Senior Ms. Five Hills makes Peaceful Mats for nursing home residents

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   “My stitches may not be perfect, but my love is in there,” said Senior Ms. Five Hills Dawn Hale as she patted a Peaceful Mat that was near completion.

Copperas Cove ISD students head back to school, 4,254 on campus and 3,318 at home

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    De’ziyah Gilbert, seven, started second grade at House Creek Elementary School Tuesday morning with a smile on her face underneath her face mask.

CCISD holds Virtual Teacher Institute prior to start of classes

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   With COVID-19 creating a new “normal” and nearly half of CCISD parents opting for their children to learn from home, this year’s Copperas Cove ISD teachers have worked hard to prepare themselves to teach both in the classroom as well as virtually.

Bus drivers trained to keep passengers even safer during pandemic

Special to Leader-Press    Riding a school bus to school is historically the safest mode of transportation for children. Copperas Cove ISD bus drivers intend to keep it that way. When students return to on-campus learning on Tuesday, Aug.

COVID-19 cases climb for August, nursing homes and assisted living facilities without cases may have limited visitors

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Coryell County has seen an increase in positive confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus, with countywide numbers at 431 as of Thursday, excluding inmates housed at TDCJ facilities within the county.

Nov. 3 general election for Copperas Cove city council, CCISD board of trustees elections could be canceled

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Filing for the Nov. 3 general election closes on Monday, Aug. 17 at 5 p.m., for the Copperas Cove city council as well as the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees.

51% of CCISD student enrollment heads back to campus on Tuesday

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The first day of the 2020-2021 school year for more than 8,000 students in Copperas Cove Independent School District will begin Tuesday morning.

Coryell County numbers increase, unconfirmed 5th COVID-19 death

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    On Friday afternoon, Coryell County updated its COVID-19 tracker to show that there were 408 total cases in the county, with 264 active cases, down from 305 active cases on Thursday. A total of 143 have recovered in Coryell County, up from 93 on Thursday.

Two file for CCISD school board election

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Filing for the November 3 election has been open for positions on the Copperas Cove city council as well as the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees. As of this Tuesday, less than one week will remain to file to run for office in the Nov.

CCISD, Walmart collect school supplies at 6th annual Stuff the Bus

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Independent School District partnered with the Copperas Cove Wal-Mart for the sixth annual Stuff the Bus event to collect more than $20,000 worth of school supplies for needy students this past weekend.