Be the Match bone marrow registration held at Copperas Cove Fire Station

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Fire Department joined forces with the Be the Match Foundation to hold a registration drive and raise awareness about the bone marrow registry Saturday.

Festival of Trees raises more than $100,000 for Wreaths for Vets and Noble Giving Scholarship Fund

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The 21st annual Festival of Trees raised more than $100,000 for Wreaths for Vets and the Noble Giving Scholarship Fund Friday evening, with more than 1,000 people in attendance at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center.

A dog park for Copperas Cove on the horizon? City council will discuss on Tuesday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   A future dog park in Copperas Cove is on the agenda for Tuesday’s Copperas Cove city council workshop.

Redistricting shifts county commissioner precinct lines for Copperas Cove voters

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Coryell County Commissioners adopted a resolution last month to redistrict and redefine the Commissioners Precincts for Coryell County following workshops and a public hearing to discuss how to balance the county’s population after the 2020 Census.

Copperas Cove church holds Mental Health Sunday program

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    On Sunday, Cadence Church in Copperas Cove held its fourth annual Mental Health Sunday. Pastor Joe Bernier addressed the congregation before welcoming Jo Anne Harrison, M.Ed., LPC-S, for a question-and-answer discussion about mental health.

German bingo added to lineup of Krist Kindl Markt activities on Sunday in Copperas Cove

Special to Leader-Press   Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf…If you don’t recognize these as numbers one through five in the German language, you will after Sunday’s German bingo held 1 p.m.-3 p.m. in the Copperas Cove Civic Center at the Krist Kindl Markt.

Nearly 70 contestants competing for Krist Kindl Pageant crowns in Copperas Cove on Saturday

Special to Leader-Press   Young Miss Five Hills Emily Kimball knows first-hand what the nearly 70 contestants competing for crowns at the Krist Kindl Charity Pageant will be feeling. Kimball won the Teen Miss Krist Kindl Pageant in 2020 and the Preteen Miss Krist Kindl Pageant title in 2019.

Coryell County commissioners look at revising speed limits on county roads

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press Coryell County Commissioners scheduled a further look into revising speed limits on several roads within the county, during their regular meeting on Tuesday morning.

Copperas Cove volunteers sought to help with wreath placement at veterans’ cemetery

By LYNETTE SOWELLCove Leader-Press  An annual tradition in the Fort Hood area—the annual wreath laying at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery – will take place on Saturday, Nov. 27 starting at 10 a.m.

Copperas Cove Senior Center hosts Thanks-for-Giving feast

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Senior Activity Center held its annual Thanks-for-Giving Feast Tuesday morning to show thanks to sponsors and supporters. The Senior Center provided the turkey and ham, while the senior citizens brought side dishes to the pot-luck style feast.