Stuff the Bus collects school supplies for CCISD students

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    A blue Copperas Cove ISD activity bus was parked on the front walkway at Copperas Cove Walmart for three days and when it left on late Sunday afternoon, it was loaded with school supplies for students in need.

Family Dollar to reopen at new location Thursday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The newest Family Dollar in Copperas Cove is preparing to open this week after the completion of a construction project that began in March 2017.

Cyclists turn out for annual Cove House Classic Bike Tour

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Cyclists enjoyed breezy weather as they zipped up and down Cove’s rolling hills on Saturday morning during the annual Cove House Classic Bike Tour.  The event began at the First Baptist Church of Copperas Cove at 7:30 a.m. and ended at the church.

TAMU-CT professor among NEH grant recipients

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced the awarding of $39.3 million in grants for 245 humanities projects across the country.  Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University Central Texas, Luke Nichter, Ph.

CCHS students, staff attend conference to transition military kids

Special to Leader-Press   Nia Frisby, Anaiya Deshong-McGruder, and Lecktra Norwood know what it feels like to be the “new kid” at school.

Yet another rant about history

I take in as many news sources in a day as possible, thereby hopefully allowing me to get multiple perspectives on an issue. This includes reading a number of different newspapers in addition to the flagship for this column.

Extreme makeover, or just a touchup?

For years Des Moines, Iowa had the distinction by some of being America’s dullest city. Nobody was saying, “Woo, I want to hang out in Des Moines, how exciting. So much to do there, so many fun and interesting things I would like to stay and spend money on.

Abbott signs 3 bills with few likely to reach his desk in final week

Three bills reached Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk last week, with the 30-day special session of the Texas Legislature set to expire Aug. 16.   Abbott signed all three into law on Aug.

Council to hold tax rate hearing, workshop tonight

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Tonight the Copperas Cove city council is holding a special meeting tonight for have 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.

GeekFest at CTC to kick off on Friday

Special to Leader-Press   The eighth annual GeekFest opens Friday, August 18 on the campus of Central Texas College. The weekend-long event features several gaming tournaments, cosplay demonstrations, workshops, costume contest, tabletop gaming, a film festival and other activities.