Stuff the Bus raises $20,000 in school supplies

By WENDY SLEDD All the seats were filled, then the racks over the seats were filled and then the items began filling up the aisle of the Copperas Cove ISD activity bus parked in front of Wal- Mart over the long weekend. In total, more than $20,000 in supplies was collected CCISD’s students inneed.

Cove High teacher leads professional organization of thousands of members

By WENDY SLEDD The ballroom was packed at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas. But when five-foot, three-inch tall Jana Shurtleff walked onto the stage, the room fell silent.

Clear Creek Baptist celebrates 143rd birthday

By PAMELA GRANT The Clear Creek Baptist Church celebrated its 143rd birthday on Sunday with a homecoming  service at 11 a.m. and a celebratory meal at noon. Clear Creek Baptist was organized  in 1872 by six charter families, and existed even before Copperas  Cove, which was founded in 1879.

Art Guild receives check at Art After Dark

By DAVID J. HARDIN As the sun set Friday night on the city of Copperas  Cove, and as businesses were beginning to close, Frames and Things left its neon open sign on  so that people could come appreciate the talent of local  artists.

Aleea Best of Pidcoke

Aleea Best of Pidcoke was selected as the recipient of the Jeannette Holloway/Estill Foundation Endowed Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Central Texas College to host nursing conference Aug. 21

The Central Texas College (CTC) Nursing department will host a nursing conference, “Emerging Trends in Nursing Education:  Managing Incivility in Academics  & Beyond,” on Friday, August 21at the Killeen Civic and Conference  Center.

Volunteers wash cars for Pink Warrior Angels

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Volunteers showed up in force on Saturday to wash cars for Pink Warrior Angels, a new nonprofit headed up by Julie Moser, a breast cancer survivor.

Kids learn about pet care, service dogs

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Instead of having Vacation Bible School this year, the congregation of First Presbyterian Church decided to do something a little different this summer, said Pastor Naomi Ingrim. “We wanted to do something that involved children.

CCISD students, teachers crow over summer reading camp

By WENDY SLEDD Special to Leader-Press “’Always chicken  feed! Day after day--year after year--I’m sick of it!’ squawked Big Brown Rooster in the book by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel.

Pride of Cove Band back in action for upcoming year

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The beginning of the school year is a little less than four weeks away, but already members of the Pride of Cove Band are showing up early at the high school and staying for the day as they learn their fall routine.