Copperas Cove city council delays action on visitors bureau ordinance

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove City Council ended up delaying any action on approving an ordinance declaring the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce as the official Convention and Visitors Bureau for Copperas Cove during their regular meeting held Tuesday.

CCISD, KISD hold press conference on proposed school safety bill

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  U.S. Rep.

A&M-CT Foundation announces the naming of The Bill Yowell Conference Center

Special to the Leader-Press  Initiated by Texas A&M University System leadership two years before A&M-Central Texas became official, the A&M-Central Texas Foundation was created 12 years ago.  Originally guided by Lt. Gen. (Ret.

AdventHealth to acquire Family Medicine Clinic

Special to Leader-Press   AdventHealth will soon acquire the Family Medicine Clinics located in Copperas Cove and Lampasas, creating a new entity: AdventHealth Family Medicine Rural Health Clinic, Inc. The official date for the acquisition is Sunday, Sept. 1.

Pride of Cove band being put through its paces

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Presss  The sounds of the Pride of Cove Marching Band will be heard by residents who live near the high school, if they haven’t already, as the band students commit several hours a day to practicing their marching and prepare for the upcoming Marching season.

A&M-Central Texas alum triumphs after earning degree

Special to Leader-Press    At 72 Beaver Dam Road in Bellport, New York, about 70 miles from Manhattan, a modest home on a lush, tree-lined street is tucked somewhat anonymously into a residential area surrounded by industrial warehouses, paving companies, trucking lots, and construction supply...

Cove council proposes to lower property tax rate

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove City Council took a record vote of 5 to 2, to propose a property tax rate of 78.65 cents per $100 valuation during a special meeting held Thursday evening.

Copperas Cove Five Hills royalty salute military families at back-to-school event

Special to Leader-Press Andrew gave three carrots each to Fred, Isabella, and Albert. How many carrots did Andrew give out in all? This was one of many questions that children and their parents answered at CCISD’s Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

Friday morning collision on Highway 190 kills woman

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The U.S. Highway 190 bypass around Copperas Cove was shut down for the second time in a matter of days, after a two-vehicle crash shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday. Abigail Smith, 27, was driving a 2002 Ford passenger car eastbound on U.S.

Copperas Cove Law Enforcement Explorers graduate four cadets

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Police Department’s Law Enforcement Explorers Program graduated four new cadets in a ceremony set at the police department last Friday evening.