Man arrested for November 17 shooting death

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  An arrest has been made in connection with the November 17 shooting death of Copperas Cove resident Michael Paradise, who was shot at his home in the 200 block of Julia Drive, just outside the Copperas Cove city limits.

Man sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated robbery

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Corey Latrell Southard, 23, was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division for an aggravated robbery on March 20, 2017, announced Coryell County District Attorney Dusty Boyd.

Jeremy Pruitt running for Coryell County District Court Clerk

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  A lifelong Coryell County resident has tossed his hat into the ring for Coryell County District Clerk for the March 2018 primary election.

City hires interim EDC director Mark Marquez

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Mark Marquez was introduced to the Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation board of directors as the interim executive director for the EDC at the EDC’s regular monthly meeting on Wednesday.

Volunteers provide Christmas for Cove teen with cancer

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  16-year-old Savannah Lewis returned home from the hospital on Wednesday afternoon to find a newly decorated downstairs bedroom and the outside of her family’s home on Scott Drive in House Creek North decorated for Christmas with the help of volunteers.

Volunteers provide Christmas for Cove teen with cancer

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  16-year-old Savannah Lewis returned home from the hospital on Wednesday afternoon to find a newly decorated downstairs bedroom and the outside of her family’s home on Scott Drive in House Creek North decorated for Christmas with the help of volunteers.

Record number competing in Krist Kindl Charity Pageant on Saturday

Special to Leader-Press  Fifty young ladies will take to the stage on Saturday hoping to capture one of the Krist Kindl Charity Pageant crowns.  But for Heidi Cortez, the pageant is about much more than a sparkling tiara.

Christmas tree season in full bloom

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in neighborhoods and homes across the city, and each year for many, that involves purchasing a live Christmas tree at just the right time.

FATHOM president pays another visit to Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Copperas Cove utility customers came armed with bills and questions to the town hall question-and- answer session held Tuesday by the city along with representatives from FATHOM Water Systems, the third-party company that manages the accounts.

Fort Hood Spouses’ Club hosts 36th annual Holiday Bazaar

Sara Escobar Evening Star The Fort Hood Spouses’ Club hosted its 36th annual Holiday Bazaar Saturday and Sunday at the Killeen Conference and Civic Center, a tradition that is normally held the first weekend after Veterans Day.