Exchange Club awards Book of Golden Deeds

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press  The Exchange Club of Copperas Cove recognized Mark Peterson and the Star Group-Veterans Helping Veterans as the recipients of this year’s Book of Golden Deeds award at its 44th annual banquet held Friday evening at the Holy Family Catholic Church social hall.

Relay For Life teams ready for Saturday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press With the 2018 Relay For Life just days away, the Lampasas/Copperas Cove Relay for Life is looking to shatter their goal of $30,000.  This year, the local Relay For Life is set for Saturday, April 28 beginning at 9 a.m.

Camp Caylor to hold grand opening

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  On the corner of CR 4814 and West Highway 190, about one-half mile on the left after the Big Divide Road intersection, lies Camp Caylor – the “day camp for grownups.”  The wine and beer garden is celebrating its grand opening this Saturday from noon until 10 p.m.

WELCH OUT?

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   A bit of light has been shed on the status of head football coach/athletic director Jack Welch’s employment with the Copperas Cove Independent School District, after more than a week’s worth of speculation and rumors swirling on social media and beyond.

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.