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Students gather at the flagpole for prayer before school

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Fri, 09/30/2022 - 12:29
By SEAN HANEY Cove Leader-Press   On Wednesday morning, students and staff and youth ministers from First Baptist Church gathered in front of Copperas Cove High School for their annual See You at the Pole event. This event was first held on Sept. 12, 1990, in Burleson, Texas by a group of teenagers.

Copperas Cove woman preps for 21-mile Grand Canyon hike

david_morris
Fri, 09/30/2022 - 12:26
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Those who travel the area of town near Ogletree Gap may have seen a woman hiking solo up to the top of the steep incline known as Ogletree Pass, over the past several months.

Copperas Cove city council to see new faces in November

david_morris
Thu, 09/29/2022 - 17:54
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Place 4 on the Copperas Cove city council will be held by a brand-new member to public office in November, and two longtime Copperas Cove residents are in the running for the position.

CTC to hold virtual surplus property auction

david_morris
Thu, 09/29/2022 - 17:44
Special to the Leader-Press Central Texas College (CTC) will host a virtual public auction of surplus property October 3 - 12. The online event will be conducted by Lone Star Auctioneers.

Copperas Cove ISD implements new technology to detect online threats

david_morris
Wed, 09/28/2022 - 11:21
  By WENDY SLEDD Special to the Leader-Press   The amount of time children spend glued to a screen has risen dramatically in the last 20 years. According to ChildWise, children ages 5 to 16 spend an average of six and a half hours a day in front of a screen compared with around three hours in 1995.

Pride of Cove Band holds annual Spirit Spectacular

david_morris
Tue, 09/27/2022 - 15:01
by SEAN HANEY Cove Leader-Press   This past Thursday Cove High School put on their annual Spirit Spectacular at the football stadium where many different groups performed to include the Pride of Cove Band and Color Guard, the Copperettes, and Varsity Cheer.

Two Copperas Cove firefighters graduate as paramedics

david_morris
Tue, 09/27/2022 - 14:44
By PAMELA GRANTCove 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.

KCCB Fall Sweep and PWA Pink Warrior Dash set for Saturday

david_morris
Fri, 09/23/2022 - 13:20
Special to the Leader-Press   Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful (KCCB) and Pink Warrior Angels (PWA) have decided to collaborate and share event space at City Park for their upcoming community event. Both organizations saw the opportunity to share resources while promoting each organization’s mission.