Five Hills royalty clear the shelters of homeless pets

Special to Leader-Press  A German Shepherd, named Walt by the Copperas Cove Animal Control Facility after finding him wandering the streets, sat on command.

Flurry of last-day filings grows Copperas Cove city council, school board races

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press     The number of candidates running for Copperas Cove city council has now doubled to eight, with one candidate filing on Friday and three additional candidates on Monday, with filing to run for office in the Nov. 5 general election closing at 5 p.m.

Middle Trinity Groundwater CD offers resources for educators

Special to Leader-Press “I just love searching for hours to find cross-curricular science activities,” said no teacher, ever. Time is valuable, especially when it comes to education.

From the Vault: '59, '69, '79

To commemorate the 125th year of publication of the Copperas Cove Leader-Press in 2019, every Friday the Leader-Press will share snippets from the community’s history over the past 60 years in From the Vault. 40 years ago, in the Copperas Cove Leader The Copperas Cove J.L.

Copperas Cove looking at utility rate increases totaling $5 per month

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove City Council heard from the city’s Public Works Director and discussed utility rates for water, sewer and solid waste before proposing a $2 increase to the water and sewer base rates along with a previously proposed $1 increase to the solid...

Copperas Cove city council to discuss utility rates, hold first public hearing on property tax rate

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove city council is holding a special meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, during which it will hear presentations for proposed events by both the City of Copperas Cove Tourism Department and the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce.

A&M Central Texas holds August graduation

By KATELYN ROBERTSON  Cove Leader-Press  Fifteen graduates from Copperas Cove were among the nearly 140 students of Texas A&M Central Texas to walk the stage at the Bell County Expo Center on Saturday to receive their degrees.

Copperas Cove Five Hills baby titleholders work to support infants in need

Special to the Leader-Press In the Five Hills Scholarship Program, it is a common question, “So, what can the baby titleholders possibly do to support the community?” The answer is simple. Help their own.

CCISD holds annual stuff the bus school supplies collection

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press Shoppers at the Copperas Cove Wal-Mart helped stuff a blue bus with school supplies during Tax-Free weekend during the fifth annual Stuff the Bus event hosted by Wal-Mart to benefit the less-fortunate students of the Copperas Cove Independent School District.

Copperas Cove ISD board to hold tax rate and budget hearing, meeting Tuesday evening

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees is holding a public hearing on the district’s 2019-2020 budget and tax rate on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m., at the CCISD administration building board room, at 408 S. Main St.