Boys & Girls Club has new branch director

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   On the Saturday before Christmas, Khrystal Westeen, the new branch director of the Copperas Cove Boys & Girls Club, helped serve up pancake breakfast at Applebee’s to raise funds for the club.

Mural project ongoing at library

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   A new mural by the Five Hills Art Guild, “The Tales of Copperas Cove”, is now coming to life on the wall at the Copperas Cove Public Library.

Mayor Seffrood passes away, services set

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Frank Seffrood, 79, mayor of Copperas Cove, passed away early Friday morning. The City of Copperas Cove released an announcement on Friday afternoon, stating that Seffrood “unexpectedly succumbed to a brief illness” while at home with his loving family.

Five Hills royalty review community support in 2018

Special to Leader-Press With the hashtag, #MoreThanABeautyPageant, the Copperas Cove Five Hills royalty look back on 2018 to review their work in the community. Ms.

Cove neighborhood residents “Elf” each other

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   One family’s effort to spread holiday cheer around their Copperas Cove neighborhood has its roots in a grim topic, facing cancer at Christmas time. Diana Llanez and her family moved to Copperas Cove in August of 2017 and the family considered it a fresh start.

Fire, floods, FATHOM, and medians: 2018, a year in review

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The year 2018 for Copperas Cove came in with flurries and ice, with the city seeing changes to include new faces and new businesses, along with the departure and closure of others.

Local martial arts students show big at state competition

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Three students from the Family Connection Martial Arts School in Copperas Cove had the chance to compete at the state level on Dec. 14-15 in Galveston at the Texas Amateur Organization of Karate’s state championships.

Christmas comes early for Cove Nursing & Rehab residents

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The residents of the Copperas Cove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center received Christmas cards and presents during their annual Christmas party Thursday afternoon.

CCISD Child Nutrition Department hosts gingerbread man party

By Karen Folger  Special to the Leader-Press “Run, run, fast as you can. You can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man!” That familiar rhyme is found in the popular fairy tale, The Gingerbread Man.

Little Mister helps distribute books to kids

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Little Mister Five Hills Brayden Chase loves to read, and he hopes other children in Copperas Cove learn to love reading as much as he does. On Saturday afternoon, the young titleholder helped distribute books to children at the Copperas Cove Public Library.