Five Hills royalty earn sweet rewards in WestFest kolache eating contest

Special to Leader-Press  The red lighted numbers on the time clock overhead clicked away as three minutes quickly ran out for the contestants in the WestFest Kolache Eating Contest at theaannual Texas festival.

Pink Warrior Angels preparing for 5th annual 5K

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press  The Pink Warrior Angels of Central Texas (PWATX) are gearing up to ensure their 5th annual Pink Warrior Dash will be a huge success. Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Pink Warrior Angels held a special Pink Warrior Dash registration party outside of Walmart.

CCISD trustees approve budget, lower tax rate

BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the budget and tax rate for the 2019-2020 school year during a special meeting held Thursday evening.  The board unanimously approved a tax rate that is $0.07 less than last year’s rate.

24 graduate from CTC’s Basic Peace Officer Course on Saturday

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press  Saturday at 11 a.m., 24 proud cadets officially graduated from the Central Texas College (CTC) 19-week, 720-hour Basic Peace Officer Course.

Youngs submits resignation from city council

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   At the top of the action items on Tuesday night’s meeting agenda for the Copperas Cove city council is consideration and action on accepting the resignation of Place 7 Councilman Charlie Youngs.

Commissioners hear from citizens, Sheriff’s Dept. on compensation, propose same tax rate

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  Several citizens shared their frustrations regarding a lack of promised pay increases for county employees in the proposed fiscal year 2020 Coryell County budget, during the Coryell County Commissioners’ Court meeting held Monday morning.

Cove teen’s art beats thousands, wins spot on statewide calendar

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Mallory Casto, a senior at Copperas Cove High School, recently learned that her art will be included in the 2020 Don’t Mess With Texas calendar, to be distributed statewide courtesy of Keep Texas Beautiful.

Longtime Covite, former Copperas Cove mayor laid to rest

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Forrest “Jim” French was remembered yesterday during a funeral Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church, with a burial at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

CCISD candidates draw for ballot places

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   On Monday morning, the two candidates running for the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees drew for the order of their places on the ballot for the CCISD board of trustees Place 5 election.

Three first-time candidates among those running for city council

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  For three of the eight candidates running for Copperas Cove city council, this is their first run for public office.