House Creek Elementary combats student isolation

By SABRINA RIVERA  Special to Leader-Press  Bonjour! Hola! Hujambo! Ni-Hau! Aloha! Hello!  Start With Hello Week is a movement sponsored by the Sandy Hook Promise organization which was started by loved ones and family members of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012.

FCA area director speaks to Cadence Church

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Alton McCallum, the area director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Heart of Texas West, paid a visit to Cadence Church in Copperas Cove on Sunday and shared how the FCA gets involved in local school districts along the I-14 corridor.

CCISD trustees approve attendance zones for Creekside Hills, give Impact Aid update

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the attendance zone for the upcoming Creekside Hills Subdivision located across from House Creek Elementary during their regular meeting held Tuesday evening.  D.R.

Coryell County, central Texas, hill country experience heavy rain, flooding

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  A cold front with a low-pressure system brought chilly temperatures and heavy rains to the Copperas Cove area, dumping as much as six to 10 inches of rain throughout Central Texas while temperatures hovered in the 40s Monday through Wednesday of this week.

Fort Hood families remember lives lost too soon

Special to Leader-Press FORT HOOD, TX- Each year in the United States, approximately one million children die shortly after birth or before they are born. The result is one in four pregnancies end in a loss.

Candidates answer questions at VFW forum

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Copperas Cove voters had the opportunity to hear from candidates running for both the Copperas Cove city council and the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees during a forum held by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8577.

Area officials, Fort Hood sign memorandum of agreement

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Fort Hood Garrison commander Col. Hank Perry signed a memorandum of agreement, as did the mayors of Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Nolanville and Killeen’s mayor pro tem during Saturday morning’s EcoHarvest, held at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.

Hundreds turn out for 9th annual Eco Harvest

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  More than 300 attended the ninth annual EcoHarvest, hosted by Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful on Saturday morning.

Robyn Karns Event Planning holds ribbon cutting

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Robyn Karns is following her dream of planning events and celebrated with a ribbon cutting on Friday at her showroom, Robyn Karns Event Planning & Rentals, located at 2126 E. Bus. 190.  On Saturday, Karns followed up with a grand opening.

Cove student meets with Fortune 500 companies

Special to Leader-Press  Google, Apple, Tesla, SpaceX. These company names are synonymous with business innovation. Cove High School senior Ashley Wilson sees herself among these state-of-the-art entrepreneurs within the next two decades.