Band booster club holds first Veterans Day Market Festival

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press The Pride of Cove Band and Guard Booster Club held its first Veteran’s Day Market Festival at Bulldawg Stadium Saturday, providing a different way to celebrate and honor the veterans in the Central Texas area.

VFW Post 8577 holds 48th annual parade

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The start of the 48th annual Veterans Day parade began with cannon fire at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8577 on Veterans Avenue on Saturday morning.

Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove hands out awards at meeting

Special to Leader-Press  Central Texas Youth Services Street Outreach Coordinator Kisha Vallejo, MSW offered a presentation on Central Texas Youth Services to the Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove during the October 27 meeting.

Fort Hood Spouses’ Club gearing up for annual bazaar

By LYNETTE SOWELL Evening Star The 36th annual Holiday Bazaar held by the Fort Hood Spouses’ Club is set for Saturday, November 18 and Sunday November 19.  Usually held the weekend after Veterans Day in November, the bazaar features numerous local vendors.

City sales tax revenue continues upward surge for November

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The state comptroller’s office released its sales tax revenue report on Wednesday, and the city of of Copperas Cove’s monthly revenue has risen by 0.38 percent compared to last November. The city’s sales tax rebate check for November is $ $420,941.

DoD grant helps students accept differences

Special to Leader-Press The warthogs are waltzing, the chimps’ cha-cha-ing, but poor Gerald the giraffe can’t seem to figure out how to make his body parts work together to dance.

Voices United quarterly publication debuts today

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Voices United Publication of Victoria, a quarterly publication produced by Rick Perkins, is an insert in today’s publication of the Leader-Press.  The insert is the creation of Rick Perkins, an Air Force veteran, who has published the newspaper since 2008.

Hull and Payne in a run-off for council, school board incumbents reelected

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Only one of the two races for Copperas Cove city council was decided on Tuesday evening.  Candidates for city council place 6, John A. Hull and E.

Cove woman reflects on nursing career, military service

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  When Edith Freyer first applied at age 42 to enter the Army Reserves, she almost wondered if it would take an act of Congress to get her accepted. Or, so she thought.  Freyer had worked as an RN for many years for St. Barnabas Corporation in New Jersey.

Noon Exchange Club prepared to host hundreds for Feast of Sharing

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Noon Exchange Club is gearing up for the 20th annual Feast of Sharing to be held Thursday, November 16, at the Copperas Cove Civic Center from 6-8 p.m.