CCISD to implement SMART tag system for bus riders in January

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    After Christmas break, the Copperas Cove Independent School District will be implementing an RFID-technology system called SMART Tag with its buses and bus riders beginning in January 2020.

Copperas Cove issues press release: FATHOM is going out of business

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED AS OF NOV. 14 AT 10 P.M.    .The City of Copperas Cove issued a press release shortly before 8 p.m. on Tuesday that it received an email notification from FATHOM on Saturday, November 9, that the company will be going out of...

Copperas Cove church holding Mental Health Sunday program

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Pastor Joe Bernier told the congregation at Cadence Church on Sunday morning that according to Copperas Cove chief of police Eddie Wilson, the number-one issue in Copperas Cove is mental health.

Five Hills Scholarship Program crowns new titleholders

Special to Leader-Press   Three pageant contestants who advanced as members of the court but did not win the crown in the 2019 Miss Five Hills Scholarship Pageant unexpectedly watched their dreams come true as they ascended to the titles and took on the role of representing the City of Copperas...

Blue Santa to kick off toy drive, open applications starting November 21

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce will be having a Business After Hours Mixer for Chamber members at the Blue Santa headquarters at 212 Cove Terrace Shopping Center on Thursday, November 14, starting at 5:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring a toy...

Friday deadline for entering Krist Kindl Markt Charity Pageant

Special to Leader-Press   The 5th Annual Krist Kindl Markt Charity Pageant returns to the Copperas Cove Civic Center on Dec. 7, 10 a.m. – noon during the Krist Kindl Markt. As the name indicates, all pageant proceeds benefit a charitable cause in the community.

CCISD's top middle school band performers selected for regional concert Special t

Top middle school band performers selected for regional concert Special to Leader-Press   Music from the most accomplished middle school students in Central Texas will fill Lea Ledger Auditorium in Copperas Cove Saturday night.

Copperas Cove voters reelect incumbents to city council, plus two new council members; Gorres edges out Byrd by three votes in CCISD board of trustees race

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Final unofficial results are in for local elections in Copperas Cove, with two incumbents being reelected to city council and two new members will take Places 5 and 7 on the dais.

Five Hills royalty get in the lanes to support children in foster care

Special to Leader-Press   Preteen Miss Five Hills Kaydence Roberts stopped at the second row of arrows, took aim and turned her bowling ball loose as is spun at a rate of more than 15 miles per hour toward the pins that waited at the end of the lane.

Copperas Cove city council, school board races to be decided Tuesday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Voters go to the polls Tuesday for the general and special elections for the city of Copperas Cove.