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.

Amy’s Attic collecting cards for nursing home residents, first responders

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  Amy’s Attic Self-Storage locations throughout Central Texas are collecting Christmas cards for their Community Through Cards initiative to distribute to local nursing home residents and first responders this holiday season.

Library celebrates grand reopening

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  A project which has been years in the making was celebrated on Monday, with a ribbon cutting and grand reopening at the Copperas Cove Public Library.  The library underwent a renovation project which began in the spring of this year and wrapped up last week.

Annual Krist Kindl Charity Pageant raises more than $2,500

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The 4th annual Krist Kindl Charity Pageant saw a record number of contestants participate, with 64 participants donning their finest attire and walking across the stage in the Copperas Cove Civic Center Saturday morning.

Runoff election early voting takes place this week

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Early voting is ongoing this week for the runoff election for Copperas Cove mayor.

City holds tree lighting, Christmas Extravaganza at City Park

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The city’s Parks and Recreation Department and Office of Tourism and Events hosted the annual Christmas Extravaganza at the City Park Friday evening to kick off the holiday season.

City float wins top honors in local and area holiday parades

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

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

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.