Copperas Cove issues vaccine survey, Bell County now local vaccination hub

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   As a vaccine for the COVID-19 is becoming available in the state of Texas, the city of Copperas Cove on Wednesday evening issued notice of a local Coronavirus (COVID‐19) Vaccine Interest Survey.

Area hospitalizations for COVID-19 remain above 20% mark, but local active cases are down

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in our local Trauma Service Area have remained above the 15-percent mark since Dec. 29 and were at 22.8  percent as of Jan. 9, with greater than 1 in 5 patients locally being hospitalized with the COVID-19 virus.

Holy Family hosting child trafficking awareness event

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    The month of January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and one local church is bringing a program to Copperas Cove on Saturday, for the community to become more aware of the signs of human trafficking.

Locals must wait until COVID-19 vaccines more widely available

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Locals in the Copperas Cove and Coryell County area who want to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, will have to continue to wait a bit longer, even if they are within the “Phase 1b” of the vaccine rollout.

Coryell County restaurants, businesses must decrease capacity to 50%

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    On Wednesday afternoon, Coryell County Judge Roger Miller issued an order that as of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday evening, all restaurants and businesses in Coryell County must reduce capacity to 50 percent, per Gov. Abbott’s Executive Order GA-32, enacted on Oct.

Hart sworn in to Copperas Cove city council, council accepts bid for Pecan Cove Drive reconstruction

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove City Council said goodbye to Place 6 Councilmember Marc Payne and welcomed Vonya Hart to fill his seat Tuesday.  A reception was held to say farewell to Payne.

Canes For Veterans collects Christmas trees

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Local nonprofit organization Canes for Veterans Central Texas collected more than 60 Christmas trees at the Bru-Thru in Copperas Cove on Sunday.

“Smitty” Schmidt passes away, remembered by family and friends

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The world lost a beautiful bass voice after longtime Copperas Cove resident and icon Nelson Christian “Smitty” Schmidt passed away on December 31, 2020 at the age of 95.  Schmidt was born on June 3, 1925, to Rev.

Coryell County EMC: look for continued COVID case surge mid-January

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The numbers for positive COVID-19 cases have continued to surge throughout the month of December within Coryell County.  Although the county has not updated its online COVID-19 tracker since Dec.

Blue Santa wraps up season in Copperas Cove

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press    Blue Santa of Copperas Cove helped make the season brighter for 234 families in the Copperas Cove and Pidcoke area this year.  The initial application period ran from November 17 through the first week of December.