Cove students conduct food drive to support Food for Families, fill shelves of local pantries

Special to Leader-Press    Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary fifth grader Madelynn Gorres gets it. She and Elementary Student 2 Student members were in charge of picking up goods, weighing, sorting and packing everything for the Food for Families collection drive, loading 938 items on to the truck.

Five Hills royalty prepare for holiday parade season

Special to Leader-Press    Christmas in our Hometown, Junk the Halls, Santa’s Winter Camp, and 12 Days of Christmas are just some of the different holiday parade themes that the Copperas Cove Five Hills royalty are preparing for with the arrival of the December.

Copperas Cove holds town hall meeting on utilities, special council meeting set for Tuesday

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    More than 100 residents attended the Public Forum/Town Hall meeting held Friday evening at the Copperas Cove Civic Center to learn more about the city’s plans following the utility billing provider Fathom’s abrupt departure.

Cove Friends of the Library hold fiber arts fair

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Friends of the Library partnered with the Copperas Cove Public Library to hold the first ever Fiber Arts Fair Wednesday afternoon in the library meeting room.  The event, held from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m.

CCPD officers growing beards, painting nails for a cause

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Police Department is one of the only law enforcement agencies in the area participating in the Cure Starts Now Beard It Up and Color for a Cure Campaign, growing facial hair to raise money for pediatric cancer, beating their goal of $1,000...

Coryell County commissioners select architect for new county jail

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press  The Coryell County Commissioners’ Court selected Southwest Architects, Inc. as the architectural firm to design a new jail facility during a special meeting held Monday morning. Southwest Architects, Inc.

Waffle Cone to close in December for expansion, aided by CCEDC

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation approved an incentive agreement on Wednesdsay with the Waffle Cone to cover half the cost of a 24-quart horizontal batch freezer, aiding in the expansion efforts of the local ice cream shop.

Cove junior high cheerleaders to perform in Disney Thanksgiving Day Parade

Cove junior high cheerleaders to perform in Disney Thanksgiving Day Parade Special to Leader-Press   Copperas Cove Junior High cheerleaders Emily Kimball and Summer Sweeney will have quite a story to tell on what they did over Thanksgiving break when they return to school.

Copperas Cove city manager updates on water billing transition

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   On Tuesday evening, the Copperas Cove City Council chambers in the Technology Building was full of residents hoping to hear an update from the city manager regarding the city’s utility administration services after Fathom announced it would be going out of...

Star Group-VHV distributes hundreds of turkeys, Thanksgiving baskets

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Star Group-Veterans Helping Veterans made sure that 425 families will get to enjoy a proper Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings this holiday.