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.

Copperas Cove High School Class of 2011 holds 10-year reunion

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove High School Graduating Class of 2011 gathered for their 10-year reunion this weekend, with events held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, offering a chance for old friends to reconnect and reminisce.

CCISD Board of Trustees vote to raise pay for bus drives, substitute teachers

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Substitute teachers and bus drivers in the Copperas Cove Independent School District will be seeing a pay raise after theCCISD board of trustees voted on a retroactive pay increase for both positions during their regular meeting on Sept. 14.

Copperas Cove city council, city manager discuss use of coronavirus relief funds

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove City Council heard an update and began discussion on the ways the city can spend the funds it is receiving from the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund during a workshop meeting held...

Thirteen city charter amendments to be put to Copperas Cove voters in November

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove voters will be looking at 13 amendments to the city’s home rule charter on the Nov. 2 general election ballot. In April 2020, a Charter Review Committee, comprised of seven citizens Larry Letzer, Jr.

Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful to hold 3rd annual Fall Sweep on Saturday

Cove Leader-Press staff Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful is holding its 3rd Fall Sweep event on Saturday Sept. 25, starting at 8 a.m. and going until noon. This year, the focus will be cleaning up City Park’s pond as well as City Park itself.

Pink Warrior Angels Central Texas to hold 7th annual Pink Warrior Dash on Saturday

By LYNETTE SOWELLCove Leader-Press  Pink Warrior Angels Central Texas is hosting its annual Pink Warrior Dash 5K Run/Walk, which kicks off at 9 a.m at City Park. This year, the event will start and end near City Park Pool, with the route winding throughout City Park.

Arrest made at Copperas Cove High School, unrelated to last week’s fight between multiple students

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  A female was arrested by Copperas Cove police on Tuesday morning in connection with an assault which occurred on Friday, Sept. 17 on campus.