Copperas Cove city council talks golf course fund deficit, utility management costs at budget workshop

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove City Council held a two-hour budget workshop meeting Tuesday evening, going through each fund and department that makes up the city’s proposed $44.65 million budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.

Local church youth volunteer for East Texas mission trip

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-press  Youth and adults from Grace United Methodist Church spent a week of their summer helping and serving others in Beaumont through a mission trip with the Central Texas Conference Youth in Mission beginning June 16.

Five Hills Art Guild cuts ribbon for new home

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce and the Five Hills Art Guild held a ribbon cutting Friday afternoon to celebrate the new, permanent location of the Five Hills Art Guild in the same office space as Amerivet Enterprises at 336 Cove Terrace Shopping Center.

TxDOT publishes Business 190 median meeting reports, design more than 60 percent complete

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the city of Copperas Cove are moving forward with the first phase of the Bus.

From the Vault: A look back at '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.

Family, friends remember Sgt. James Johnston

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   While others across the country wore red, white and blue on Thursday, friends, family and neighbors gathered in their Hawaiian shirts at the Johnston home in Copperas Cove to honor and celebrate the life of Sgt.

Copperas Cove ISD to hold job fair

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  With the start of the 2019-2020 school year still more than one month away, the Copperas Cove Independent School District is seeking to fill more than 100 vacancies.

City council rejects emergency services district, discusses new animal shelter

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove City Council voted to reject a petition by the Kempner Volunteer Fire Department to form an Emergency Services District in Lampasas County during the council’s regular meeting held Tuesday evening.

Kids shoot off rockets as part of library summer reading program

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  Dozens of kids participated in the Copperas Cove Public Library’s rocket launch held Tuesday afternoon at the CCISD soccer field behind the library as part of the Summer Reading Program.

Leader-Press, PWA team up for subscription drive

Special to Leader-Press  From now through August 16, a special subscription drive is being held by the Copperas Cove Leader-Press and Pink Warrior Angels – Central Texas.  For every new subscription received, PWA will receive $5.