City, school district join forces for Bike to School Month

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press In partnership with the City of Copperas Cove, the Copperas Cove Independent School District is planning to particpate in National Bike to School Month during May 2015.

CCHS student makes history, qualifies for national contest

By WENDY SLEDD Special to Leader-Press Growing up with a mother who is an elementary school teacher, CCHS Junior Ashley Prax always knew she wanted to be a teacher.“Teaching is in my family, whether the public school system or teaching Sunday school at church.

Many show up to walk for autism awareness

By CHUCK TAYLOR Cove Leader-Press Last Thursday afternoon S.C. Lee Junior High School was the location for the Walk for Autism, although many participants were running rather than walking. Since April is national Autism Awareness month, the timing for this event was perfect.

Refuge Ministries kicks off Topsey Market

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press In spite of cloudy skies and a forecast of rain for Saturday, several vendors set up tables at Saturday’s first Topsey Market, located at Refuge Ministries’ Topsey campus, at 4406 F.M. 1113.

Cancer survivor paying it forward with spaghetti

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Julie Moser's world turned upside down on Oct. 3, 2013, the day she found a lump in her breast on the same morning her husband deployed to Afghanistan.

Cove’s future public safety personnel make impact

By WENDY SLEDD Special to Leader-Press 450 students, 30 schools and an opportunity to qualify for the national contest. But, all eyes were on the 11 students from Copperas Cove High School marching in formation, in perfect rhythm in their uniforms into the Judson High School Auditorium last weekend.

Elementary students learn how to process dairy milk

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Martin Walker Elementary students recently learned that knowing where milk comes from and actually seeing it are two entirely different things.

Cancer survivors celebrated Saturday night

Approximately 29 cancer survivors and their caregivers were honored Saturday evening at Copperas Cove’s Relay For Life cancer survivor dinner, held at the Copperas Cove Armed Forces YMCA   To view more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition. 

Cove fourth graders named writing princesses, princes

BY WENDY SLEDD Special to Leader-Press Similes, personification and onomatopoeia…can you identify these when reading written material? If so, these abilities could earn you a sparkling tiara.If not, you may not be smarter than a 4th grader—at least not at Hettie Halstead Elementary School.

Heartwood Park

D.R. Horton Homes held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday to officially open Heartwood Park. The city’s newest housing development is located close to S.C. Lee Jr. High and Williams Ledger Elementary School. Phase 1 of Heartwood Park has more than 200 homes.