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.

Copperas Cove Library to host Parent-Child Workshops for children ages birth-3

By PAMELA GRANTCove Leader-Press Starting Monday, April 22, the Copperas Cove Public Library will be hosting a series of sessions in their upcoming Family Place Libraries Parent-Child Workshops. Each class will take place on a Monday from 2 p.m. until 3:15 p.m.

Cove House breaks ground on six-plex

  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press An open lot on the corner of North Main Street and Halstead Avenue in Copperas Cove was the site of a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday morning.

Armstrong appointed to CTC board of trustees

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Longtime Copperas Cove resident Eric Armstrong was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Central Texas College Board of Trustees.

Copperas Cove city council candidate forum set for Monday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce is hosting a candidate forum for the Copperas Cove city council Place 5 special election. The forum will take place on Monday, April 15, at 6 p.m. at the City of Copperas Cove Technology Building, located at 508 S. 2nd St.

Local veteran, business and nonprofit owner running in city council special election

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  John N. Valentine III is one of four candidates running for Place 6 on the Copperas Cove city council, to fill that vacant spot.He and his wife and children are longtime residents of Copperas Cove. Valentine served 20 years in the U.S. Army with six deployments.

Approximately 2,000 view eclipse from Copperas Cove City Park

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Several thousand attended the city’s fourth annual Copperas Cove spring festival, which coincided with the total solar eclipse on Monday.

Eclipse watchers gather at Ogletree Gap for festival, eclipse viewing

By PAMELA GRANTCove Leader-Press The clouds parted just in time on Monday to offer a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event as the moon covered the sun, treating spectators in Copperas Cove to an awe-inspiring view of the total solar eclipse.