Exchange Club names Youth of the Year

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Exchange Club of Copperas Cove presented Copperas Cove High School Class of 2020 senior and new graduate Richard “Camper” Kirkpatrick with the “Youth of the Year” scholarship and award Friday evening at his home.

TDCJ COVID-19 cases account for most of Coryell County cases

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   As the calendar turns to the month of June, Çoryell County has seen a total of 281 individuals testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services website.

Protesters in Copperas Cove join others across the nation against racism, discrimination

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    A Copperas Cove woman said she couldn’t just sit back and not respond after seeing the video of 46-year-old George Floyd, who died while in the restraint of Minneapolis police officers.

Copperas Cove Miss Five Hills Scholarship Pageant 2020 royalty named, crowning set for Saturday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   After a virtual pageant on Saturday evening, the titleholders for the 7th annual Copperas Cove Miss Five Hills Scholarship Pageant have been announced.

Copperas Cove class of 2020 graduation ceremony takes three days, parade set for Saturday

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Independent School District held graduation ceremonies for nearly 500 high school seniors from Copperas Cove High School over a three-day period this week.

LDS holds food drive for Refuge-Ministries pantry

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press    Local volunteers made a difference this weekend, gathering hundreds of pounds worth of non-perishable food which will be distributed to those in need.

Five Hills Scholarship Pageant goes virtual on Saturday

Special to Leader-Press    The 7th Annual Miss Five Hills Scholarship Pageant will be held Saturday, but the competition will be different due to the pandemic.

Copperas Cove EDC looks at proposed annual budget for 2020-2021, approves property sale closing in The Narrows

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation held its regular meeting Wednesday afternoon where they reviewed the 2020-2021 budget and approved a resolution authorizing the EDC’s boad chair to execute the closing documents on the sale of 10 acres in the...

Coryell County with 36 active COVID-19 cases as of Monday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   As of Monday afternoon, it was confirmed there were no new confirmed positive cases after a Copperas Cove resident in their 40s, gender unknown, had a test return positive on Wednesday, May 20.

CCISD holds 6th annual Laundry Day to benefit Communities in Schools

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Members of the Five Hills Scholarship pageant royalty and volunteers spent their Friday morning loading nearly all 90 washing machines and 100 dryers at Wells Laundry for the sixth annual Copperas Cove Independent School District Laundry Day.