Copperas Cove teacher closes classroom door after 50 years

By WENDY SLEDD  Special to the Leader-Press    Tears well up in Brenda Stanford’s eyes as she packs up the last of her things at Copperas Cove High School. After 50 years of educating students, the tenured teacher is retiring. It is bittersweet.  “It doesn’t seem like 50 years.

American Idol finalist, Grammy and Dove award-winning artists part of July 4 entertainment in Copperas Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Copperas Cove residents can stay close to home this year for the 4th of July, with a two-day event set to kick off on Monday, July 3 at Copperas Cove City Park, culminating with a fireworks display the evening of the 4th.  Gates open daily at 1 p.m.

Local Copperas Cove VA clinic has capacity to serve more than 7,000 veterans

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Veterans in the Copperas Cove area need not let the driving distance keep them from receiving healthcare locally through the Central Texas VA system.

Copperas Cove city council to look at proposed fee increases

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove city council is holding a special workshop on Thursday, June 29 at 5 p.m., at the city’s Technology Center, 508 S. 2nd St.

Girl Scouts create rock garden at Copperas Cove library

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Have you ever stumbled across a painted kindness rock hidden throughout the city? Finding one of these painted rocks just got easier with the inclusion of a rock garden in front of the Copperas Cove Public Library.

TxDOT holds meeting about proposed highway project on West U.S. 190

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   The Texas Department of Transportation-Brownwood District is proposing to convert the roadway on US 190, from a four-lane divided highway to a freeway section with frontage roads beginning at the intersection of Highway 190 and F.M.

Beleaguered chamber of commerce seeking to rebuild

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce has been without a paid president/CEO for one year now, and without a full paid staff for nearly one year.

Copperas Cove High student elected to SkillsUSA district office

By WENDY SLEDD Special to the Leader-Press    Copperas Cove High School student Riley Yunitis shielded her eyes from the sun as she marveled at the height of the tower from which she would soon be jumping.

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.