2nd annual Mommy, Daddy & Me Sweetheart Tea for charity

By NICOLE METTS Cove Leader-Press All day last Saturday there were sittings of 24 guests at the Mommy, Daddy & Me Sweetheart Tea at Bearables on Main Street.  Beauty and the Beast were special guests at this event along with the Copperas Cove Five Hills Scholarship Pageant royalty.

Commissioner candidates answer questions at Cove forum

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Coryell County Republican Party held a forum on Friday evening at the Coryell County Justice Center in Copperas Cove, where all four candidates running for two county commissioner positions answered questions asked by county party chair, Jack Barcroft.

Early voting starts today

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The polls in Coryell County will be open today until 7 p.m., to start the first week of early voting in advance of the March 6 primary election.  Polls will be open Wednesday-Friday, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Voting will continue next week Monday, February 26; 8 a.m.

City council to decide on chamber ordinance, licensing agreement

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove city council will hold its second regular meeting for the month of February tonight, and a proposed ordinance and licensing agreement that would affect the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce is on the agenda for the 6 p.m. meeting.

Boys & Girls Club tries to drum up community support

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Boys & Girls Club of Copperas Cove is in need of community support to keep their nonprofit status and to best serve kids in the community, according to Jon Charles, chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Central Texas.

Copperas Cove FFA takes on the Officership Series

Special to Leader-Press Three members from the Copperas Cove FFA traveled to West Texas A&M University to participate in the last FFA Officership Series conference of the year.

Ashby running to keep precinct 4 spot

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  A county commissioner in Texas usually has to run for office every four years, but Coryell County precinct 4 incumbent Ray Ashby finds himself running two years after his first run for office in 2016.

Cove woman overall female winner of CenTex Race Series

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  By all accounts, Copperas Cove resident Jan Ward had a late start as a runner, but she has learned that winning first place does not always go to the swiftest or the youngest.

Weddle running against three-term incumbent

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Coryell County resident Scott Weddle is running for County Commissioner for Precinct 2 and may not be a lifelong resident, but the native Texan said he and wife, Kristin, “got here as fast as we could.

Mae Stevens staff and students communicate through sign language

Special to Leader-Press The use of sign language to help very young children express their needs and wishes can help avoid frustration and tantrums, closing the gap between desire to communicate and the ability to do so.