City council to vote on rezoning request

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  A rezoning request and an amendment to the future land use plan for the City of Copperas Cove are the topics of two public hearings set for tonight’s meeting of the Copperas Cove city council.

Riders with Christ hold charity ride for Soup Kitchen

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press  Riders With Christ and Christian Freedom Ministries sponsored a charity motorcycle ride to benefit the Copperas Cove Soup Kitchen on Saturday. Participants each brought at least one canned good and/or a monetary donation for the soup kitchen.

Cove veteran, 88, receives home solar array

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Lester Horton, 88, tries to recycle and no longer drinks bottled water because he said he doesn’t like the idea of using enough plastic bottles to stretch to the moon and back.

Chamber hosts annual Raising Cane’s Gallop or Trot 5K walk/run

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press The rain stopped in time for the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce’s annual Raising Cane’s Gallop or Trot 5K walk/run Saturday morning at the Copperas Cove City Park.  The chip-timed CenTex Racing Series event started at 8:00 a.m.

Free Cove multicultural festival set for Saturday

Special to Leader-Press Copperas Cove hosts its first multicultural festival at Ogletree Gap Park on Saturday, Sept. 22. Ms. Five Hills Ashley Coombs and former pageant ambassador Edith Natividad are co-chairing the event that is free to the public.

Armed Services YMCA celebrates opening of children’s waiting room

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Military parents now have a helping hand available to them for their medical appointments.  The Armed Services YMCA at 501 Clara Dr. in Copperas Cove celebrated the opening of its Children’s Waiting Room on Thursday morning.

Freedom Walk remembers 9/11

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press  More than 800 young voices simultaneously chimed out on Tuesday morning, “I am an American. I am brave. I am strong. I am free. I choose joy!” The students of J.L.

Pride of Cove performs first movement of fall show at Pride of Cove performs first movement of fall show at Spirit SpectacularSpirit Spectacular

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  On Tuesday evening, the audience at Bulldawg Stadium received a sneak peek of the Pride of Cove Band and Color Guard’s fall UIL program when the band performed the first movement during the annual Spirit Spectacular at Bulldawg Stadium.

Japanese game show contestant conquers Waffle Cone ice cream challenge

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press The Waffle Cone had a special visitor from Japan who dominated the Dog Challenge, eating six pounds of ice cream plus toppings in 40 minutes on Tuesday evening.

Tables turned on Cove royalty

Special to Leader-Press MCGREGOR—It was a different experience for Ms. Five Hills Ashley Coombs and Young Miss Five Hills Allyssa Kimball.  The two titleholders who have already made more than 70 appearances since being crowned in March found themselves on the other side of the table.