Disaster declaration issued, Cove cleans up

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove Mayor Bradi Diaz issued a disaster declaration Wednesday following the EF2 tornado that touched down along Big Divide Road Sunday evening and left 196 homes damaged, with several considered uninhabitable.

3rd annual Chief Tim Molnes Scholarship golf tournament raises funds

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Nearly 60 golfers turned out to play in the third annual Chief Tim Molnes Scholarship Golf Tournament held Saturday morning at the Hills of Cove Golf Course.

Five Hills royalty work to combat homelessness

Special to Leader-Press   Nearly 300 Copperas Cove school-age children were classified as homeless during the past school year according to state guidelines. The Copperas Cove Five Hills royalty are stepping out and loading up to combat this economic crisis for local families.

Officials confirm EF2 tornado strike in Copperas Cove

By BRITTANY FHOLER AND LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   After Sunday's storms, Copperas Cove residents began to clean up the aftermath that damaged nearly 200 homes, with three being deemed uninhabitale, wit National Weather Service officials confirming the dsstruction was caused by an EF2...

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.

Kempner man headed to National Senior Games

BY NICOLE M. METTS Cove Leader-Press John Clark, who is a teacher at S.C. Lee Junior High as well as an author of several books, has been training since 2017 in pole vaulting and finds himself set to compete in the 2019 National Senior Games.  It all started when Clark turned 60.

Forrester named Employee of the Year by Noon Exchange Club

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Cheryl Forrester, executive assistant for the Copperas Cove Police Department, was named the Employee of the Year by the Copperas Cove Noon Exchange Club at its May 24 meeting. Forrester has been employed by the City of Copperas Cove for almost 23 years.

Five Hills Art Guild painting two downtown murals

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Five Hills Art Guild is adding more murals to the walls of two businesses in downtown Copperas Cove, at Ken’s Automotive and H.I.S. Contractors.

CCISD’s free summer breakfast and lunch program starts this week

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Independent School District is kicking off its summer feeding program tomorrow, to provide free breakfast and lunch for children up to 18 years of age.

Noon Rotary Club dedicates pavilion at City Park pool

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Noon Rotary Club and the city of Copperas Cove held a dedication ceremony for the new pavilion installed at the City Park Pool Saturday morning.