Young Copperas Cove entrepreneurs prepare for Lemonade Day Weekend May 4-5

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   This weekend, thousands of children across the country will participate in Lemonade Day Weekend, donning their entrepreneurial hats and mixing up tasty lemonade and treats for their neighborhoods and communities.

Four CCISD trustees, superintendent donate to local PAC

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Four of the seven Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees, along with the CCISD superintendent, have made personal financial contributions to a local political action committee, CCISD Students First.

Free Prenatal Care Workshop at Hope Pregnancy Center

  Special to the Leader-Press AdventHealth Central and Hope Pregnancy Center are excited to announce an upcoming workshop on prenatal care and Medicaid application assistance. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2024, from 9 a.m.

City council candidates answer questions at forum

  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce held a candidate forum, in a Q&A format, to hear from the four candidates for Place 5 of the Copperas Cove city council.

Early voting under way for Copperas Cove May 4 special elections

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   A total of 984 ballots have been cast during the first four days of early voting in Copperas Cove.

Copperas Cove moves to voluntary Stage 1 water restrictions

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The City issued a media release on Tuesday that per Bell County Water Control & improvement District #1’s (BCWCID1) recommendation, the City of Copperas Cove has rescinded the Stage 2 Order for water restrictions and implemented a Stage 1 Order for Voluntary...

Brand honored at Book of Golden Deeds, Exchange Clubs award scholarships

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   For the first time, the three Exchange Clubs of Copperas Cove gathered for one event, t he Book of Golden Deeds award banquet. Ira Brand, who is a member of all three clubs, was bestowed with the honor on Friday evening.

CCISD: $99.4 million of bond would fund high school classroom expansion, lab space

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The largest “ticket item” on $175 million bond election for the Copperas Cove Independent School District is the high school expansion, which would add more classroom space, labs, a new cafeteria, expand the band hall, upgrade electrical systems, as well as...

CCISD holds school board meeting

By PAMELA GRANTCove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Independent School District (CCISD) held a regular meeting of their board of trustees Tuesday. The meeting began promptly at 6:30 p.m. at the CCISD Board Room.

Little squeezers prepare for Lemonade Day

By MIKE BARTOSZEK Cove Leader Press     At 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, eight highly motivated and very young entrepreneurs came together at Chick-Fil-A in Copperas Cove to learn the secrets behind The Cow’s famous lemonade.