Nearly 100 volunteers turn out for cleanup at Copperas Cove City Park

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful and the Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation Department joined forces with members of the community to pick up litter at City Park Saturday morning.

Two more Coryell County residents deceased due to COVID-19

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The newest report on Friday from Coryell County shows that two more have died from COVID-19 in Coryell County. They are both listed as male, one living in “Gatesville rural” area of the county, and the other listed as Copperas Cove.

Copperas Cove city council to consider income-based utility discounts

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove City Council continued discussions regarding the city’s utility rates for water, sewer, solid waste and drainage and making changes to the senior citizen discount offered on the utility bills during a workshop meeting held Tuesday evening.

Crossroads expands to accommodate student growth

Special to Leader-Press    At the start of the 2019-2020 school year, approximately 50 students enrolled in Crossroads High School. By the end of the school year, the number of students more than doubled to 120.

County officials briefed by Coryell Health on COVID-19 testing capabilities in county

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Dr. Jeff Bates, chief medical officer at Coryell Health, updated the Coryell County commissioners on the COVID-19 testing capabilities during a special meeting of the commissioners court on Monday afternoon.

Five Hills royalty to serve sweet success at Lemonade Day

Special to Leader-Press    A chalkboard cut into the shape of a dog details the menu items that Five Hills Ambassador Kaydence Roberts will sell at her stand on National Lemonade Day Weekend July 25-26. “This is my fourth year having a lemonade stand.

Copperas Cove city council propose lowering senior citizen water discount, discusses rate increases for all

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove City Council discussed lowering the senior citizen discount applied to residents’ utility bills during a workshop meeting held Thursday evening.

Fireworks ignite grass fire on Constitution Drive in Copperas Cove on Saturday night

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    An unknown individual likely thought that setting off some fireworks on Saturday night in a vacant, grassy area along Constitution Drive to celebration the 4th of July would be safe, as it was away from apartments across the street and several hundred yards...

Fort Hood boot memorial a sobering reminder on Independence Day

Special to Leader-Press     FORT HOOD, TX (June 30, 2019)—9-year-old Romella Spitzer realized very quickly how fortunate she is that both her parents, military veterans, are present in her life every day.

Copperas Cove city administration again proposing transportation user fee

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The city of Copperas Cove is again trying to implement a transportation user fee, which would be added to resident’s utility bills, as a way to raise additional revenue for the city.