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RAISING FUNDS

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter held its annual fundraising banquet on Monday evening at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.

Trinity Lutheran Sausagefest set for tomorrow

By LYNETTE SOWELL Trinity Lutheran Church is hosting its annual German Sausagefest on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. This year’s event will be held at the Copperas Cove Civic Center, located at 1206 W. Ave. B. The church’s fundraising tradition of more than 30 years features smoked sausage made...

H-E-B to Grant Stock to 55,000 Employees

SAN ANTONIO -- H-E-B, the largest private employer in Texas, announced today that 55,000 employees would be eligible to receive a portion of stock in the company under a new employee ownership plan.

CCISD rallies around kindergartner battling cancer

By LYNETTE SOWELL A new motto has begun to circulate throughout the Copperas Cove Independent School District: Connor Strong.   Connor is a kindergarten student at House Creek Elementary who was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma in February 2012.

Howl-O-Ween

By PAMELA GRANT Halloween literally went to the dogs during the Howl-O-Ween celebration on Saturday.

Second week of early voting wraps up today

By LYNETTE SOWELL The City of Copperas Cove had a total of 251 voters turn out Monday through Wednesday for early voting in the General and Special Elections for the Copperas Cove City Council.

DOING TIME

By WENDY SLEDD Martin Walker Elementary School staff were doing time in the pokey on Friday while students pointed and laughed at the unusual site of seeing their teachers in the clink.

Operation Stand Down helps area homeless veterans

By LYNETTE SOWELL A handful of homeless veterans received some tangible kindness on Saturday during the second annual Stand Down for Homeless Vets at the National Guard Armory in Killeen.

CCJHS students work to beat the heat in foamy experiment

Special to Leader-Press   Things were heating up in one Copperas Cove Junior High Science class—literally. It is when the solution tried to erupt outside of its containers that things really got interesting.