Local Halloween and harvest festivals, activities

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Call them Halloween parties or fall festivals, harvest fests or Hallelujah parties, Saturday’s events will bring out costumed kids of all ages in Copperas Cove.   Saturday morning is dedicated to the dogs with Howl-O-Ween, taking place in City Park from 9 a.m.

Grill Daddy’s set to celebrate tomorrow

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Grill Daddy’s is celebrating their first anniversary tomorrow, and will feature a live remote by K101.7 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The party will include door prizes and giveaways, along with free cake prepared by Sweet Cakes Cupcakery.

GOING PINK

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Clear Creek Meadows Apartments was awarded first place in the Pink Warrior Angels’ Pink Out the Town business competition for the month of October, breast cancer awareness month.

Leos raise funds for Lions Club

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press On Monday evening, the Leos Club of Copperas Cove hosted at White Cane Day bake sale and obstacle course contest.

Copperas Cove Junior High student works to save animals’ lives

A female miniature Doberman Pinscher sits in her cage. Her pink collar is around her neck. But, there is sadness in her eyes.  A male part-Blue Tick Hound mix and German Shepherd mix also look longingly through the chain link fence that surrounds them in their runs. All they want is a good home.

Musicians hold bluegrass jam session at library

By LYNETTE SOWELL   A small but passionate group of musicians and bluegrass music fans gathered at the Copperas Cove Public Library on Saturday morning for the first-ever music session.

Speaking Up

By DAVID J. HARDIN   The candidates running for mayor and city council of Copperas Cove had one last opportunity before early voting starts to share their message with residents at the candidate forum held at the Copperas Cove Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8577 on Saturday.

Central Texas College celebrates 50 years

By LYNETTE SOWELL   The theme was golden on Saturday night at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center, as Central Texas College celebrated 50 years of educating students in the local area and around the world.

Texas schools look for vision, hearing loss in students

  Eight year old Myles Keeler smiled as he plopped into the chair in front of the school nurse at Williams/Ledger Elementary School.  He was in the nurse’s office not for an ache or pain but to get his vision and hearing checked and he was excited.

Cove students trained to educate peers and adults on key life issues

By Kenyatta Madison  Special to Leader-Press   Money, driving a car and leading their peers. These are priorities for most teenagers and one national high school organization zeroed in on these topics to get their attention and send clear messages to act responsibly.