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. Candidates running for City Council...

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.

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.

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.

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.