AdventHealth shines a light on breast cancer with annual walk

By BRITTANY FHOLERCove Leader-Press AdventHealth Central Texas held its third annual Shine the Light Breast Cancer Walk to celebrate survivors and bring awareness to the deadly disease.

Ashley Outlet to open in Copperas Cove, now hiring

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The former site of the Bealls Department Store in Copperas Cove's Five Hills Shopping Center has a new occupant – Ashley Outlet.

Copperas Cove city council candidate forum set for Oct. 7

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce is hosting a candidate forum on Thursday, Oct. 7, starting at 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m., at the Copperas Cove city council chambers, located in the city’s Technology Center, at 508 S. 2nd St.

Copperas Cove Fire Department gets skills refresher

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   When Copperas Cove EMTs and paramedics render aid during an emergency medical call, they may know the type of emergency they are responding to, but some cases end up being a little more than “routine.

Copperas Cove resident named one of 15 Texas Heroes for Children

Special to Leader-Press   Mary Ann Jack may be retired, but she has not stopped advocating for the children of Copperas Cove ISD. Her willingness to utilize her time, talent, and skills to support students earned Jack the Texas State Board of Education Hero for Children Award.

S.C. Lee Junior High student is 2021 Coryell County Teen Miss U.S. Agriculture

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove student Trinity Aulabaugh is the 2021 Coryell County Teen Miss U.S. Agriculture and will be competing for the title of Texas Teen Miss United States Agriculture in November. Aulabaugh, 13, is an eighth grader at S.C.

National Night Out kickoff set for Saturday in downtown Copperas Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    On Saturday evening, the community is invited downtown for Copperas Cove’s National Night Out kickoff, hosted by the Copperas Cove Police Department. The party is back, after a hiatus in 2020, and takes place from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

Two new titleholders crowned as Five Hills royalty

Special to Leader-Press    Brookelynn Spitzer entered her daughter, Blakely, into the Miss Five Hills Scholarship Pageant knowing that she would be required to serve the community if she captured the crown.

PWA holds 7th Annual Pink Warrior Dash

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Pink Warrior Angels of Texas held the seventh annual Pink Warrior Dash 5K race Saturday morning at the Copperas Cove City Park.  Participants took off downhill from near Field 7 and made three laps around the park for the completion of the 5K.

FDA expands emergency use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to include boosters

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended its emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to allow booster dosing for those who are at least six months out from completing the first two doses.