Copperas Cove ISD promotes National School Lunch Week

By KRISTEN CORTEZ  Special to Leader-Press    In the 2019-2020 school year, the Copperas Cove ISD Child Nutrition Department will serve nearly 800,000 lunches to students. That does not count breakfast and summer feeding program meals that are also served to students.

Korean War Veterans Association donates to local veteran support groups

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Korean War Veterans Association recently gave away some of the proceeds from a recent car raffle and paid it forward to two other veterans’ groups, last weekend.

County jail committee updates commissioners

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Coryell County Commissioners Court heard an update from members of the Jail Committee during the commissioners’ meeting held Tuesday morning.

Hearing to be held in district court for business suing the City

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    A injunction hearing is set for Thursday at 9 a.m. in the Coryell County 440th District Court for a lawsuit by Maverick Music, LLC against the City of Copperas Cove.  Maverick Music had operated out of 414 E.

City council to discuss oversized vehicle parking on public streets

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Two possible city ordinance amendments are on today’s workshop agenda for the Copperas Cove city council. The workshop starts at 5 p.m., and a presentation will be given regarding the parking of oversized vehicles on public streets.

KCCB hosts 10th annual EcoHarvest

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press    We only have one planet Earth, and it’s up to each of us to preserve and protect our planet.

Five Hills royalty spend national holiday feeding elderly

Special to Leader-Press    When 95-year old Maria Everette saw she had visitors at her home, a smile spread across her face to see that she was being visited by beauty queens. Although she was receiving both her lunch and dinner for the day, the visit is about much more than just food.

Copperas Cove woman battling cancer, caught in health insurance red tape

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    A Copperas Cove woman who learned in September she has breast cancer still has not yet begun treatment, although she has health insurance.  Marcy Moreno was diagnosed in September with breast cancer following a visit to the doctor in August.

Mae Stevens Elementary Pre-K students stuck on science lesson

Special to Leader-Press   In teacher Mandy Hunt’s pre-K classroom, magnets are on the white board holding up students’ work. Magnetic letters are in the A-B-C center and are attracted to a metal pan. This is where the very sticky lesson began.

A&M-Central Texas hosting Warrior Preview Day

Special to Leader-Press    A&M-Central Texas is hosting Warrior Preview Day, an open house event for prospective students, offering opportunities to meet university officials, interact with faculty and advisors, explore the campus, and learn more about the University’s 28 undergraduate and 18...