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.

National Mounted Warfare Foundation hosts networking event

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce shifted its sights farther west last Tuesday morning when it hosted Coffee Connection at the National Mounted Warfare Foundation’s headquarters in Copperas Cove.

Five Hills royalty show support during holidays

Special to Leader-Press Stress and holidays seem to go hand-in-hand. Busy schedule become even busier with preparations and celebrations. For the Copperas Cove Five Hills royalty who have an extremely busy schedule, the number of demands increase even more during the holiday season.

CCHS freshmen participate in Corporate America Week

By GARY EMMERT  Cove Leader-Press  Growing up is not easy, as any adult reading this article can attest.  High school students work very hard to make it to the finish line that is graduation.

2nd Annual Camp Cowboy Christmas Ball raises funds

By NICOLE METTS  Cove Leader-Press On Saturday night the Camp Cowboy Christmas Ball was held at the VFW Post 8577 in Copperas Cove.  The event was held to raise money for Camp Cowboy, which is a 501c3 non-profit organization, to support their efforts to help veterans and their families.

CCHS seniors, volunteers wrap gifts for Project Graduation

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press Seniors from Copperas Cove High School wrapped Christmas gifts at Walmart this past weekend, and will be back again Thursday through Sunday, to raise funds for Project Graduation.