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.

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.

Pint-sized patriotic beauty queen heads up campaign of love for veterans

Special to Leader-Press   When going to the hospital, most patients can count the support of their family. Local medical facilities make it easy to visit hospitalized family and friends. The difference with veterans’ hospitals is location.

Crossroads graduates 19 Thursday night

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Crossroads High School’s class of 2018-2019 graduates crossed the stage on Thursday evening at Lea Ledger Auditorium to receive their high school diplomas. A total of 19 marched to the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” and participated in the ceremony.

Knights of Columbus remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929 and this year would have marked his 90th birthday. Still, Dr. King’s legacy lives on. His words and his message and everything that he stood for are still heard today.