Five Hills titleholder raises more than $10,000 for Alzheimer’s Association

Special to Leader-Press  Young Miss Five Hills Emily Kimball visits with her Grandma Tru, holding her hand. The pair sit in chairs as Kimball shares with her grandmother what is going on in the teenager’s life. But Grandma Tru does not understand.

Copperas Cove man jailed for setting off tear gas in backyard on New Year’s

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  A Copperas Cove man is in the Coryell County jail as of Monday on bonds totaling $43,000, after an investigation into a New Year’s incident which led to a total of 14 individuals being affected by “smoke bombs” that Kristopher Anthony Meda, 45, allegedly set off...

City of Copperas Cove abates burned-down property on North Main

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Last Sunday evening, Jan. 2, Copperas Cove firefighters responded to a house on fire at 606 N. Main St.

Copperas Cove area actor shares story of television, film roles, what’s next in 2022

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press Although he’s acted in dozens of films and has traveled far and wide, Randall Oliver feels most at home with his wife on his ranch in Topsey and in the surrounding region.

Negrete Firefighter Foundation scholarship recipients start at Fire Academy

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Central Texas Fire Academy last week, on Monday, thanks to scholarships from the Negrete Firefighter Foundation.

Topsey Water Supply Corporation issues Boil Water Notice

Special to the Leader-Press   A Boil Water Notice has been issued effective Friday, January 7, 2022, at 5 p.m. for below listed properties served by Topsey Water Supply.

Alzona sworn in, council approves agreement with Temple for regional police records system

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove City Council welcomed Councilmember Shawn Alzona to Place 3 on the dais Tuesday evening, as he was sworn in by Copperas Cove Municipal Associate Judge Lisa Kubala at the beginning of the workshop meeting.

Coryell County DA advises Copperas Cove High School students how to win at trial

Special to Leader-Press  It is rare to see high school students sitting quietly after school. But Copperas Cove High School criminal justice students listened intently, processing every word that Coryell County District Attorney Dusty Boyd and Assistant District Attorney William Davidson said.

Copperas Cove City Council discusses status of Five Hills Scholarship Pageant

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press  The fate of the Copperas Cove Five Hills Scholarship program, which volunteers in the community for thousands of hours each year and raises funds for the animal shelter and other local causes, is now up in the air after the Copperas Cove city council was...

House burns on North Main, second fire in three months

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press Firefighters responded to a house on fire at 606 N. Main St. in Copperas Cove late Sunday evening.