Volunteers needed for annual wreath preparation, laying

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press    The week of Thanksgiving brings families together to enjoy turkey and all its fixings, but it also serves as the week where dozens of volunteers lay hundreds of wreaths at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.

Star Group-Veterans Helping Veterans distributes 500 Thanksgiving baskets

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press    Star Group-Veterans Helping Veterans passed out 500 turkeys and 500 red and blue bags filled with the fixings and sides for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner during their annual Thanksgiving Basket Distribution held Saturday morning.

Council approves submission of sidewalk projects for state funding

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Future sidewalk extension projects and possible grant funding for those projects were among the items at Tuesday evening’s Copperas Cove city council meeting.

CCISD swears in new trustee to board

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Heather Copeland was sworn in by Justice of the Peace Bill Price to Place 5 of the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees on Tuesday evening, taking the seat from incumbent Jeff Gorres. Gorres completed one three-year term in office.

CCISD raises more than $50K for United Way

Special to the Leader-Press   Terri Jernigan knows how to motivate people. The physical education teacher at Williams/Ledger Elementary knows how to help others attain goals they never dreamed possible. Her school’s involvement with the United Way campaign is no different.

Copperas Cove area music instructors to offer children’s music lessons, scholarships

By PAMELA GRANTCove Leader-Press Husband and wife duo Jonathan and Crystal Owens with Rainbow Heart Studio held a garage sale Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Copperas Cove to raise funds to create the Rainbow Heart Studio Scholarship Fund.

House Creek Elementary School celebrates Veterans Day

By PAMELA GRANTCove Leader-Press More than 600 students, dozens of parents, and House Creek Elementary staff members sprawled around the school’s parking lot as they participated in the school’s annual Veteran’s Day parade.

Copperas Cove's Martin Walker Elementary Reading Buddies program boosts student literacy and self confidence

Special to the Leader-Press   Research has consistently shown that reading aloud to young children can help them build thinking skills and comprehension. The more you read with children, the better they will understand words and sentences on their own as they develop.

Copperas Cove Junior High qualifies twice as many students for Region 8, West Zone Band than any other participating school districts

  Special to the Leader-Press Thirteen schools, 407 junior high band members, and only 189 All-Region junior high band members are chosen.

Cove House holding annual banquet

  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter is holding its annual fundraising banquet on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Copperas Cove Civic Center, from 6 to 8 p.m.