Nursing center seeking volunteers to “adopt” residents for Christmas

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is looking to help make its residents’ Christmas a little brighter, by setting up an Angel Tree in its lobby. On that tree are the Christmas wishes of the center’s 75 residents.

City float captures first place in Gatesville parade for second consecutive year

Special to Leader-Press  The floats lined both sides of the streets surrounding the Gatesville H-E-B as participants in the annual Gatesville Christmas parade readied their entries despite the blowing rain and temperatures in the low 40s.

Domino’s holds first Pizza with a Cop

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press  Thursday afternoon, citizens were invited to Domino’s Pizza to chow down alongside local police officers.

Polls open Tuesday for mayoral runoff election

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11,  for the mayoral runoff election for the city of Copperas Cove.  Mayoral incumbent Frank Seffrood is seeking a second three-year term as mayor, with challenger Azeita Taylor vying for her first term.

City’s recycling costs to increase, council looking at alternative with Ft Hood

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Come Jan. 1, 2019, recycling costs for the City of Copperas Cove will be going up. That’s according to a recycling report given at Tuesday night’s city council meeting by Jaime Duncan, director of solid waste.

Amy’s Attic collecting cards for nursing home residents, first responders

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  Amy’s Attic Self-Storage locations throughout Central Texas are collecting Christmas cards for their Community Through Cards initiative to distribute to local nursing home residents and first responders this holiday season.

Library celebrates grand reopening

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  A project which has been years in the making was celebrated on Monday, with a ribbon cutting and grand reopening at the Copperas Cove Public Library.  The library underwent a renovation project which began in the spring of this year and wrapped up last week.

Annual Krist Kindl Charity Pageant raises more than $2,500

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The 4th annual Krist Kindl Charity Pageant saw a record number of contestants participate, with 64 participants donning their finest attire and walking across the stage in the Copperas Cove Civic Center Saturday morning.

Runoff election early voting takes place this week

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Early voting is ongoing this week for the runoff election for Copperas Cove mayor.  Polls are open 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Friday at the Coryell County Justice Center, located at 210 S. 1st St.

City holds tree lighting, Christmas Extravaganza at City Park

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The city’s Parks and Recreation Department and Office of Tourism and Events hosted the annual Christmas Extravaganza at the City Park Friday evening to kick off the holiday season.  The event, which ran from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.