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City float wins top honors in local and area holiday parades

david_morris
Mon, 12/03/2018 - 23:23
Special to Leader-Press  The timeline was extremely tight. Mother Nature was not helping and neither was the traffic. But, perseverance paid off for the Copperas Cove Five Hills royalty which captured not one but two first place awards in Christmas parades on Saturday.

Topsey Road Mercantile to close: end of an era

david_morris
Mon, 12/03/2018 - 23:20
By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  It’s been a good run, but after 42 years, Gary Ragsdale is ready to shutter the doors of his longtime business, Topsey Road Mercantile.

House Creek Elementary unites against bullying

david_morris
Thu, 11/29/2018 - 21:21
By SABRINA RIVERA  Special to Leader-Press In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Department of Education released the first federal uniform definition of bullying.

Aerospace firm eyes Cove, Coryell County

david_morris
Thu, 11/29/2018 - 21:17
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Coryell County officials passed a resolution on Monday that gives the thumbs-up to offering economic incentives to a company that’s considering the construction of rocket manufacturing facility in Coryell County.

Voting now under way for Light Up Cove

david_morris
Thu, 11/29/2018 - 21:12
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  A February meeting held by a handful of concerned community members has mushroomed into a city-wide business decorating initiative that has the city lit up at night, particularly businesses on Business 190 and in Cove Terrace Shopping Center.

Early voting in mayoral runoff set for next week

david_morris
Thu, 11/29/2018 - 21:05
By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  The Nov. 6 elections have all been decided, save for one position, that of the mayor of Copperas Cove.  Starting Monday, Dec. 3 and continuing through Friday, Dec.

Two Cove students named National Merit Commended Scholars

david_morris
Wed, 11/28/2018 - 11:58
Two Cove students named National Merit Commended Scholars Special to Leader-Press   EVANSTON, IL —Copperas Cove High School students Rachel Tabor and Noah Gonzales have been named Commended Scholars in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Polar Bus Express traveling through Copperas Cove

david_morris
Tue, 11/27/2018 - 13:07
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Christmas lights are aglow in the windows of businesses in Copperas Cove, and Camp Caylor Wine & Beer Yard is providing a way for locals to enjoy the sights, each Friday and Saturday night from now through Dec. 21.  The Polar Bus Express departs promptly at 6 p.