Council sets Oct. 2 as date for Business 190 median decision

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  In front of a crowd that left a handful of vacant seats on Tuesday evening, the Copperas Cove city council decided in a 5-1 vote to decide at its Oct. 2 meeting whether or not to go forward with the Business 190 median project.  As proposed, the 1.

Pride of Cove Band gears up for 2018-19 season

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press The Pride of Cove Marching Band can be heard practicing by residents who live near the high school, as students practice their marching and movement as one group.  Freshman band members began training for the 2018-2019 school year on July 30.

CCISD Stuff the Bus gets jumpstart from Five Hills royalty

Special to Leader-Press When you multiply 14 titleholders each with five collection boxes partnering with local businesses, the end result is hundreds of school supplies collected in advance of  CCISD’s 4th Annual Stuff the Bus event scheduled Aug. 10-12.

Council to continue utility rates discussion tonight, discuss Business 190 median

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  Proposed utility rate increases for Copperas Cove customers will be up for discussion again at today’s Copperas Cove city council workshop which starts at 5 p.m.

Copperas Cove ISD hosting 4th annual Stuff the Bus event

Special to Leader-Press  Fifty-eight percent of Copperas Cove ISD students qualify for the free and reduced meal program. Many of these students’ families may find it challenging to afford school supplies.

Artists, authors collaborate at show

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  Writers joined artists to collaborate and create a visual artwork and a companion written piece as part of the first-ever artist and writer exhibition, Word Works: Artist and Author Challenge displayed at Frame & Things in Cove Terrace Shopping Center, with a...

GUMC holds annual Back to School Buzz

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press  Going back to school can be expensive, but Grace United Methodist Church (GUMC) helped make things a little bit easier on some parents with their 8th Annual Back to School Buzz.

GUMC ready for annual Back to School Buzz

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press Grace United Methodist Church, located at 101 W. Ave. F, is readying for its annual Back-to-School Buzz on Sunday, August 5, from 3-6 p.m.

CCISD board receives proposed 2018-2019 budget

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees held a special meeting on Monday evening, during which the board received the proposed budget for the 2018-2019 school year.

Council proposes same property tax rate, talks utility rate increase

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove city council took not one, but two, record votes during a special meeting on Tuesday evening for the property tax rate for the next fiscal year.  In a 6-1 vote, the council proposed a tax rate of 79.