New retail center on Bus. 190 under construction, dental office first tenant

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  A new retail center is under construction at 2705 E. Business 190.  The office/retail space is at the former location of PAR Guns, which closed in November 2016 after the then landlord Jim Wright Properties locked the doors.

Five Hills royalty among those selected to compete in Best Tasting Lemonade Contest

Special to Leader-Press  More than 400 children will host lemonade stands on National Lemonade Day Weekend on May 4 and 5 in the local area. But, only six percent of these young entrepreneurs will compete in the Best Tasting Lemonade Contest this weekend in Harker Heights.

Hundreds show up for annual Easter Egg Roundup

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  More than 300 kids came out and hunted for 15,000 eggs during the Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Easter Egg Roundup held at the City Park Thursday evening.

CFPSVA, H-E-B raise funds for fire department

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press  Copperas Cove’s H-E-B Plus! and volunteers from the Citizens Fire and Public Safety Volunteer Association teamed up to raise money to help out Copperas Cove firefighters.

Early voting ends Tuesday for Copperas Cove mayoral election

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   A total of 356 Copperas Cove voters made their way to the polls during the first six days of early voting for the April 27 special election for mayor of Copperas Cove. Polls will be open on Monday, April 22, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Five Park brothers have earned Eagle Scout rank

By GARY EMMERT  Cove Leader-Press According to the Boy Scouts of America, only four percent of Scouts have earned the achievement of Eagle Scout since its inception in 1911.

Fifth grader completes 1,000th mile running

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press  More than 500 students run for 10 minutes a day at Taylor Creek Elementary School in Copperas Cove as part of the Marathon Kids running group, but one student in particular clocked her 1,000th mile Monday morning.

Potholes on South 12th Street cause driver concerns

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  A section of South 12th Street which runs between two businesses and connects a shopping center with East Avenue D is riddled with potholes that have caused concerns for a number of residents.

Five Hills royalty enter parade season with first place win

Special to Leader-Press  Forecasters were calling for a 90-100 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms on Saturday, but that was not a deterrent for Junior Miss Five Hills Hayley Sawyer. Even Mother Nature could not dampen her excitement.

Library shows off clubs, programs

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Public Library held its sixth annual Rally Day to wrap up National Library Week on Saturday.