O’Neal recognized as Officer of the Year by Mt. Hiram Lodge

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  Mt. Hiram Lodge No. 595 recognized Lt. Steve O’Neal, awarding him with the lodge’s highest honor for an officer, the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, at its 43rd annual Respect for the Rule of Law banquet held Tuesday evening at Grace United Methodist...

Dawghouse Theater presents “Annie”

Special to Leader-Press   Copperas Cove High School Dawghouse Theatre presents one of Broadway’s longest running plays, Annie, nightly starting Thursday through Saturday, with performances at 7 p.m. The musical by Thomas Meehan is based on the comic strip, Little Orphan Annie.

Cloud Real Estate holding costume giveaway

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press  Halloween is right around the corner, and with it comes the opportunity to dress up while collecting a plethora of goodies. However, for some families, acquiring costumes can prove to be a challenge.

Early voting now under way for Nov. 5 elections

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Early voting for the Nov. 5 general and special elections started on Monday, Oct. 21 and will continue through Friday, Nov. 1.

Teen Miss Five Hills gets spooky to get animals adopted

Special to Leader-Press  An axe handle clanged as it was dragged across the chain link fence of a dog run while teenagers on their hands and knees darted out of doghouses to scare their unsuspecting victims in the pitchblack darkness.

5th annual Howl-O-Ween Puppy Pawlooza set for Saturday in Copperas Cove

5th annual Howl-O-Ween Puppy Pawlooza set for Saturday in Copperas Cove Special to Leader-Press   Look for dogs to take a splash in Copperas Cove’s City Park Pool, find their way through an obstacle course, howl for prizes and more all while dressed in costume on Saturday.

Council delays vote on updating city’s comprehensive plan

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove City Council again decided to table an update to the city’s Comprehensive Plan Update that would have amended the 2007 Comprehensive Plan during its regular meeting held Tuesday evening.

Copperas Cove ISD promotes National School Lunch Week

By KRISTEN CORTEZ  Special to Leader-Press    In the 2019-2020 school year, the Copperas Cove ISD Child Nutrition Department will serve nearly 800,000 lunches to students. That does not count breakfast and summer feeding program meals that are also served to students.

Korean War Veterans Association donates to local veteran support groups

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Korean War Veterans Association recently gave away some of the proceeds from a recent car raffle and paid it forward to two other veterans’ groups, last weekend.

County jail committee updates commissioners

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Coryell County Commissioners Court heard an update from members of the Jail Committee during the commissioners’ meeting held Tuesday morning.