Odomes awards Heinze with Big 12 grant

Special to Leader-Press   Oklahoma Sooner basketball standout and CCHS alumni Rashard Odomes has not forgotten where he came from or how he got where he is today. And, he has not forgotten how to say thank you.

2018 Kickathon brings in more than $500 for St. Jude’s

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Ariel Draper, a 14-year-old student at Copperas Cove Junior High School, raised a little more than $500 on Saturday during her 2018 Kicking Cancer in the Butt: Kickathon, held at Candy Outfitters.  However, Draper is not finished raising funds for St.

National United chairman named to Texas Bankers Hall of Fame

Special to Leader-Press    Texas Bankers Hall of Fame (TBHF) announced its 2018 honorees on March 1. David S.

Interim city manager to EDC board: no new executive director, yet

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation’s board of directors held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday and heard from Ryan Haverlah, Copperas Cove’s interim city manager, on the status of an executive director for the EDC’s economic development...

City council discusses annual bonds, city manager recruiting

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove city council passed a resolution on Tuesday night that authorized the notice of the city’s intent to issue annual certificate of obligation bonds. However, the measure was decided 4-2, with place 2 councilman James Pierce Jr.

Metroplex honors organ donors with memorial flag raising

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   According to the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA), more than 120,000 men, women, and children are on the waiting list for life-saving organ transplants, and a new name is added to that list approximately every 10 minutes.

KCCB executive director steps down

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The members of the Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful Commission held a special meeting on Monday evening to discuss the executive director position with interim City Manager Ryan Haverlah, Solid Waste Director Quinn Vance, and Public Works Director Michael Cleghorn.

Chucking ducks to help Operation Stand Down

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Locals are invited to Texas A&M University – Central Texas this evening, not only for the university’s annual picnic but for a chance to help raise funds for Operation Stand Down Central Texas by participating in the Chuck-A-Duck Contest.

Five Hills royalty capture first place in Burnet parade with city float

Special to the Leader-Press Copperas Cove city float rolled in its first parade of 2018 with the newly crowned Five Hills titleholders.  It may be a new year with new titleholders, but the results remained the same.

Cove softball and baseball games postponed due to lighting, rain

By TJ Maxwell Cove Leader-Press For the second-consecutive Friday, the Copperas Cove softball and baseball games were called due to lightning. Knotted at 4-all Lady Dawg Field, the Lady Dawgs game was postponed with a restart time of 8 p.m.