Water back on in Copperas Cove manufactured home park, but system under continued scrutiny

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   By the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 15, water services had been restored to the Cedar Grove Manufactured Home Park in Copperas Cove, after residents had been without water for more than 48 hours due to a cease and desist order.

Homecoming King and Queen to be crowned tonight

By Sean Haney Cove Leader-Press   The king and queen of the 2022-2023 Copperas Cove High School Homecoming Court will be announced at the Varsity football game tonight against the University Trojans. This year’s Freshman Duchess is Eva Revilla, sponsored by the Copperettes.

Community comes together to clean up Copperas Cove cemetery

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove community came together Saturday for the 9/11 National Day of Service. United for a good cause, citizens gathered at the Copperas Cove Cemetery from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m.

Grandparents have lunch at Mae Stevens, other CCISD campuses

By Sean Haney Cove Leader-Press   On Monday, Mae Stevens Early Learning Academy held their annual Grandparents Day lunch, as did a number of elementary schools in CCISD. Altogether, 1,332 grandparents attended the lunch at the respective schools to celebrate Grandparents Day.

The Exchange Club of Copperas Cove Hosts Cravings of Cove

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Hundreds of residents piled into the Copperas Cove Civic Center on Tuesday evening for a taste of what Copperas Cove has to offer – or at least what the restaurants and local businesses have to offer.

Sewage spill leads to water disconnect for Copperas Cove manufactured home park

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   With a little more than one hour’s notice on Tuesday morning, residents of Cedar Grove Manufactured Home Park in Copperas Cove lost their water supply. The reason wasn’t for an unpaid utility bill, but rather a failure of the park’s sewer system.

2022 Copperas Cove graduate’s certification lands first job with $33K annual salary

  By WENDY SLEDD Special to the Leader-Press   Copperas Cove High School 2022 graduate Jiya Edwards has landed her first job since high school.

Copperas Cove fire chief gives resignation

  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   After eight years on the job in Copperas Cove, Fire Chief Michael Neujahr is stepping down, as announced via a press release by the City of Copperas Cove on Monday afternoon. Neujahr submitted his resignation on Thursday, Sept.

Williams/Ledger Elementary students hold annual freedom walk

By SEAN HANEY Cove-Leader Press   On Friday at Williams Ledger Elementary School in Copperas Cove, all students from grades Kindergarten to 5th grade participated in their annual walk to honor all the lives lost on that tragic day 21 years ago, when 19 terrorists hijacked four plans, and 2,996...

Copperas Cove shatters record with Peanut Butter Bowl

By SEAN HANEY Cove Leader-Press   From August 1st to August 26th donations in the form of peanut butter were collected throughout the city by the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs football team and on Saturday, the donations were added up.