Students learn life skills through morning greetings

By JENNIFER KAYHOE  Special to Leader-Press Fifth grader Raigan Hamilton arrives to school long before most other students. She quickly gets into her vest and moves out to her post in the school drive-way, eagerly waiting for the first car to arrive.

Cookies improve junior high reading skills

By ALICIA WEIKUM Special to Leader-Press What do Oreos and reading have in common? Some Copperas Cove junior high students hypothesized that the cookies represent the covers of a book and the cream represents the content pages.

Exchange Clubs join forces for Make A Difference Day

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Members of Copperas Cove’s Noon Exchange Club and the Exchange Club of Copperas Cove, along with the student cubs EXCEL and HUTS joined forces on Saturday morning to take care of some tree and brush trimming, and landscape maintenance at the Sunshine Home...

CCPD refers six juveniles to city court related to CCJHS assault

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Six juveniles were issued summons to the Copperas Cove Municipal Court in connection with a recent incident at Copperas Cove Junior High School, said Sgt. Kevin Miller with the Copperas Cove Police Department on Friday.

CCPD refers six juveniles to city court related to CCJHS assault

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Six juveniles were issued summons to the Copperas Cove Municipal Court in connection with a recent incident at Copperas Cove Junior High School, said Sgt. Kevin Miller with the Copperas Cove Police Department on Friday.

Early voting continues this week

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  A total of 398 Copperas Cove voters made their way to the polls during the first week of early voting in the City of Copperas Cove, which continues through Friday this week. In Gatesville, 482 registered voters cast ballots as well.

VFW Post 8577 holds annual fall festival on Saturday

By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press Another fall festival took place on Saturday October 28 for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8577.

Fourth annual Fall Stand Down aids homeless veterans

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press Members of the homeless population in Central Texas were welcomed and treated to hot meals, a hot shower and other services at the 4th annual Fall Stand Down hosted by Operation Stand Down Central Texas at the National Guard Armory in Killeen Saturday.

Dogs take over City Park

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Halloween was for the hounds this year, and proud pet owners and their pooches had a ‘paw’-some time at the 2017 Howl-O-Ween Puppy Pawlooza.

Unwind holds inaugural chili cook-off

By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press  On Saturday, eight contestants decided to brave the chilly weather and show off their chili-making skills in the inaugural Tasters’ Choice Chili Cook-off presented by Unwind! Café.