Groups ‘Stuff the Bus’ to help CCISD students

By KATHLEEN STARLING Copperas Cove Wal-Mart and Star Group- Veterans Helping Veterans kicked  off the “Stuff the Bus” school supply drive Friday morning with a ribbon cutting, balloon release and a $1,000 donation  of school supplies from Wal-Mart.

Copperettes dancing their way to new season

By LYNETTE SOWELL The 27 members of the Copperas Cove High School Copperettes had the chance to show off their newest routines to friends and family after the end of auditions and summer camp last week.

CCISD at-risk students get boost of school supplies

By WENDY SLEDD Fifty-five percent of Copperas Cove ISD students qualify for the free and reduced meal program. Many of these students’ families may find it challenging to afford school supplies.

COWBOY ARCHAEOLOGIST

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Jerry Jewell, pastor of Living Hope: Church in the Field, never expected that a summer undergraduate course seven years ago to satisfy a degree requirement would turn into a years’ long passion.

Cove FFA Chapter elects new officers, lauded for efforts

By WENDY SLEDD Special to Leader-Press   Daniel West made his senior year one to remember.  At the helm of the local FFA chapter, he led as both a role model and a peer.

Refresh-ed look for going back to school

By KATHLEEN STARLING Cove Leader-Press Ashley Lyons and Pamela Harbert Ekizian of Refresh hosted an all-day, back to school event Saturday at the spa on E. Ave. D. Three workshops throughout the day provided color matching and stepby- step make-up application education.

CrossFit Beyond Limits works out for Cove House

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Several dozen fitness enthusiasts began arriving around 10 p.m. on Saturday, preparing to warm up and work out for Cove House.

First Presbyterian Church holds Blessing of the Animals

 By KATHLEEN STARLING In conjunction with the Delightful Dogs & Kids program held Friday, First Presbyterian Church held its first Blessing of the Animals Sunday afternoon. Friday’s Delightful Dogs & Kids event  ave over 100 local daycare children the opportunity to learn how to treat service dogs.

Suspect in 7-Eleven robbery arrested in Arizona

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Dillon Joshua Dorsey, 28, was booked into the Coryell County jail on Tuesday morning on charges oftheft of a firearm and theft over $1,500 but under $20,000.

Man arrested in Gainesville for attempted murder of Cove woman

At approximately 9:10 p.m., Friday, July 24, Coryell County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call in reference to a neighbor being assaulted. The caller relayed that his neighbor had come over and told him that she had been beaten, tied up, and stabbed.