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.

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.