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.

One man dead after Saturday night collision

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  A man is dead after a Saturday evening two-vehicle collision in the 200 block of West Business Highway 190. The incident occurred at approximately 6:42 p.m. near the intersection of West Business Highway 190 and F.M. 116 and Georgetown Road.

Church, local motorcycle club hold canned food drive for soup kitchen

By BRITANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Soup Kitchen received a much-needed donation of canned and dry goods following as food drive and motorcycle ride held Saturday morning by the Christian Freedom Ministries and the Riders With Christ.

Copperas Cove City council to propose tax rate, vote on city manager agreement, look at utility rate increases, discuss general and HOT fund requests

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove city council is holding meetings and workshops on Tuesday and Thursday of this week related to the city’s proposed tax rate, utility rates and fees, as well as budget discussions for the fiscal year 2019-2020.

CCJHS cheerleaders named All-Americans

Special to Leader-Press As the coaches announced the results, the Copperas Cove Junior High School cheerleaders huddled in tightly and held hands in hopes that all their hard work at the Universal Cheer Association would pay off.

Library wraps up Summer Reading

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Public Library held a pizza party for teens on Wednesday to celebrate the end of its Summer a Program.  About a dozen teens and pre-teens, ages 11 to 15, showed up for free pizza provided by Domino’s Pizza, as well as soda, games and prizes.

First Presbyterian holds Delightful Animals and Kids Day

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The First Presbyterian Church in Copperas Cove held its annual Delightful Animals and Kids Day Thursday afternoon, with eight dogs of different breeds for kids to learn about.

Locals celebrate 75th anniversary of Guam liberation

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Chamorro Association of Central Texas celebrated the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Guam from Japan by the United States during World War II with a big event and potluck dinner at Ogletree Gap Park on Saturday.