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Courtesy photo: Bulldawgs Head Coach and Athletic Director Rodney Southern, CCISD Superintendent Brent Hawkins, and Coach Donald Buckram Jr. show off the Peanut Butter Bowl trophy. Copperas Cove has won the Peanut Butter Bowl two out of three years.

Courtesy photo: Bulldawgs Head Coach and Athletic Director Rodney Southern, CCISD Superintendent Brent Hawkins, and Coach Donald Buckram Jr. show off the Peanut Butter Bowl trophy. Copperas Cove has won the Peanut Butter Bowl two out of three years.

Copperas Cove wins 2025 Peanut Butter Bowl

david_morris
Thu, 10/09/2025 - 15:37
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   For the second time in three years, the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs took first place in the annual Peanut Butter Bowl. Altogether, a total of 12,240 jars of peanut butter were collected in Copperas Cove.
SC Lee Junior High School served as the setting for Crossroads High School's Fall Graduation Ceremony, ,with 19 graduates.

SC Lee Junior High School served as the setting for Crossroads High School's Fall Graduation Ceremony, ,with 19 graduates.

Crossroads High School holds Fall 2025 Graduation Ceremony

david_morris
Thu, 10/02/2025 - 22:18
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Crossroads High School held its annual Fall Graduation Ceremony, with 19 graduates joining the Class of 2025.  Crossroads High School, located at 306 E.
Jimmy Shuck, CCISD Deputy Superintendent for Operations and Support, leads a group on a walk-through of CCHS during a Bond Walk & Talk event on Monday evening.

Jimmy Shuck, CCISD Deputy Superintendent for Operations and Support, leads a group on a walk-through of CCHS during a Bond Walk & Talk event on Monday evening.

Copperas Cove ISD holds second of three bond election Walk and Talk events at Cove High School

david_morris
Thu, 10/02/2025 - 22:08
By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Independent School District held the second of three Walk and Talk events for members of the community to visit the different campuses and speak with district officials and ask questions regarding the upcoming proposed bond election.
Vendors and raffle baskets will be part of Pink Warrior Angels Pink Block Party on Saturday, Oct. 11 at HomeBase in Copperas Cove.

Vendors and raffle baskets will be part of Pink Warrior Angels Pink Block Party on Saturday, Oct. 11 at HomeBase in Copperas Cove.

Pink Warrior Angels, HomeBase to hold ribbon cutting and birthday celebration

david_morris
Thu, 10/02/2025 - 16:54
Special to the Leader-Press   Pink Warrior Angels (PWA) will be setting up with 20 vendors for the 8th Annual Pink Block Party on Saturday, October 11, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at HomeBase Lumber in Copperas Cove.
Star Group - Veterans Helping Veterans and other local organizations remember POWs and MIAs during a ceremony.

Star Group - Veterans Helping Veterans and other local organizations remember POWs and MIAs during a ceremony.

Annual POW-MIA remembrance day observed

david_morris
Thu, 10/02/2025 - 16:40
  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Star Group – Veterans Helping Veterans held its first POW-MIA Remembrance Day last Friday morning at the Korean War Memorial adjacent to the Killeen Civic & Conference Center.
City of Copperas Cove

City of Copperas Cove

City council likely to make changes to proposed street maintenance utility fee

david_morris
Thu, 10/02/2025 - 16:35
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   After a number of residential and non-residential town hall meetings, two things are clear: Copperas Cove business owners don’t like the proposed new street maintenance utility fee, and those seated on the Copperas Cove city council will likely suggest changes...
Joseph A. Gallegos, member of the CCHS class of 2022, is sworn in as Texas A&M University Central Texas' newest police officer.

Joseph A. Gallegos, member of the CCHS class of 2022, is sworn in as Texas A&M University Central Texas' newest police officer.

Copperas Cove alum sworn in as Texas A&M police officer

david_morris
Thu, 09/25/2025 - 13:32
  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Fresh on the heels of his graduation from the Bravo Class of the Central Texas College Police Academy, 2022 Copperas Cove High School alumnus Joseph A.
information tables are set up in the Fairview/Jewell Elementary on Tuesday for the first of three CCISD Bond Walk & Talk Meetings.

information tables are set up in the Fairview/Jewell Elementary on Tuesday for the first of three CCISD Bond Walk & Talk Meetings.

CCISD holds bond walk & talk meetings

david_morris
Thu, 09/25/2025 - 13:21
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The gymnasium at Fairview-Jewell Elementary served as the setting for the first of three Community Walk & Talk gatherings held by the Copperas Cove Independent School District to provide information on three propositions that will be on the Nov.
Volunteers celebrate the completion of the newest mural in downtown Copperas Cove.

Volunteers celebrate the completion of the newest mural in downtown Copperas Cove.

Community celebrates mural completion

david_morris
Thu, 09/25/2025 - 12:55
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Last Saturday morning, the completion of the new mural “From Copperas Cove, With Love” was celebrated with a ribbon cutting. The mural is located on the side of building at 203 S. 2nd St. and faces East Avenue D, and measures 100 feet by 17 feet.