GRK hosts area event for Habitat for Humanity

By PAMELA GRANTCove Leader-Press The cities of Central Texas banded together Tuesday to support a great cause—Habitat for Humanity—and the possibility to win an awesome truck.

CCISD 8th annual Stuff the Bus kicks off Friday

  Special to Leader-Press   CCISD returns to Walmart for its eighth annual Stuff the Bus event in partnership with Star Group-Veterans Helping Veterans Aug. 5-7 which is tax-free weekend for school-related purchases.

Copperas Cove woman in county jail on 26 charges, $670,000 in bonds

  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   A Copperas Cove woman is in the Coryell County Jail on $670,000 in bonds after an early morning incident over a missing cellphone in a Louise Street residence last Thursday, July 22.

S. C. Lee Junior High prepares to defend state cheer title; All-American named at camp

By WENDY SLEDD Special to the Leader-Press The S. C. Lee Junior High Cheer squad has swelled to 23 students this year and most of them are incoming sixth graders. The majority are first-time cheerleaders.

Copperas Cove’s Hettie Halstead Elementary wins Fort Hood Recycle Bowl

  By WENDY SLEDD Special to Leader-Press   Copperas Cove ISD’s Hettie Halstead Elementary is the winner of this year’s Fort Hood Recycle Bowl. Student Council members collected 5,212.90 pounds of recyclables in a 30-day period through Fort Hood’s Youth Environmental Ambassadors! Program.

CCISD opens applications for free/reduced meals

  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Independent School District application link will be open for parents looking to register their children for free/reduced meals for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year.

Coppperas Cove City Council holding special workshop, meetings for fiscal year 2022-2023 budget, tax rate

  By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove City Council will be having a special workshop meeting on Tuesday, July 26, to discuss the ad valorem tax rate for fiscal year 2022-2023 followed by a special meeting The Special Workshop meeting on Tuesday, July 26, will start at 5 p.m.

Copperas Cove median completion pushed into September, dog park groundbreaking tentatively for Aug. 1

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press   The Business U.S 190 project continues, but the end date has been pushed into September of this year, according to Copperas Cove city manager Ryan Haverlah.

Copperas Cove ISD board approves substitute pay increase

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Independent School District Board of Trustees approved an increase in substitute teacher pay during their regular meeting Tuesday evening.

National Military Child Education Coalition names House Creek Elementary in Copperas Cove top elementary school in the world for support of military-connected students

By WENDY SLEDD Special to the Leader-Press House Creek Elementary School has been named the top elementary school in the nation by the Military Child Education Coalition. First Lady Jill Biden made the announcement on Wednesday via video conference from the MCEC Global Summit in Washington, D.C.