Five Hills royalty nominated for Central Texas Incredible Kid honors

Special to Leader-Press Six Copperas Cove Five Hills titleholders have been nominated for the 2018 Central Texas Incredible Kid Award.

Children battling cancer get encouragement from Cove beauty queen

By WENDY SLEDD Special to Leader-Press The box was too heavy for her to get out of the car, but the medals that filled it were not too many for the little beauty queen to count.  There were 514 to be exact.

Pageant titleholders have one last round with Domino’s

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  It is now less than two weeks before the current Five Hills Scholarship Pageant royalty surrender their titles to the 2018 winners, and Saturday morning found the royalty paying a visit to one of the pageant’s sponsors, Domino’s Pizza, at its Fort Hood location.

Repairs to begin on State Highway 9

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Texas Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that repairs and maintenance of a section of State Highway 9 will begin on Monday, March 19.  The location is the overpass and connector just north of the Business 190 and U.S.

Altrusa recognized as Organization of the Month

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors usually recognized a business of the month, but for March they made an exception.

Chick-fil-A hosting Little Squeezers event in support of Lemonade Day

Special to Leader-Press This Saturday, kids will get a behind-the-scenes peek at how Chick-fil-A makes its famous lemonade while coming up with a recipe of their own for Lemonade Day. The fun continues with a lemon squeezing contest and an opportunity to decorate a cooking apron.

Local veteran receives home repairs via Home Depot grant

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Maureen Sapp, a disabled veteran, once described her home as “a real money pit of a house” and that it seemed like everything was against her for quite a while, when a severe hailstorm first damaged the roof, followed by the discovery of water damage not covered...

Chamber, shopping center developing business incubator

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce is collaborating with Quine Associates, the property manager of Cove Terrace Shopping Center, to help several small businesses to grow.

Five Hills Art Festival set for Friday, Saturday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Five Hills Art Guild is holding its 3rd annual festival that kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. in Copperas Cove City Park.

Traveling Vietnam Memorial visits Central Texas

By Brittany Fholer Cove Leader-Press  The Wall that Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam War memorial located in Washington D.C., brought healing and closure to local veterans and their families during its four-day stay at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery this past weekend.