Record number to compete in 5th Annual Krist Kindl Charity Pageant on Saturday

Special to Leader-Press   More than 70 contestants signed up to take to the stage on Saturday hoping to capture one of the Krist Kindl Charity Pageant crowns in Copperas Cove on Saturday. But for Briana Liles, the pageant is about much more than a sparkling tiara.

Refuge Corporation distributes more than 450 Thanksgiving baskets

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Refuge Corporation held its 25th annual Community-Wide Thanksgiving Basket Benefit on Tuesday at the Copperas Cove Civic Center, distributing more than 457 baskets.

Cove Chamber giving away swag bags for Small Business Saturday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Tomorrow throughout Copperas Cove, small businesses will be celebrated as the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce and more than 30 local businesses take part in Small Business Saturday, held annually the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  The day kicks off at 10 a.m.

More changes coming to Copperas Cove utility billing

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    On the heels of Tuesday afternoon’s announcement by the City of Copperas Cove that only mail-in and in-person payments would be accepted for utilyt payments starting Dec.

Copperas Cove hires Stoddard as new Parks & Recreation Director

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    The City of Copperas Cove has hired from within for its Director of Parks and Recreation, with Deputy Chief of Police Jeffrey Stoddard leaving the police department and starting on the job as of Monday, Nov. 25.

Six men arrested in sting by Copperas Cove police and AG Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Unit

Special to Leader-Press   AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Child Exploitation Unit and Human Trafficking Unit of his office, in a partnership with Copperas Cove Police Department, arrested five men for online solicitation of a minor and one man for prostitution during a...

City of Copperas Cove only accepting in-person, mail-in utility payments starting Dec. 1

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The City of Copperas Cove issued another press release on Tuesday afternoon prior to Tuesday’s 5 p.m. special meeting of the Copperas Cove city council.

126,010 pounds of food collected at Food For Families in Copperas Cove

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove H-E-B Plus! participated in the 30th annual Food For Families food drive all day Friday, collecting a total of 126,010 pounds of donated food.

Eagle Scout project completed at Copperas Cove library

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Located on the lawn of the Copperas Cove Public Library is wooden bridge with two rows of cement paver pathway at each end.

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.