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.

Copperas Cove spring sports embark on playoff run

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove spring sports athletes won’t be getting much rest and that’s a good thing. The Copperas Cove girl’s golf team qualified as a team for regionals for the first time in 14 years, as long as most the players who qualified have been alive.

Cove secondary schools change schedules to improve teaching, learning

Special to Leader-Press Copperas Cove ISD Superintendent Joe Burns has always said “We have the best students and staff in the state,” But while student scores continue to exceed the state average in almost every area, Burns is not content.

Education Foundation holds annual Boots & Buckles Gala

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Education Foundation lit up the Copperas Cove Civic Center for the fifth annual Boots & Buckles Gala to raise funds for CCISD teacher grants.

New Coryell County veterans services officer gets to work

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Recently appointed veterans service officer for Coryell County, Richard Smith, has lived in Copperas Cove for less than nine months, but has wasted no time in rolling up his sleeves and getting to work on behalf of local veterans needing help with their VA...

Council to discuss annual bonds, city manager recruiting

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove city council is being asked to approve nearly $10 million in 2018 certificates of obligation bonds for a number of projects during its 6 p.m. meeting this evening.