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Volunteers start work on Avenue D mural celebrating total solar eclipse

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Fri, 01/19/2024 - 14:08
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   On Saturday, volunteers started work on a large mural celebrating the upcoming total solar eclipse.  The mural is located on 202 South 4th St., seen along Avenue D near the Star Group – Veterans Helping Veterans building.

SKYWARN Class set for Tuesday in Copperas Cove

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Fri, 01/19/2024 - 13:53
By BUDD JOHNSON Cove Leader-Press   A Basic SKYWARN Spotter Training class is scheduled for Tuesday January 23rd from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. It will be held at the Copperas Cove Police Station Community Room, 302 E. Avenue E in Copperas Cove.

CTC Foundation establishes Lombardi endowment scholarship

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Fri, 01/12/2024 - 12:32
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The legacy of the late Joe Lombardi continues with the recent announcement of the Central Texas College Foundation that it has created and established the “Big” Joe Lombardi Endowment scholarship.

Students compete at Coryell County Youth Fair

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Fri, 01/12/2024 - 12:30
By PAMELA GRANTCove Leader-Press Hundreds competed in the 65th annual Coryell County Youth Fair this week with more to come today.This year’s fair had 417 exhibitors with more than 2,500 entries. Copperas Cove had 58 competitors this year.

Holy Family Parish celebrates 60th anniversary

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Fri, 01/05/2024 - 11:00
By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press Dozens attended the Holy Family Catholic Church’s Holy Family Feast Day and 60th Anniversary celebration Sunday afternoon. The feast was held in the church’s Faith Formation Center, located adjacent to the sanctuary.

Operation Christmas Child a huge success

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Fri, 01/05/2024 - 10:51
By PAMELA GRANTCove Leader-Press With Christmas over and 2023 behind us, Robertson Avenue Baptist Church reflected on the success of 2023’s Operation Christmas Child and began preparing for 2024’s Operation Christmas Child.“We had a really, really good year,” said BJ Logue, Project Lead for...

Two families celebrate Christmas in new duplex at Cove House

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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 21:20
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  It’s been a long time coming, but Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter is enlarging its footprint at its North Main Street and Halstead Avenue properties. On Dec. 15, the shelter cut the ribbon on a newly constructed duplex.

Armor of God Radio Network expands coverage area

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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 21:15
Special to the Leader-Press The Armor of God Radio Network has expanded and added 2 stations in the Temple/Belton area. The flagship station, KOOV, 106.9fm is based in Copperas Cove, and it is joined by KTON, 1330am and K230CH, 93.9fm.