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COURTESY PHOTO - A helicopter pilot was using the open green space at House Creek Elementary School to land in a non-emergency situation. In this photo, a Copperas Cove police department officer parked a department SUV beside the helicopter to speak to the pilot.

COURTESY PHOTO - A helicopter pilot was using the open green space at House Creek Elementary School to land in a non-emergency situation. In this photo, a Copperas Cove police department officer parked a department SUV beside the helicopter to speak to the pilot.

City council hears from police chief on aircraft in city

News Staff
Fri, 02/10/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press On Tuesday evening, the Copperas Cove city council heard from Chief of Police Eddie Wilson about the possible regulation of manned and unmanned aircraft in the city limits.
Courtesy Photo - The Grammy-nominated Bluegrass Band, White Dove, will headline the Feb. 4 show at the monthly Pearl 1st Saturday Bluegrass Music Jam. Pearl is approximately 25 miles north of Topsey.

Courtesy Photo - The Grammy-nominated Bluegrass Band, White Dove, will headline the Feb. 4 show at the monthly Pearl 1st Saturday Bluegrass Music Jam. Pearl is approximately 25 miles north of Topsey.

Pearl to host Grammy-nominated bluegrass band

News Staff
Fri, 02/03/2017 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   White Dove, an award-winning band from Sealy, Texas, will be the featured artists on Saturday, February 4 at the free Pearl Bluegrass 1st Saturday Jam & Stage Show.

Parks topic of discussion at town hall meeting

News Staff
Fri, 02/03/2017 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation Department discussed and shared updates on the department’s projects that are part of the city’s capital improvement plan at their third town hall meeting held last Thursday at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.

The curved flower bed

News Staff
Fri, 01/27/2017 - 05:00
Joyce Friels   Irises tend to look shaggy and it is hard to keep debris out of their foliage after a few years. The blooms become smaller and not as attractive. At that time they need to be dug up, divided and planted at another location.
COURTESY PHOTO - Mae Stevens Early Learning Academy principal Mary Derrick cuts the ribbon on the school’s new playground surrounded by school staff and CCISD superintendent Joe Burns and deputy superintendent Rick Kirkpatrick.

COURTESY PHOTO - Mae Stevens Early Learning Academy principal Mary Derrick cuts the ribbon on the school’s new playground surrounded by school staff and CCISD superintendent Joe Burns and deputy superintendent Rick Kirkpatrick.

Mae Stevens cuts ribbon on new playground

News Staff
Fri, 01/20/2017 - 06:20
Special to Leader-Press   A bus, a car, jungle gym and slide. CCISD’s youngest scholars squealed with excitement not knowing where to play first.
CLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Jay Manning takes the oath of office for Copperas Cove city council place 4 at Tuesday night’s city council workshop.

CLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Jay Manning takes the oath of office for Copperas Cove city council place 4 at Tuesday night’s city council workshop.

Council approves new lease for Star Group – VHV

News Staff
Fri, 01/20/2017 - 06:16
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove city council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to approve a new lease for Star Group - Veterans Helping Veterans for the site of the former police station at 202 S. 4th Street. This new lease goes from Feb. 10, 2017 until Feb. 9, 2019.

School board receives annual academic report

News Staff
Fri, 01/13/2017 - 05:00
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees held a public hearing to share the district’s annual Texas Academic Performance Report, with their regular monthly meeting following at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Administration Building on W....

City to see larger sales tax check for January

News Staff
Fri, 01/13/2017 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The City of Copperas Cove will see a fatter sales tax rebate for January 2017 than it in January 2016,   The check, in the amount of $346,873.12, is 11.57 percent more than the city received at the beginning of last year.