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City Rallies around Girl Fighting Cancer

david_morris
Fri, 12/08/2017 - 06:44
Sara Escobar Evening Star   Last weekend, miles upon miles of Jeeps could be seen traveling down I-14 towards Copperas Cove. Jeep owners from across the state, even across the country, joined in to make a cancer patient’s wish come true.

Cove students take aim at state archery contest

david_morris
Tue, 04/04/2017 - 11:58
Special to Leader-Press   Critical thinking, responsibility, time management. These are just a few of the life skills that CCHS agriculture students have learned through archery. Honing these skills have propelled them to the state competition in the program’s first year.
Kids 0-12 years if age will have the chance to scramble for eggs and prizes at City Park on Saturday.

Kids 0-12 years if age will have the chance to scramble for eggs and prizes at City Park on Saturday.

Annual Easter Egg Roundup set for Saturday

david_morris
Tue, 04/04/2017 - 11:41
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Children ages 0-10 will have the chance to hunt for eggs at City Park’s ballfields for Copperas Cove’s annual Easter Egg Roundup on Saturday, April 8.
CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Wendy Sledd received the Commnity Builder Award from Mt. Hiram Lodge No. 595 on Tuesday.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Wendy Sledd received the Commnity Builder Award from Mt. Hiram Lodge No. 595 on Tuesday.

Sledd receives Community Builder Award

News Staff
Fri, 03/31/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Jewell Yarborough, Deborah Shelton, Edgar Rhode, Charles Baggett, Tim Molnes, and Joe Lombardi. These are just a few names of Covites who have received the Community Builder Award from Mt. Hiram Lodge No. 595 AF & AM in Copperas Cove.
COURTESY PHOTO - Williams/Ledger Elementary principal Marla Sullivan asks students how many of them will make straight A’s on their report cards the next six weeks so they can attend Sweets with Sullivan. All 40 students in attendance raised their hands.

COURTESY PHOTO - Williams/Ledger Elementary principal Marla Sullivan asks students how many of them will make straight A’s on their report cards the next six weeks so they can attend Sweets with Sullivan. All 40 students in attendance raised their hands.

Principal’s homemade treats inspire students to achieve

News Staff
Fri, 03/31/2017 - 05:00
By EDITH NATIVIDAD Special to Leader-Press With 200 A’s, 40 students on the honor roll are being rewarded with a homemade treat straight from the top.
COUTESY PHOTO - Crime scene investigator: Hettie Halstead Elementary students improve their reading skills for the 5th grade STAAR test while working as crime scene investigators during one of the school’s Saturday STAAR Camps. STAAR testing is held at CCISD for elementary schools March 28-29.

COUTESY PHOTO - Crime scene investigator: Hettie Halstead Elementary students improve their reading skills for the 5th grade STAAR test while working as crime scene investigators during one of the school’s Saturday STAAR Camps. STAAR testing is held at CCISD for elementary schools March 28-29.

CCISD students study up at STAAR Camp

News Staff
Fri, 03/24/2017 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press Copperas Cove students return from Spring Break to the task of taking the STAAR test at the end of March. For the last several Saturdays, CCISD schools have offered STAAR camps to help prepare students to do their best on the competency exam.

Residents meet the city in “Wizard of Oz” event

News Staff
Fri, 03/24/2017 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press Residents of Copperas Cove got the chance to meet and interact with the many different departments of the city at the 8th Annual Meet the City on Wednesday afternoon.