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.

Two with Copperas Cove Fire Department graduate as paramedics

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   After 51 weeks of grueling work, 21 hard-working and dedicated students graduated from the Central Texas College (CTC) paramedic program during a ceremony last Thursday afternoon.

Crossroads High holds September graduation ceremony

By SEAN HANEY Cove Leader-Press   Last Friday, Copperas Cove’s Crossroads High School held its September graduation ceremony. There were a total of 20 students who graduated, with 17 walking the stage at Lea Ledger Auditorium on Friday evening.