Deans, Hart headed for runoff for Copperas Cove city council election

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Terri Deans and Vonya Hart will be heading to a run-off election following the Nov. 3 general election for City Council Place 6.  The votes were tallied and final unofficial results were released Tuesday evening a couple hours after the polls closed.

COVID-19 cases continue to increase, seven-day positivity rate highest since Sept. 3

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Positive COVID-19 cases have continued a steady increase in Copperas Cove and Coryell County.

CCISD wraps up second six weeks of classes, high school set to reopen Monday

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    As of Friday, Oct. 29, the Copperas Cove Independent School District 2020-2021 school year was one-third complete, as students and staff worked not only on academics and instruction, but learning a “new normal” of practices to thwart the spread of the...

Copperas Cove headed for runoff election for city council Place 6, incumbent out of the race

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   A four-way race for Copperas Cove city council Place 6 has been trimmed to two candidates as of tonight.

One Copperas Cove city council race, special election on the line

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Coryell County turned out to the tune of more than 19,000 during three weeks of early voting which took place Oct. 13-30 – 19,218 ballots cast, to be exact.

Local Lemonade Day Entrepreneur is first runner-up at national contest

Special to Leader-Press    Copperas Cove Five Hills Ambassador Kaydence Roberts has big plans for her business. Having raised more than $40,000 in cash and supplies for the Copperas Cove animal shelter with money raised in part from Lemonade Day, Roberts looks to grow her business each year.

Coryell County COVID-19 cases up by 61 since Oct. 23, now at 858, active cases up to 162

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Over the weekend, COVID-19 cases in the state of Texas surpassed the 900,000 mark, climbing to 904,855 as of Sunday afternoon. Active cases number an estimated 102,769, with 18,077 fatalities.

Congressman, area officials discuss Eliminate Digital Divide Act

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    A bipartisan piece of federal legislation introduced by Congressman Roger Williams will hopefully pave the way for all city and county residents to have access to high-speed internet in the future.

Area hospitalizations for COVID-19 rise, still below statewide average

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Hospitalizations statewide have continued to climb steadily this week, with 5,605 hospitalized with COVID-19, making up 8.61 percent of hospitalizations.

“Frozen” Christmas parade to take place in Copperas Cove, set for Dec. 5

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    With the cancelation of the Copperas Cove Veterans Day Parade by VFW Post 8577, some Covites may wonder about the status of the Copperas Cove Christmas parade, usually held the first Saturday of December.