Local flower and gift shop keeps up homecoming tradition

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The mum, a longstanding tradition for Texas high school homecomings, is said to have started in the 1950s. At one time, The Daisy flower shop in Copperas Cove would make as many as 1,200 homecoming mums during the fall.

Orders set for general, special election

By LYNETTE SOWELL   The order of ballot is now set for the special election for place 3 on the Copperas Cove city council. On Friday morning, city secretary Mariela Altott oversaw the order of ballot drawing at her office. Both Dan Yancey and Michael L.

Local 40 and 8 chapter donates supplies to two CCISD campuses

By LYNETTE SOWELL   On Friday morning, a pickup truck loaded with school supplies pulled up in front of the Fairview- Jewell Elementary School main entrance, and members of Copperas Cove’s 40/8 Locale 266 began unloading boxes and carrying them into the building.

Kids pose with the Law Enforcement Explorer cadets and Cow

Kids pose with the Law Enforcement Explorer cadets and Cow at Wednesday night’s Kids Club at the Copperas Cove Chick-fil-A. Wednesday’s two-hour event with a Heroes theme was the first monthly gathering for the free club. The next Kids Club night is October 7.      

Student attends conference with leaders in field of science

By WENDY SLEDD Perhaps you have a Roomba vacuum in your house or know a soldier who has benefited from robotic technology used in the military.

SC Lee mascot selected for All-American team

By WENDY SLEDD She has a hidden identity and most people do not know who is behind the toothy cougar named Claws that revs up the crowds at S. C. Lee Junior High sporting events. But, be assured the judges know the talent of Cali Jernigan who fills the mascot costume.

YMCA hosts back to school event Saturday

By PAMELA GRANT The Armed Service YMCA of Copperas Cove celebrated the impending return to school with a school supply giveaway  and a day of fun for the community. From 10 a.m. until  2 p.m.

SCA hosts class on medieval siege weapons

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   In medieval times, people used a variety of catapults to fling various projectiles attheir enemies.

Cove future educator gets educated all summer

By WENDY SLEDD Special to Leader-Press While most students returning  to school next week see it as a time  when their schedules will get busier,  CHS senior Ashley Prax may welcome it as a much needed break from her whirlwind travels and extensive training this summer.

Bicyclists ride for annual Cove House Classic Bike Tour

Nearly 150 cyclists took off on the annual Cove House Classic Bike Tour on Saturday morning, starting out  at First Baptist Church and heading west on Avenue B, also known as Topsey Road. The event is an annual fundraiser for Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter.