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Copperas Cove High School cheerleaders bring smiles at last weekend’s Stuff the Bus held at Walmart. The school supplies drive brought in approximately $50,000 worth of school supplies for district students.

Copperas Cove High School cheerleaders bring smiles at last weekend’s Stuff the Bus held at Walmart. The school supplies drive brought in approximately $50,000 worth of school supplies for district students.

Stuff the Bus collects school supplies for CCISD students

david_morris
Thu, 08/13/2026 - 13:35
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove ISD and Copperas Cove Walmart held the 12th annual Stuff the Bus which took place Aug. 7-9 during tax free weekend.
CCHS student Amelia Holloway addresses the CCISD board of trustees regarding dress code enforcement.

CCHS student Amelia Holloway addresses the CCISD board of trustees regarding dress code enforcement.

High school students address school board regarding dress code enforcement

david_morris
Thu, 08/13/2026 - 13:20
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press   Two students from Copperas Cove High School, a senior and a junior, took the time to address the Copperas Cove ISD board of trustees during last week's special meeting on Aug.
Local elections in Copperas Cove

Local elections in Copperas Cove

Filing ends Monday for November election

david_morris
Thu, 08/13/2026 - 13:03
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press   There are but a few more days left to submit an application for the ballot for the Nov. 3 Copperas Cove city council and Copperas Cove ISD board of trustees elections. The application period closes at 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17.
Community members, family, students and CCISD staff enter the newly reopened Williams/Ledger Elementary School after a ribbon cutting on Monday afternoon.

Community members, family, students and CCISD staff enter the newly reopened Williams/Ledger Elementary School after a ribbon cutting on Monday afternoon.

Community celebrates grand reopening of Williams/Ledger Elementary

david_morris
Fri, 08/07/2026 - 13:03
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press   After nearly 600 students and 106 staff spent the 2025-2026 school year divided between Fairview/Jewell Elementary and Martin Walker Elementary, the doors are officially reopened at Williams/Ledger Elementary School.
Rita Hogan, place 2 on the Copperas Cove city council, shares her ideas for cuts to the budget during the council's Aug. 4 meeting.

Rita Hogan, place 2 on the Copperas Cove city council, shares her ideas for cuts to the budget during the council's Aug. 4 meeting.

Copperas Cove city council delays record vote to propose a property tax rate

david_morris
Fri, 08/07/2026 - 11:38
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press   During its meeting on Tuesday, the Copperas Cove city council did not take action as far as a record vote to propose a property tax rate. This was the conclusion of more than one hour of discussions regarding several rate options presented by the city.
Michelle Lee Porter and Robert Clifton Thomas

Michelle Lee Porter and Robert Clifton Thomas

Pair arrested for multiple thefts from Copperas Cove H-E-B, Walmart

david_morris
Tue, 08/04/2026 - 13:29
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press    A man and a woman were arrested on Sunday by Copperas Cove police for multiple thefts from both H-E-B and Walmart in Copperas Cove.  On Sunday, Aug. 2 around 11:43 a.m., officers responded to H-E-B in Copperas Cove regarding a theft in progress.
Lawrence Varela-Halbert Jr.

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., 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.
Communities in Schools

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 Monday evening, during which the upcoming budget for the 2026-2027 school year was discussed.