Canes for Veterans Central Texas seeks volunteers, old Christmas trees

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  With Christmas trees in the process of being taken down, a Copperas Cove based nonprofit, Canes for Veterans Central Texas, is again seeking those discarded Christmas trees to be transformed, as the nonprofit’s name reads, into canes for veterans.

Christmas week brings activities for Copperas Cove

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press As Christmas inches closer, there are still activities for families to do in Copperas Cove and nearby to celebrate the holiday season.

CCHS soccer teams collect more than 150 toys for children in need

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove High School Junior Varsity and Varsity Soccer teams collected 154 toys at their annual Scrimmage Toy Drive held Thursday evening at Bulldawg Stadium.

S. C. Lee Junior High Cheerleaders capture state championship; head to national contest

By ANN MINGASpecial to Leader-Press  DALLAS — Defense! Defense!

Copperas Cove teen missing since December 1

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   A Copperas Cove teenager has been missing since the evening of Tuesday, November 30 or the early morning of December 1 and is suspected of running away. Drym Daniels, 14, is African-American, with brown eyes and brown hair.

Copperas Cove martial arts school holds anti-bullying seminar

By PAMELA GRANTCove Leader-Press Most of us will be bullied at least once in our lives. What do bullies look for, and how do you deal with a bully?These questions and more were answered at Absolute Self Defense Academy’s Anti-Bullying Seminar Saturday.

Bible Way Missionary Baptist Church dedicates new Family Life Center

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press Nearly two years after the groundbreaking ceremony, the Bible Way Missionary Baptist Church of Copperas Cove held a dedication service for the new S.D. McMullen Family Life Center Sunday afternoon. The new building is adjacent to the church’s sanctuary building.

CCISD looking at one-time retention incentive for district staff

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees will be considering a one-time retention incentive for current school district staff, at the board’s upcoming meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 6:30 p.m. The amount of the incentive wasn’t...

Copperas Cove teen arrested on warrants for injury to autistic child, DWI

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Liam Alan Johnson, 17, was arrested at Copperas Cove High School on Tuesday on a warrant for injury to a child, elderly or disabled individual in connection with a Nov. 15 off-campus incident that left a 16-year-old autistic boy with a facial fracture.

Copperas Cove PD gains three new officers

Special to Leader-Press  The Central Texas College (CTC) Police Academy recently hosted graduating ceremonies for cadets in the 2021 Basic Peace Officer (BPOC) Delta and Alpha classes on Saturday.