Copperas Cove captures first place in Temple Christmas parade

Special to Leader-Press    After receiving second place two years in a row, the Copperas Cove Five Hills royalty literally popped out of glittered Christmas boxes to capture first place in the 73rd Annual Temple Christmas Parade.  The theme of this year’s parade was the 12 Days of Christmas.

Copperas Cove couple arrested for misappropriating at least $200,000 in investor funds

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    A Copperas Cove couple was arrested in the 500 block of North Main St. in Copperas Cove on Thursday morning.

Annual Krist Kindl pageant raises funds for charity

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press    More than just a beauty pageant, the Kris Kindl Charity Pageant continued its tradition of supporting and raising funds for charity. The 5th Annual Krist Kindl Charity Pageant raised an impressive $3,158.94 for the Children’s Alopecia Project.

Copperas Cove boy collecting for stockings for nursing home residents

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    This year, the only thing eight-year-old Liam Mastin wants for Christmas is to help others.

Copperas Cove city manager gives brief update on utility department transition

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press     After announcing at Tuesday’s Copperas Cove city council workshop that he would be making an announcement during Tuesday’s meeting, Copperas Cove City Manager Ryan Haverlah instead took to Facebook on Wednesday afternoon to provide a brief update on the...

Holiday tea party benefits homeless population

Special to Leader-Press   More than 500,000 people are homeless in America, according to a report released in September by the Council of Economic Advisers.

Cove High Dawghouse Theater hosts dinner and show

Special to Leader-Press it has always been clear that a dinner party is about what is said, not what is eaten. The upcoming production of Lottie and Dotty’s Out of This World Dinner Party is no exception.

Copperas Cove celebrates small businesses

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press    This weekend, Covites showed support for small businesses by shopping locally. Copperas Cove held its annual Small Business Saturday event starting at 10 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce.

Two Cove women the first females to join male-only fraternal organization

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    History was made on November 9, when two Copperas Cove women joined the ranks of Knighthood into the Order of Knights of Pythias.

Covites participate in annual wreath laying

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Thousands came out to honor the veterans laid to rest at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery with the annual laying of the wreaths for the Wreaths for Vets held Saturday morning.