Cove artists unveil Temple’s first Downtown Art Train

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Three members of the Five Hills Art Guild had their latest work unveiled on Saturday afternoon in downtown Temple.  Linda Lapierre, Traci Winter and Azeita Taylor collaborated on the design for a train car, the first car in the city’s Temple Art Train Project.

Record number to compete in Krist Kindl Charity Pageant on Saturday

Special to Leader-Press      Sixty-four contestants will take to the stage on Saturday hoping to capture one of the Krist Kindl Charity Pageant crowns. But for Allyssa Kimball, the pageant is about much more than a sparkling tiara.

Royalty support local small businesses

Special to the Leader-Press   Black Friday may be a high revenue day for many corporations, but for local companies, Small Business Saturday is vitally important and the Five Hills royalty were determined to do their part to keep Copperas Cove small companies in business.

Council selects city manager search firm

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove city council emerged from an executive session during its Tuesday night meeting to approve Strategic Government Resources, or SGR, as the firm to conduct a search for candidates for a new city manager.

Copperas Cove-Opoly now on Walmart shelves

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Copperas Cove-Opoly, a Monopoly-inspired board game, landed on shelves of the Copperas Cove Walmart last week.

Brown: New restrooms coming to City Park in next phase of improvements

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Copperas Cove’s Parks & Recreation director, Joe Brown, recently provided information at the department’s quarterly town hall meeting about the multi-phase parks improvement plan that got under way in early 2018.

New member coming to CCISD board of trustees

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  After a four-way race for Place 2 on the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees, Shameria Davis emerged the winner with 39 percent of the votes in the Nov. 6 election.

Local businesses gearing up for Small Business Saturday

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Local small businesses are hoping that this Saturday, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, shoppers will show up in force to show their support with their dollars during Small Business Saturday.

Wreath fluffing begins royalty’s volunteer service for holiday season

Special to Leader-Press Seven-year-old Brayden Chase and his family spread out the branches on the wreaths, one by one, talking quietly among themselves. Chase relished this special time with his family. After all, his grandpa is his hero.

Copperettes in the Big Apple for Macy’s Parade

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  Four Copperettes headed to New York City on Friday to prepare for the upcoming 92nd Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where they will join hundreds of other dancers from across the country.  Capt.