Moose Lodge 2029 thanks first responders

By GARY EMMERT Cove Leader-Press   You never expect it to happen, which is why they call it an accident.  According to the Texas Department of Transportation, there were 14,299 serious injury crashes in 2017.

More than 200 race to annual Polar Bear Plunge

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press More than 200 people woke up early Saturday morning to run a 5k, and a few of those brave (or crazy!) individuals made the plunge, jumping into the frigid waters of the Copperas Cove City Park Pool.

A&M Central Texas celebrates opening of Heritage Hall

A&M cuts ribbon on Heritage Hall By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Texas A&M University – Central Texas celebrated the official grand opening and offered tours of its newest building, Heritage Hall, on Friday morning.

Children’s Valentine’s tea party raising money for local library

Special to Leader-Press   When Robin Spencer was a young girl, she collected teacups and saucers from places she and her family visited, places such as Daytona Beach, Florida, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the Detroit Zoo, and Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan.

Lady Dawgs, Bulldawgs fall in heartbreakers to Midway

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Bulldawg Gymnasium rattled Tuesday night as 29 points and 15 rebounds from junior Kaysha McCloud, along with a buzzer-beater three-pointer by senior Madison Griffon, sent the contest between the second-place Lady Dawgs and the first-place Midway Pantherettes into...

S. C. Lee students selected for Region 8 Choir

By Erica Rossmiller  Special to the Leader-Press BELTON—Four of S.C. Lee’s eighth grade choir students sang their hearts out before a panel of judges this past Saturday and they got more than just their supper.

Cove DECA students sweep district contest, advance to state

Special to Leader-Press  BASTROP—Thirty-four students from the Copperas Cove High School DECA program have advanced to state competition after winning the District V competition Saturday in Bastrop.

PenFed Credit Union opens its doors

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  The familiar sign outside the former Texas Partners Federal Credit Union at 809 S. Main St. has been replaced with one for PenFed Federal Credit Union.  The merger of Texas Partners with PenFed was completed on Dec.

Law Enforcement Explorers medal at regional contest

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Eight members of the Copperas Cove Law Enforcement Explorers and one member of the Copperas Cove High School Criminal Justice Club competed at the Texas Public Service Association regional competition held at Hutto High School on Saturday and brought home a...

CCISD junior high students sport new ID cards

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Starting this month at the Copperas Cove Junior High and S.C. Lee Junior High campuses, students are now required to wear something that until now was only reserved for high school students: wearing an ID badge.