Cove ISD grows STEM programs, outpaces statewide peers

By WENDY SLEDD Special to the Leader-Press    The Texas Workforce Commission projects that STEM-related occupations will experience faster growth than non-STEM occupations over the next decade with STEM careers tending to offer higher wages.

Raising Cane’s hosts carnival

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   To celebrate the 6-month anniversary of the Raising Cane’s Dog Park, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers hosted a carnival outside of their Copperas Cove location. The Raising Cane’s Carnival started at 1 p.m. and lasted until 4 p.m. Saturday.

Lasting Memories opens ballet program

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Lasting Memories Fine Arts Studio held an open house Saturday morning from 9 a.m. until noon.

Longtime Copperas Cove Bulldawgs home game announcer quits

By TAYLOR BETZCove-Leader Press The Board of Trustees meeting for the Copperas Cove Independent School District (CCISD) on Tuesday saw one speaker in public forum, longtime Copperas Cove Bulldawgs home games announcer, Les Ledger.

Copperas Cove ISD hires from within for new Head Band Director

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   A Copperas Cove High School alumni is taking the reins as the new Head Band Director for Copperas Cove Independent School District, as announced at the CCISD board of trustees’ Tuesday evening meeting.

Baylor Scott & White, AdventHealth host Cancer Survivor Day

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Baylor Scott and White Cancer Center and AdventHealth Central Texas partnered to hold their annual Cancer Survivor Day celebration in front of the Killeen Cancer Center.

Copperas Cove Library kicks off annual Summer Reading Program

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Public Library’s Summer Reading Program kicked off with a blast—a bubble blast. Children of all ages—and some parents—were blasted with bubbles at the Copperas Cove Public Library’s Kick-Off which began Tuesday at 2 p.m.

Copperas Cove EDC holds first quarterly #ShopCove Pop Up Market and #HireCove Job Fair at the Narrows

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Dozens of vendors set up along Charles Tillman Way, in the Narrows Business and Technology Park, Saturday morning for the inaugural #ShopCove quarterly pop-up market and #HireCove Job Fair hosted by the Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation.

Missing Copperas Cove 15-year-old found, 33-year-old Colorado man arrested

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   After an extensive investigation and search, a 33-year-old man from Denver, Colorado was arrested in the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 14, in connection with the disappearance of a 15-year-old Copperas Cove girl.

Family searching for missing 15-year-old Copperas Cove teen

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   A Copperas Cove 15-year-old left her Judy Lane residence between 7:45 and 8:15 p.m. on Monday, June 12, and is still missing as of Tuesday afternoon. Jennifer Morello is searching for her daughter, Kahlan Morello, who is believed to be in danger.