Council establishes city’s population at 34,272

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  It’s official: the population of the City of Copperas Cove as of January 1, 2018 is 34,272. The Copperas Cove city council voted at its meeting on Tuesday night to approve an ordinance designating that number as the city’s population.

CCISD board approves emergency repair for CCJHS roof

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  During its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night, the Copperas Cove Independent School District Board of Trustees approved expediting the process of obtaining construction services to repair water damage that occurred more than one week ago at Copperas Cove...

Winners emerge from primary, three races in runoffs

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The field of six candidates for Coryell County judge has been honed down to two, current Coryell County District Clerk Janice Gray, and lifelong county resident and military veteran, Roger Miller.

School board looks at renovation projects, emergency repairs

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees will gather for its monthly meeting, set to begin at 6:30 p.m. this evening in the CCISD administration board room, located at 703 W. Ave. D.  Several projects involving CCISD facilities, one of...

KCCB hosts composting class

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  More than a dozen people learned about the basics of composting at the Composting 101 class hosted by Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful at the Copperas Cove Public Library on Saturday morning.

City council meets tonight

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove city council will hold its first regular meeting for the month of March tonight at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at the Technology Center, located at 508 S. 2nd St.  There will be a time of citizens’ forum at the start of the meeting for...

Journey begins for future 2018 Copperas Cove royalty

Special to the Leader-Press You could feel the excitement in the room as more than 100 contenders for the Copperas Cove Five Hills crowns filled the Copperas Cove Civic Center on Saturday, walking the stage, getting their photos taken for the program book and learning what pageant night would have...

Kempner VFD holds annual auction

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Every year in March, the Kempner Volunteer Fire Department holds its annual barbecue and auction event with proceeds going towards purchasing new firefighting equipment for the department.

Police serve search warrant at local business for illegal gambling

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Officers with the Copperas Cove Police Department and the Bell County Organized Crime Unit served a search warrant at The Parlor at Five Hills, located at Suite 3 of 181 W. Bus. on Friday.

Pruitt holds meet and greet at Ches’s

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Jeremy Pruitt, one of four candidates for the office of Coryell County District Clerk, took the opportunity on Friday to connect with voters one more time ahead of today’s primary election. He held an informal gathering at Ches’s in Copperas Cove.