Walmart, H-E-B collect school supplies for students

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   On Friday afternoon, CCISD and Copperas Cove Walmart cut the ribbon to begin the 10th annual Stuff the Bus which ran from Aug. 9-11.  Supplies collected through Stuff the Bus will be given to students in need in the district, via campus Communities in Schools.

Copperas Cove church starts community garden

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Gardening can be a form of healing, a way to develop a spiritual bond, and a way to grow food, not just for yourself, but for others as well.

Charlie Bowl held to remember young cancer fighter, raise funds

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   The McConnell family celebrated Charlie McConnell’s life by hosting an event they call the “Charlie Bowl” in her honor. This year’s Charlie Bowl was held Saturday at Ogletree Gap Park from noon until 6 p.m.

Pride of Cove band beats the heat during summer sessions

By DAVID MORRIS Cove Leader-Press   The Pride of Cove Band has their eyes and ears focused on New York for their 24-25 contest performance.

Copperas Cove looking ahead to property tax rate election

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    On Tuesday, the Copperas Cove city council took a record vote to propose a tax rate of 0.661043 per $100 valuation, which is the “no-new-revenue” tax rate. However, proposing this tax rate means that Copperas Cove voters will see this on the Nov.

CCISD to host 10th-annual Stuff the Bus over Tax-Free weekend

  Special to the Leader-Press    It’s become a tradition on Tax-Free Weekend in Copperas Cove, when the community pulls up to Walmart to see a school bus out front.

All local positions up for election in Copperas Cove have candidates

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Two weeks remain in the filing period for Copperas Cove’s Nov. 5, 2024 general elections. The Copperas Cove Independent School District is having elections for Place 1 and Place 2 on the board of trustees. Place 1 incumbent is Inez Faison.

Hotter than Hellsgate takes over the Copperas Cove library

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   The library was the place to be this Saturday to have fun, learn new things, and beat the heat, all with a medieval flair.

Copperas Cove woman helps fill need for girls’ hygiene products

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Shannon Burton of Copperas Cove listened to a podcast several years ago that caused her to start an initiative to help fill a need for girls in the community and fight something called “period poverty.

CTCOG and KTMPO look for public input on roadway safety plan

Special to the Leader-Press   The Central Texas Council of Governments (CTCOG) and Killeen-Temple Metropolitan Planning Organization (KTMPO) are currently in the process of completing a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan for streets and roadway and are requesting input from the public.