Copperas Cove Leader Press

Copperas Cove city council calls for Dec. 14 runoff election for Place 2

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press There is a runoff election for Copperas Cove city council Place 2, with the election day set for Saturday, Dec. 14. Early voting will take place Monday – Friday, Dec. 2-6, and Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 9-10 the following week.

Police seek suspects in multiple vehicle burglaries

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press In the early hours of Sunday, Nov. 17, there were a total of 10 vehicle burglaries in the Creekside Hills development on the north side of Copperas Cove.

Copperas Cove Creative Space Holds Downtown Vendor Market

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press Dozens of vendors set up in the streets of downtown Copperas Cove for the new monthly outdoor vendor market hosted by Copperas Cove Creative Space.

Cadets in the CCHS JROTC Bulldog Battalion carry poles and place them in sections for volunteers to fill with wreaths. More than 6,400 wreaths were retrieved last year by hundreds of volunteers.

Wreath retrieval at Veterans Cemetery set for Saturday

Tue, 2017-01-10 11:06 News Staff

By LYNETTE SOWELL

The annual wreath retrieval at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery will take place Saturday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m.

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GRAND OPENING

Tue, 2017-01-10 11:03 News Staff

By DAVID J. HARDIN

The weekend’s cold temperatures didn’t deter local residents from coming out to celebrate the grand opening of Pets Supplies Plus in Copperas Cove.

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CCISD superintendent Joe Burns speaks out against the recent release of preliminary grades for school districts based on the state-mandated A-F grading system, which would become effective in 2018. Burns and 28 other superintendents and lead administrators held a media conference at the Region 12 Education Service Center in Waco on Friday.

Region 12 superintendents react to proposed accountability system

Tue, 2017-01-10 10:58 News Staff

By LYNETTE SOWELL

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Cove’s Haven Stevenson takes a shot on goal during the Lady Dawgs’ 2-1 win over Manor Saturday at Bulldawg Stadium. Stevenson scored both goals for Cove.

Weather shortens weekend for Cove soccer, swimming

Tue, 2017-01-10 10:53 News Staff

By TJ MAXWELL

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Cove sophomore Oni Boodoo drives the lane against Shoemaker’s Zaiah Jackson during the Lady Dawgs’ 47-44 loss to the Lady Wolves Tuesday at Bulldawg Gymnasium. Boodoo led the Lady Dawgs with 12 points and four assists.

TOUGH LOSS

Tue, 2017-01-10 10:48 News Staff

By TJ MAXWELL

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Rabbit Fest Ambassador Edith Natividad, Junior Miss Rabbit Fest Kaydence Weary, and Junior Mister Rabbit Fest Keli’l Natividad place non-perishable items in the Blessing Box. Edith Natividad built and erected the outdoor pantry which allows donations to be received 24 hours a day and for those who are hungry to receive food when the soup kitchen is closed.

Royalty reflect on service and growth in 2016

Tue, 2017-01-10 10:35 News Staff

CPE Decades Music Concert: Clements/Parsons Elementary 4th and 5th grade students presented forty years of music in a two hour concert in Lea Ledger Auditorium.

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Clements/Parsons students are rocking through the decades

Tue, 2017-01-10 10:29 News Staff

Elvis Presley’s gyrating hips. Michael Jackson’s single glove. Poodle skirts of the 50’s.

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Businesses name coloring contest winners

Tue, 2017-01-10 10:25 News Staff

by Lynette Sowell

The winners of the 2nd annual Copperas Cove Leader-Press holiday contest have been selected from coloring pages submitted to local participating businesses.