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.

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.