Moose Lodge, HomeBase hosting “pink” events in Copperas Cove on Saturday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    With the month of October being known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, there are two events dedicated to raising funds for Pink Warrior Angels, a 501c3 founded in 2015 by Copperas Cove resident Julie Moser.

Copperas Cove city council to look at funding to construct interchange to join SH9 with Business 190

  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Those on the north side of Copperas Cove who have been wishing for a way to access stores and other businesses on the east side of the city without having to drive through town may be a little closer to seeing that wish come true.

CCISD board of trustees candidates answer introductory questions

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   There are three races for the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees, but only one of them is a contested race.

A&M-Central Texas Student Government Planning a “Spook-tacular” Halloween Event

  Special to the Leader-Press The summer weather has not yet yielded to the long-awaited cooler temperatures of the fall, but that hasn’t stopped A&M-Central Texas Student Government and the Office of Student Affairs from getting ready for a ‘spook-tacular’ event coming up at the end of the month.

Resident criticizes city’s “sovereign immunity” stance in response to water damage

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   An 80-year-old Copperas Cove woman brought her concerns directly to the Copperas Cove city council on Tuesday evening, after a city water pipe burst on Sept. 12 and flooded her residence on Carlton Street as well as another home for more than four hours.

Copperas Cove developer bringing back Joy Drive-In as RV park

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Some longtime Covites may remember the evenings back in the 60s, 70s, and 80s when they would pile into the family car and head to the edge of town and line up to watch movies at the Joy Drive In. Its iconic screen still stands set back from F.M.

Local schools and businesses go orange for CCISD anti-bullying campaign

  By WENDY SLEDD Special to the Leader-Press   Residents in Copperas Cove are seeing orange in local businesses, on buildings, and in schools. October is National Bullying Prevention Month and orange is the color that represents anti-bullying awareness.

Copperas Cove EDC announces land sale at The Narrows

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation announced on Wednesday morning the sale of 15.7 acres in The Narrows Business & Technology Park to First Houston Properties and Arissa Properties, LLC.

CCHS dismisses students on Tuesday due to gas leak

  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Classes were dismissed early from Copperas Cove High School on Tuesday, but what flustered some parents wasn’t so much that students were dismissed for the day due to the gas leak, but the long lines and lengthy process to release students to their parents.

Copperas Cove ISD campuses honored by TEA for support to military students

  By WENDY SLEDD Special to the Leader-Press   Dandelions are resilient. If you try to keep them out of your yard, good luck, because they’ve developed many strategies for bouncing back.