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.

Copperas Cove city council discusses proposed utility rate increases, will discuss again Aug. 13

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press During a special workshop on Tuesday evening, the Copperas Cove city council discussed proposed rate increases for water and sewer services, and solid waste collection.

Copperettes win multiple camp awards, four named All-American

Special to Leader-Press  Four All-American Dancers, Grand Champion Team, Sapphire Award for Team Evaluation…the list of accolades that the Copperas Cove High School Copperettes danced away with at the recent American Dance/Drill Team summer camp seems endless.

U.S. 190 bypass reopens Tuesday evening after being shutdown for more than 36 hours

By BRITTANY FHOLER and LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The U.S.190 bypass reopened shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening after an early Monday morning collision on the bypass bridge occurred around 6:32 a.m.

Copperas Cove Citizens Fire & Public Safety Volunteers award scholarships

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Citizens Fire and Public Safety Volunteers Association held a ceremony awarding $2,000 in the Shelby Fletcher and Dee Dee Helgren Memorial Scholarship to two college students and Copperas Cove graduates.

After Monday morning head-on collision, Cove bypass could reopen late Tuesday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Update as of 12:30 p.m. CST Tuesday July 30:  Ken Roberts with TxDOT advised that they are still working on the temporary barrier so that the bypass can reopen, possibly by Tuesday evening. He expects that it will be open on Wednesday.

Five Hills royalty climb aboard Central Texas’ railroad past

Special to Leader-Press Tiny Miss Five Hills Isabella Cross climbed up the steps and inside the sleeper car at the Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum. The toddler did not realize she was walking in the steps of her family’s history.