KCCB, Girl Scouts plant trees at Copperas Cove PD

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press Dozens of Girl Scouts from four Girl Scouts of Central Texas troops and Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful volunteers met together Saturday morning at the Copperas Cove Police Department for the Arbor Day tree planting.

Coryell County Commissioners discuss jail noncompliance

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press  The Coryell County Commissioners Court discussed the next step in a plan for action relating to the recent notice of the County Jail’s noncompliance with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards for exceeding the maximum capacity of inmates during a special...

Hundreds fed at first "CovesGiving" in Copperas Cove

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press  Hundreds of people enjoyed a free Thanksgiving meal Saturday afternoon at the CovesGiving event held at the Mickey’s Convenience Store located at the corner of Sunset Lane and Georgetown Road.

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.