Commissioners talk future joint use rail facility, Cove economic development project

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  Monday’s meeting marked County Judge John Firth’s last official meeting overseeing the Coryell County Commissioners’ Court and was full of discussion of the future of Coryell County.

Moose Lodge holds bear stuffing party for special needs children

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press  Christmas will be a little bit more special this year for more than 100 children who received their very own stuffed animal on Sunday afternoon.

Retirement reception held for county judge

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  A cross-section of county residents, local elected officials along with representatives from Fort Hood turned out on Monday afternoon for a retirement reception for Coryell County Judge John Firth at the commissioners courtroom in Gatesville.

Seffrood wins second term as mayor

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Frank Seffrood has won his second term as mayor of Copperas Cove in a runoff election held today. Final unofficial results received from Coryell County election administrator Justin Carothers shortly before 8 p.m.

Festival of Trees raises more than $100,000 for school foundations

By Brittany Fholer  Cove Leader-Press The Texas A&M University Central Texas Foundation and the Central Texas College Foundation teamed up with the Killeen Independent School District Education Foundation to host the annual Festival of Trees fundraiser at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center...

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.