Five Hills Art Guild prepares for third annual festival

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Five Hills Art Guild is gearing up for the third annual Five Hills Art Festival, set for Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17, in Copperas Cove City Park.

Local rescue group seeks to change dog adoption ordinance

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The leaders of a local animal rescue group, Save A Pet – Copperas Cove, are seeking community support to petition the Copperas Cove city council to change a city ordinance that currently bans certain breeds of dogs from being adopted.

Local church holds Black History Month program

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Bible Way Missionary Baptist Church of Copperas Cove focused on the theme of “African Americans in Times of War” during its 29th annual Black History Month Program held Wednesday evening at the church located on S. F.M. 116.

National Mounted Warfare Foundation receives a $1,000,000 gift

Special to Leader-Press The National Mounted Warfare Foundation (NMWF) announced on Tuesday that it has received a $1,000,000 gift from a local family to help fund the construction of the National Mounted Warrior Museum, bringing the project to 80 percent of its total capital campaign goal.

City council okays free use of city park by chamber for Rabbit Fest

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove city council approved the use of City Park by the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce for Rabbit Fest, and other events, at no cost to the chamber via a new ordinance passed at Tuesday night’s city council meeting.

Early voting ongoing

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  A total of 234 voters turned out during the first three days of early voting in Copperas Cove, with 683 in Gatesville, for a total of 1227 votes being cast in Coryell County, including 310 mail-in ballots.

Customers come together to send cancer patient to conference

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Marily Considine has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, and because of the Copperas Cove Raising Cane’s, Pink Warrior Angels and the generosity of friends, family, and strangers, she and her husband and children will be heading to Orlando, Fla. this week to...

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.