

CCLP/DAVID J. HARDIN - Lisa Barger, owner of Bubbles & Bows pet grooming, pets one of the dogs at her shop located on West Highway 190.

Local business still feeling effects of road changes

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Fri, 01/22/2016 - 05:00
By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press   During the spring of 2014, the intersection of West Highway 190 and F.M. 2657 saw dramatic changes, and one local business has seen a dramatic decrease in customers due to that construction which began more than two years ago.

Bowlers needed for Souper Bowl of Caring

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Tue, 01/19/2016 - 09:35
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Many throughout the country are preparing for Super Bowl Sunday, but Senior Ms. Rabbit Fest Edith Natividad is recruiting donors and bowling teams to join in with her Souper Bowl Of Caring on Saturday, Feb. 6.

Locals gather to remember MLK Jr.

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Tue, 01/19/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   At least 100 gathered yesterday to commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with the 18th annual commemorative Unity Walk.
Courtesy Photo/CAMERA ARTISTRY - Crossroads High School graduates celebrated receiving their diplomas on Thursday evening during a ceremony at Lea Ledger Auditorium.

Courtesy Photo/CAMERA ARTISTRY - Crossroads High School graduates celebrated receiving their diplomas on Thursday evening during a ceremony at Lea Ledger Auditorium.

Spring Grads

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Tue, 01/19/2016 - 05:00
By DAVID J. HARDIN   This past Thursday was a special day for 12 graduates of Crossroads High School in Copperas Cove.

Cove Soup Kitchen holds breakfast fundraiser

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Tue, 01/19/2016 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   It was called a pancake breakfast fundraiser, but the menu at the Copperas Cove Soup Kitchen on Saturday morning had much more than pancakes.