Early voting in mayoral runoff set for next week

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

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

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.

Bill French Jewelers holding 12th anniversary trunk show

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Longtime Copperas Cove business owner Bill French is celebrating 12 years in business this Friday by holding a 12th anniversary trunk show starting at 10 a.m.

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.