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.

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.

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.

I-14/U.S. 190 bypass widening funds included in state transportation plan

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The widening of the I-14/U.S. 190 bypass from two lanes to four around Copperas Cove is closer to becoming a fully funded reality, after Governor Greg Abbott announced the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP)...

Substitute teachers keep student learning interruption-free

By WENDY SLEDD Special to the Leader-Press   For Steven Harris, being in a classroom brings back a lot of terrific memories. Harris works as a substitute teacher for Copperas Cove ISD and is no stranger to the district.