New Coryell County jail stalled as commissioners, judge vote down issuing resolution

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Coryell County Commissioners Court held a special meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss and vote on a resolution authorizing publication of a notice of intention to issue certificates of obligation for a new county jail.

Copperas Cove police officer completes 100-mile ultramarathon, raises money for LEAF

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Captain Jeremy Alber with the Copperas Cove Police Department participated in and completed a 100-mile Ultramarathon earlier this month to raise funds to help fellow officers.

Step Into a Brighter Future collects diapers, supplies for foster children

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Nonprofit organization Step Into a Brighter Future hosted a diaper drive at HomeBase in Copperas Cove Saturday afternoon to benefit foster families with infants and toddlers.

City float captures first place finishes in holiday parades

Special to Leader-Press    GATESVILLE — Feliz Navidad! Frohe Wienachten! Joyeux Noël! The Copperas Cove Five Hills royalty represented nearly a dozen countries in their entry in the Temple Christmas Parade with the theme, Christmas Around the World.

As FDA approves emergency use authorization of first COVID-19 vaccine, local cases continue

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Federal Food and Drug Administration has issued emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, but locals shouldn’t expect to see a vaccine available to the general public anytime soon.

Shipley Do-Nuts receives visit from competitive eater

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Greg Wilson with Savage Eating paid a visit to Shipley Do-Nuts in Copperas Cove to see just how quickly he could eat a Texas-size doughnut on Wednesday morning.

Hart wins runoff election for Copperas Cove city council Place 6

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Vonya Hart will be the next member of the Copperas Cove city council after winning today’s runoff election. Polls closed at 7 p.m., with the results showing that Hart received a total of 594 votes, or 57.28 percent.  Terri Deans received 443 votes, or 42.

Runoff election Tuesday for Copperas Cove city council Place 6

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    After one week of early voting, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, a total of 751 Copperas Cove voters cast ballots for either Terri Deans or Vonya Hart in the runoff election for Copperas Cove city council place 6.

Oakalla VFD reschedules annual fajita dinner, auction for Dec. 12

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department is holding its annual fajita dinner and auction on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., with the auction starting at 7 p.m. For $15 for adults and $5 for children, diners can have an all-you-can-eat fajita meal.

Month of November saw active cases of COVID-19 increase in Coryell County

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    From Oct. 30 to Nov. 30, the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Coryell County rose by 482, from 827 to 1,309. Active cases rose from 131 to 390. Those numbers are as per the COVID-19 tracker which is updated by Coryell County.