Copperas Cove veterans reflect back 30 years to Desert Shield, Desert Storm

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Before social media and the ability to live stream via smartphones to the other side of the world, tens of thousands of troops deployed from Fort Hood and other U.S.

Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful Day draws volunteers on Saturday

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Copperas Cove got a bit more beautiful over the weekend. Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful (KCCB) held its first Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful Day on Saturday from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. They hope to hold the event annually.

Former Copperas Cove police officer indicted

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  The office of Coryell County District Clerk Becky Moore released its list of monthly indictments which were filed on June 24.

Longtime Coryell County Clerk retires

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press Coryell County said farewell to Coryell County Clerk Barbara Simpson after 28 years of service with a retirement reception held Friday afternoon in the Commissioners’ Courtroom in Gatesville.

Copperas Cove man sentenced to life without parole for continuous sexual abuse of young children

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Francis Jarad Cola, 44, of Copperas Cove was sentenced to life in prison without parole by a Coryell County jury on Thursday evening, June 24.

Copperas Cove float captures first place in Holland Parade

Special to Leader-Press  Young Miss Five Hills Emily Kimball took the deepest breath possible, reared her shoulder back and thrust the kernel of corn out of her mouth in the Holland Corn Festival junior corn seed spitting contest.

Oakalla VFD holding pancake supper, auction

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department is hosting an all-you-can-eat pancake supper and auction on Saturday, June 19, from 5-8 p.m., at the department, located at 29111 F.M. 963 in Oakalla. The cost is $7 for adults and $5 for kids.

Juveniles flee Ft. Worth halfway house, burglarize vehicles in Copperas Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   A 17-year-old male is in the Coryell County Jail after being arrested last Friday morning by Copperas Cove police in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries.

Former Arby’s site in Copperas Cove demolished to make way for Take 5 Oil Change

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   After being closed for nearly two years, the former Arby’s store in Copperas Cove was demolished on Tuesday to make way for another business. Take 5 Oil Change, with 88 stores in 22 cities across Texas, will be coming to Copperas Cove.

Baylor Scott & White, AdventHealth hold Cancer Survivor Day 2021

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press The Baylor Scott and White Cancer Center and AdventHealth Central Texas partnered to hold their annual Cancer Survivor Day celebration Monday morning in front of the Cancer Center.