Cove titleholder finalist for National Lemonade Day Entrepreneur of the Year

Special to Leader-Press When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. That is the motto of Briana Liles, Preteen Miss Copperas Cove Five Hills, and she has taken these words literally. On Thursday, she will learn if her perseverance has made her the best young business owner in the country.

CTC opens photography exhibit of Harvey aftermath

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Central Texas College held a reception on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the opening of “Rockport,” an exhibit featuring the work of Austin-area photographer Elijah Barrett in the second-floor gallery of the Oveta Culp Hobby Library.

Three Copperas Cove students injured in two-vehicle collision, parents decry DPS statement

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Three Copperas Cove ISD students and members of the Pride of Cove Band were injured in a Friday morning accident west of Copperas Cove shortly before noon. According to a statement released on Saturday morning by Sgt.

Food Truck Festival returns to Cove

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press  Hundreds of hungry Covites enjoyed the delectable delights offered by the various food trucks at Copperas Cove City Park on Saturday.

First multicultural festival held at Ogletree Gap

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The rain held off in time for the Copperas Cove Five Hills Scholarship Pageant Royalty to host the inaugural Multicultural Festival at Ogletree Gap Park Saturday afternoon.  The was the community service project of Ms.

Three Copperas Cove students, Marble Falls man injured in two-vehicle collision

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  UPDATE:  The families of two students involved in a Friday morning accident disagreed with some of the information released by the Texas Department of Public Safety on Saturday regarding the accident.

Chick-fil-A Leadership Academy donates to homeless shelter

Special to Leader-Press  School is back is session and that means that Copperas Cove High School students are applying for one of the 30 coveted memberships in the Chick-fil-A Leadership Academy.

Exchange Clubs dedicate Freedom Shrine at County Justice Center

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press On Tuesday afternoon, the Copperas Cove Exchange Club and the Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove gathered to dedicate a new Freedom Shrine inside the Coryell County Justice Center on South 1st Street in Copperas Cove.

City council passes rezoning request, residents speak up about FATHOM

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  A rezoning request and an amendment to the future land use plan for the City of Copperas Cove were both approved by the Copperas Cove city council at its Tuesday night meeting, but not after a lineup of residents spoke out against the amendment and rezoning.

Free Senior Expo set for Tuesday

Special to Leader-Press  The 2018 Belton Senior Expo will be held at the Bell County Expo Center on Tuesday, Sept 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The theme is the Swingin’ 40’s. There is no admission and is a pressure-free event.