Copperas Cove City Council agrees to move forward with dog park and sponsor

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove City Council held a discussion and gave direction to move forward with an agreement with an unnamed sponsor for the construction of a dog park during their workshop meeting Tuesday evening.

Alzona wins Copperas Cove city council Place 3 seat

by LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Final unofficial results are in for the Dec. 7 special election for Copperas Cove city council Place 3. With 360 Copperas Cove voters heading to the polls or mailing in ballots, Shawn Alzona received 266 votes, or 61.67 percent.

Contestants sparkle at annual Krist Kindl Pageant

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Dozens of boys, girls, and women donned their most impressive dresses (or suits in the case of the boys) and showed off as they competed in the 7th Annual Krist Kindl Charity Pageant.

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.