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.

Students gather at the flagpole for prayer before school

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

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

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

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

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.