Local food pantries see more visitors

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press                                             As shelves at local grocery stores fluctuate between full and bare, the local food pantries continue to provide much needed food and meals to people in the community.

Nursing home residents shown love during pandemic

Special to Leader-Press   Copperas Cove Five Hills Junior Ambassador Naomi Williams reached for the marker of the color, Goldenrod, and began coloring the “s” on a poster that would ultimately spell “sparkle” surrounding by stars and flowers.

County judge discourages travel to counties with multiple COVID cases, shelter in place orders

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to increase within the Central Texas Region.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Copperas Cove announces day camps for mission essential employees, enrollment now open

Special to Leader-Press   To more adequately and effectively meet the emerging needs of individuals and families affected by disaster events in our local area, Boys & Girls Clubs of Copperas Cove (BGCCC) will begin to offer Day Camps for mission-essential employees important for supporting the...

City launches Cove Cares to feed elderly at home

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Tuesday marked day two of the Cove Cares Senior Meal Delivery Program and the first day where seniors received a free copy of the Copperas Cove Leader-Press newspaper with their meal.

Copperas Cove, area locals sew masks to bolster supply of PPE for hospitals

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    As healthcare professionals deal with the COVID-19 pandemic across the state and nation, they are facing another issue- a shortage of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to protect them from the virus as they tend to patients.

Copperas Cove: Local information sources and hotlines in place

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Local information and updates   Inserted into today’s Copperas Cove Leader-Press is a free 12-page section on COVID-19 with information courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control.

Copperas Cove city council extends disaster declaration, votes down shelter in place order

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove City Council voted not to implement a Shelter In Place order during their emergency meeting held Thursday evening.

First COVID-19 case in Copperas Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The first confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in Coryell County was reported late on Tuesday by the Texas Department of Health Services website, with Deputy Fire Chief/Emergency Management Coordinator Gary Young issuing a press release on Wednesday morning...

Copperas Cove mayor signs disaster declaration, city entities prepare to launch “Cove Cares” initiative to feed senior citizens

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   On Friday afternoon, Mayor Bradi Diaz signed a disaster declaration for the City of Copperas Cove, prior to the executive order going into effect that was issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday.