Election Day runs from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. today in Copperas Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Voters go to the polls today for the general and special elections for the city of Copperas Cove.  A total of 690 Copperas Cove voters turned out during two weeks of early voting, which ended Friday. Overall in Coryell County, 1,683 voters cast early ballots.

Annual Oakalla VFD fajita dinner feeds hundreds

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Hundreds of hungry diners turned out Saturday evening for the annual Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday.  Held the first Saturday of November for decades, the night serves as one of two major fundraisers for the department each year.

VFW Post 8577 gearing up for 48th annual parade

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8577 is preparing for the 48th annual Veterans Day Parade, set for Saturday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. The event will kick off with cannon fire at the post at approximately 9:55 a.m.

Raising Cane’s holds fundraiser in honor of local transplant patient

Special to Leader-Press   In 1998, Copperas Cove resident Tammy Craddock was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy. This came as quite a shock to her as there is no history of heart disease in her family.  Since she was diagnosed, Craddock’s health has steadily declined.

Raising Cane’s holds fundraiser in honor of local transplant patient

Special to Leader-Press   In 1998, Copperas Cove resident Tammy Craddock was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy. This came as quite a shock to her as there is no history of heart disease in her family.  Since she was diagnosed, Craddock’s health has steadily declined.

Metroplex presents Cove ASYMCA center with AED device

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   On Monday morning, team members from the Metroplex Heart and Vascular Center visited the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) in Copperas Cove with a special delivery, an automated external defibrillator (AED).

Junior high chess club improves critical thinking skills, exceeds expectations

By Ariel Draper Special to the Leader-Press The king may be the most important, but the queen is the most powerful.

Oakalla VFD holding annual fajita dinner, auction tomorrow

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department is holding its annual fajita dinner and auction tomorrow from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., with the live auction starting at 7 p.m. For $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under, diners can have an all-you-can-eat fajita meal.

S.C. Lee Junior high students learn conservation through quail dissection

By JOANNE DEVER  Special to Leader-Press S.C. Lee Junior High 7th grade students witnessed first-hand how animal structures work together to perform functions necessary for life by dissecting a quail and observing what they found.

CCHS senior nominated for Wendy’s High School Heisman

Special to Leader-Press There are some students who set the bar. They work harder, show more passion and lead by example—in the classroom, on the field and within the community.