Hundreds dress up for GeekFest at CTC

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   It’s not every day that you can see ninjas, wizards, princesses, and Jedi warriors in the same room, but they—and more—all came together to join in the geeky fun at Central Texas College’s annual GeekFest last weekend.

Hundreds dress up for GeekFest at CTC

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   It’s not every day that you can see ninjas, wizards, princesses, and Jedi warriors in the same room, but they—and more—all came together to join in the geeky fun at Central Texas College’s annual GeekFest last weekend.

Great American Eclipse

CCLP/BRITTANY FHOLER A partial eclipse is projected during a watch party at Central Texas College, Monday afternoon.  Monday’s spectacle was the first nationwide solar eclipse in nearly a century for America.

Custodians, groundkeepers ready facilities and property for students

Special to Leader-Press   Fewer than 100 staff clean more than a million feet of building space totaling more than 28 miles and maintain more than 300 acres all in the name of education.

CCISD gears up for continued safe student transportation

Special to Leader-Press   The Texas mandated elementary classroom ratio is one teacher per 22 students. For a school bus driver, the ratio is one driver to 60 students.

County Commissioners releasing proposed budget

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Coryell County’s Commissioners’ Court met in open session to discuss and vote on releasing the proposed budget, Cove House’s request for financial aid, and the property closing extension request from the City of Copperas Cove.

Council holds tax rate hearing, approves purchase of three new ambulance chassis

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove city council held a special meeting on Tuesday, during which it held the first public hearing on the proposed property tax rate for fiscal year 2017-2018.  The proposed rate is 0.797908 per $100 of taxable assessed value.

Local center offers cryotherapy sessions in Lampasas

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    There’s a new method of treating chronic pain that has come to the Central Texas area and its owner is hoping to help others like her, who’ve lived with chronic pain.  Sonja Morris, along with her husband, Randy, recently opened Centex Cryotherapy at 215 E.

Chamber, local groups put out welcome mat at Hood Howdy

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce and some of its members put out the welcome mat for incoming soldiers and their families at the semiannual Hood Howdy, held at Club Hood last Friday.

GUMC holds annual Back to School Buzz

By MALACHI MUNCY Cove Leader-Press   On Sunday afternoon, Grace United Methodist Church hosted the seventh annual “Back-to-School Buzz’ event and gave away more than 430 free bags of school supplies to Copperas Cove students.