Coryell County, central Texas, hill country experience heavy rain, flooding

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  A cold front with a low-pressure system brought chilly temperatures and heavy rains to the Copperas Cove area, dumping as much as six to 10 inches of rain throughout Central Texas while temperatures hovered in the 40s Monday through Wednesday of this week.

Fort Hood families remember lives lost too soon

Special to Leader-Press FORT HOOD, TX- Each year in the United States, approximately one million children die shortly after birth or before they are born. The result is one in four pregnancies end in a loss.

Candidates answer questions at VFW forum

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Copperas Cove voters had the opportunity to hear from candidates running for both the Copperas Cove city council and the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees during a forum held by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8577.

Area officials, Fort Hood sign memorandum of agreement

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Fort Hood Garrison commander Col. Hank Perry signed a memorandum of agreement, as did the mayors of Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Nolanville and Killeen’s mayor pro tem during Saturday morning’s EcoHarvest, held at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.

Hundreds turn out for 9th annual Eco Harvest

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  More than 300 attended the ninth annual EcoHarvest, hosted by Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful on Saturday morning.

Robyn Karns Event Planning holds ribbon cutting

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Robyn Karns is following her dream of planning events and celebrated with a ribbon cutting on Friday at her showroom, Robyn Karns Event Planning & Rentals, located at 2126 E. Bus. 190.  On Saturday, Karns followed up with a grand opening.

Cove student meets with Fortune 500 companies

Special to Leader-Press  Google, Apple, Tesla, SpaceX. These company names are synonymous with business innovation. Cove High School senior Ashley Wilson sees herself among these state-of-the-art entrepreneurs within the next two decades.

Self Defense America students bring home medals

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Seven students from the Self Defense America martial arts studio in Copperas Cove brought home a total of 16 medals from the 16th annual South Texas Open Taekwondo Tournament in San Antonio on September 29.

AARP Chapter 1359 holds candidate forum

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The AARP Chapter 1359 of Copperas Cove held a candidate forum for all 13 candidates in the City Council and CCISD Board of Trustees races Monday afternoon at Grace United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall.

State Farm gives home security systems to first responders

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press  Local first responders work hard every day to ensure our safety. This week, Canary and State Farm did their part to help ‘protect the protectors’.