Home Base holds ribbon cutting, grand opening

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  On Friday morning, Home Base celebrated joining the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce by holding a ribbon cutting as the store kicked off two days of grand opening festivities.

CTC invites recent high school graduates to Saturday Start

Special to Leader-Press  Central Texas College (CTC) will host Saturday Start on Saturday, June 17 to introduce recent high school graduates to options in higher education. The free event will be from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Anderson Campus Center (Bldg. 156).

Edmonds named CCISD Auxiliary Personnel of the Year

Special to Leader-Press    Standing more than six feet tall, Bonnie Edmonds is tall and statuesque and appears to be fearless. But, she admits the find courage in knowing that she is helping others.

S. C. Lee National Junior Honor Society inducts new members

By SHERYL OLSON Special to Leader-Press   Scholarship; Leadership; Service; Character; Citizenship; Responsibility. All of these important principles form the framework of the National Junior Honor Society.

Council directs city staff to develop lease for Head Start facilities, properties

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Another leasing agreement was up for discussion by the Copperas Cove city council at its Tuesday night meeting.

Refuge Corporation hosting run against homelessness Saturday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Locals are encouraged to head for the Andy K. Wells Hike and Bike Trail at the Killeen Community Center on Saturday at 8 a.m. for the annual 5K Walk/Run for The Homeless.

City’s sales tax revenue continues to climb

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove’s sales tax revenues have continued to climb for yet another month in 2017, with the city set to receive $345,956.19, up 6.98 percent when compared to the $323,357.47 the city received in June 2016.

Senator Dawn Buckingham talks legislative session

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    On Tuesday, Senator Dawn Buckingham said at the Public Policy Council lunch held by the Killeen Chamber of Commerce that she expected Governor Greg Abbott to call that afternoon for a special session. She was right.

‘Talk, Text, Crash’ public awareness campaign warns drivers of the dangers of cell phone use, other distractions

Special to Leader-Press    AUSTIN – Stacey Riddle knows the pain of every parent’s worst nightmare. On the way home from a spring break trip last year, her teenage daughters were killed when the car in which they were riding collided with an 18-wheeler.

cosplay at CTC

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Central Texas College held the first ever GeekFest Preview Saturday night at the Mayborn Science Theater to give a taste of what GeekFest will be like come August.