Project Graduation spends holiday time wrapping gifts

Project Graduation volunteers expertly wrapped boxes, packages, and other goodies in brightly colored paper with vibrant bows, hoping to make the gifts looks as enticing as possible.

City council holding first meeting of the year tonight

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove city council will hit the ground running for 2018 with its 6 p.m. meeting this evening, with several purchases, bids, resolutions and appointments to two city boards up for decisions.

Locals set to remember MLK Jr. legacy

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 89 years old on January 15, 2018, and this year, locals are planning to remember King and his legacy.

Liquor, water, and retail figure big in Copperas Cove for 2017

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  In the year 2017, both liquor and water were ingredients of some of the biggest news for Copperas Cove residents.

Boyd elected at-large DA of TCDAA board

Special to Leader-Press  After serving the past two years as the Region 8 Director for the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, Dusty Boyd, Coryell County District Attorney, was elected to serve as the District Attorney-at large for the TDCAA Board.

Rep. Sheffield is THCA’s Legislator of the Year

Special to the Leader-Press AUSTIN — Texas state Rep. J.D.

Rep. Sheffield is THCA’s Legislator of the Year

Special to the Leader-Press AUSTIN — Texas state Rep. J.D.

Optimist Club of Greater Copperas Cove holds December meeting

Special to Leader-Press The Optimist Club of Greater Copperas met on December 14. President Sandor Vegh opened the meeting and Treasurer Tony Smith led the invocation.

House Creek students recycle for the holidays

Special to Leader-Press  As Christmas trees are being recycled and turned into pulp with the festive holiday passed for 2017, one CCISD elementary school is recycling a lot more this year than just the tree.

Halstead students study STEM using cookies

By SANDRA ZIEHLKE  Cove Leader-Press  What tools do you need to be a geologist? A straw, a toothpick, and a cookie are all Hettie Halstead Elementary School third grade scholars needed for their hands-on science experiment in geology to learn about erosion and weathering.