Copperas Cove Education Foundation distributes nearly $30,000 in Teacher Innovation Grants

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Silly string flew through the air over the heads of excited teachers and students Tuesday morning as the Copperas Cove Education Foundation Prize Patrol delivered the good news to teachers and staff at four campuses that their Teacher Innovation Grant requests...

Copperas Cove looks to purchase former credit union property for future fire station site

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  During a special meeting of the Copperas Cove city council last Wednesday evening, the council approved the City of Copperas Cove submitting an offer to purchase the property at 2410 E. Business 190 for a future fire station. The roughly 2.

KCCB, Five Hills royalty team up to clean up park graffiti KCCB, Five Hills royalty team up to clean up park graffiti

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press Titleholders with the Copperas Cove Five Hills Scholarship Pageant Program gathered early Saturday morning to beautify Rhode Park with a graffiti cleanup and track pickup, with the aid of Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful.

Cove Blue Santa accepting applications, donations

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Cove Blue Santa program will begin accepting applications for families in need starting this Saturday, November 13.

Taste of Cove Food Truck Park breaks ground

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove will soon be home to a food truck park, named Taste of Cove Food Truck Park,  located at 105 W. Avenue E, between RNC Construction and the Copperas Hills Food Mart.

Monday is deadline to enter Krist Kindl Charity Pageant

Special to the Leader-Press    Little girls, little boys, their moms and even their grandmothers look forward to what has become a holiday tradition in Copperas Cove — the Krist Kindl Markt Charity Pageant.  Monday, Nov. 15, is the deadline to sign up to participate in the event.

Lone Star Suds Express Car Wash to open in December

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    After months of delays and uncertainty, the Lone Star Suds Express Car Wash will be opening for business in early December.

Copperas Cove man arrested for sexual assault of a child

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    A 26-year-old Copperas Cove man is behind bars in the Coryell County Jail on $500,000 bonds on sexual assault charges.  Rashad Valento Parkinson was arrested by Copperas Cove police on Nov.

House Creek Elementary holds parade, concert for Veterans Day

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Across Copperas Cove Independent School District, each campus put something together to recognize veterans in honor of Veterans Day, whether it was a breakfast, a parade or decorating a wall with pictures of students’ parents who are veterans.

CCISD names campus winners in United Way fundraising

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The campus winners for the 2021-2022 United Way Campaign were announced at the Copperas Cove Independent School District’s Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday evening.