Copperas Cove Leader Press

Gatesville Riding Club

Gatesville's Biggest Rodeo Tradition Returns

david_morris

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 16:05

Get ready for three action-packed nights at the 89th Annual Gatesville Riding Club Rodeo, featuring...

Communities in Schools

Community members weigh in on Communities in Schools

david_morris

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 13:26

By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press The CCISD board of trustees held a special meeting on...

COURTEsy PHOTO Five CCHS thespians received awards at the International Thespian Festival in Bloomington, Indiana.

Bulldawgs win awards at International Thespian Festival

david_morris

Thu, 07/23/2026 - 15:29

Special to the Leader-Press Five Copperas Cove Bulldawgs have placed among the nation’s best in...

Lawrence Varela-Halbert Jr.

Former Copperas Cove band director receives 12-year prison sentence

Mon, 07/27/2026 - 15:25

By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press Lawrence Varela-Halbert Jr., former Director of Bands for Copperas Cove ISD, received a sentence of 12 years in prison on Monday morning in the 52nd District Court of Coryell County. The 38-year-old entered a guilty plea on May 27.

News

Lawrence Varela-Halbert Jr.

Former Copperas Cove band director receives 12-year prison sentence

david_morris

Mon, 07/27/2026 - 15:25

By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press Lawrence Varela-Halbert Jr.

Communities in Schools

Community members weigh in on Communities in Schools

david_morris

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 13:26

By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press The CCISD board of trustees held a special meeting on...

COURTEsy PHOTO Five CCHS thespians received awards at the International Thespian Festival in Bloomington, Indiana.

Bulldawgs win awards at International Thespian Festival

david_morris

Thu, 07/23/2026 - 15:29

Special to the Leader-Press Five Copperas Cove Bulldawgs have placed among the nation’s best in...

Sports

Kyra Gaston, a 2022 graduate of Copperas Cove High School, was recently awarded her place in the girls volleyball record books with the National Federation of State High School Associations, or NFHS.

CCHS grad Gaston earns spot in HS volleyball record book

david_morris

Thu, 06/25/2026 - 12:33

Special to the Leader-Press A Bulldawg has cemented herself in the national high school...

Members of the CCISD board of trustees are present for Tuesday's first pitch at the newly renovated ball fields.

New ballfields for CCISD lead the way in athletics facilities improvements

david_morris

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 15:51

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press On Tuesday, Copperas Cove ISD celebrated the opening of its...

The Bulldawgs' playoff drought is over, but the road ends with 63-6 loss in DeSoto.

Copperas Cove Bulldawgs break playoff drought with 63-6 loss in DeSoto

david_morris

Thu, 11/13/2025 - 22:24

By David Morris Cove Leader-Press DeSoto – It has been 2,554 days since the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs...

Living

CCISD Board of Trustees vote to raise pay for bus drives, substitute teachers

david_morris

Mon, 09/20/2021 - 17:03

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press Substitute teachers and bus drivers in the Copperas Cove...

Council approves carpentry work for new IT building

david_morris

Fri, 05/05/2017 - 00:31

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove city council voted Tuesday evening to fund...

Local nonprofit aids homeless veterans

david_morris

Tue, 04/25/2017 - 01:04

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Members of the armed forces do so much for our country, and, on...

Obituaries

Mixon

david_morris

Thu, 05/07/2026 - 14:58

Patsy Jean Brewer Mixon September 9, 1947 ~ May 4, 2026 Patsy Jean Brewer Mixon passed from...

Simpson

david_morris

Thu, 05/07/2026 - 14:57

Andrew Reilly Simpson April 29, 1968 – May 3, 2026 Andrew Reilly Simpson, April 29, 1968 – May 3,...

Linda Ledger

Ledger

david_morris

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 13:00

Linda Carol Ledger March 10, 1944 ~ February 13, 2026 Linda Carol Ledger, age 81, of Copperas Cove,...